Military Analyst Explains How Russia Has Changed Its Aerial Strike Tactics Against Ukraine

Russia is using approximately the same number of missiles and drones for massive air strikes against Ukraine, and there has been no significant increase in the number of weapons. However, attacks using UAVs and ballistic missiles have become more frequent, and they are targeting civilian infrastructure, explained Oleksandr Musienko, a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Logistics and a military analyst.

The Gaze reports on this with reference to the FREEDOM TV channel on YouTube.

‘If we evaluate the facts by the number of missiles during the strikes, there is no serious build-up. Moreover, if we pay attention, the use of strategic aviation by the Russians occurs about once or twice a month at most. And so - once a month. And there is no increase in the number of cruise missiles,’ Musienko said.

However, he says, a change in approaches can be observed: more frequent use of Shahed-type kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles to strike civilian targets.

‘There is a certain jump in frequency, not in the number of missiles, but in the frequency of attacks and their geography. In general, there are no serious prerequisites for saying that Russia is increasing missile production and that they have the ability to double or triple the mass and number of strikes on the territory of Ukraine,’ the analyst said.

Musienko emphasised that the Russian military-industrial complex has problems, but the occupiers still have the ability to produce missiles.

‘The data provided by the Ukrainian military intelligence is publicly available and can be read. But, if you look at the strikes, the number of missiles, there is no jump,’ the guest summed up.

As The Gaze reported earlier, on 24 April, Russia launched a powerful missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The strike killed 12 people and wounded 87.