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Skibitskyi Warns of Soaring Russian Missile Output as Ukraine Faces Industrial War

Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief says Russia is churning out Iskander and Kh‑101 missiles faster than planned, signaling a shift toward sustained industrial war. For Ukrainian cities and air defenses, that means not just more attacks but a longer, grinding contest of production lines and stockpiles.

Russia is not simply firing through a dwindling stockpile of precision weapons, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence; it is rebuilding and expanding it. In a recent interview, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, described a surge in Russian production of key missile types that, if accurate, would anchor Moscow’s strategy in a long-term industrial contest rather than a short, high-intensity campaign. Skibitskyi said Russia produced 65 Iskander‑M ballistic missiles in July, exceeding an internal target of 60 and reaching 108% of plan. He also cited production of 87 Kh‑101 air-launched cruise missiles over the same month. While independent verification of these exact figures is limited, the…

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