INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
city of Odessa and on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, where a Tochka-U missile reportedly killed 57 and injured
at least 100 fleeing civilians.In total, Russia has fired 2,154 missiles at Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion, according to a
statement last week by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky.But these attacks have become rarer in recent weeks, leading to speculation
whether stocks really are seriously depleted, and what a lack of such munitions could mean for Russian tactics in Ukraine
are launched from fixed-wing aircraft such as the Tu-95 Bear and Tu-160 Blackjack bombers
Such missiles have been regularly spotted flying over Ukraine on their way to their targets, and were used in April attacks on Odessa,
Ukraine, including the Tochka-U and the Iskander-M
ballistic missiles, the Iskander-M, is a short-range ballistic missile system manufactured in the town of Kolomna, near Moscow
Capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads, Iskander-Ms fly at an altitude of about 50 kilometers
released footage of troops firing an Iskander-M into Ukraine
According to the state-run TASS news agency, an Iskander-M was responsible for an attack on a Ukrainian training base for foreign volunteer
Frequently used by the Russian military in Syria, Kalibr-Ms are ship-launched, and have a range of up to 2,000 kilometers
should also cause fewer civilian casualties.However, there are serious questions about the effectiveness of Russian missiles
targets, according to U.S
officials.Where does Russia fire its missiles from?Throughout the war, Russia has chosen to hit Ukraine with precision weaponry from areas
running out of missiles?Russian tactics in the first months of the war mean that their stocks of precision munitions are now seriously
fragment of a missile is seen in front of the shopping and entertainment center in the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa on May 10,
2022.Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFPThese reports are corroborated by a change in Russian tactics, particularly an increasing use of conventional
unguided bombs, notably in the port city of Mariupol
Unguided munitions were allegedly used for attacks in Mariupol on the Azovstal steel factory, defended by Ukrainian soldiers, as well as on
were killed last week in Russian air strikes, including one that hit a school in the village of Bilohorivka where 90 civilians were
