Russia deploys 48 Iskander missile launchers along Ukraine’s border — HUR
Russia has deployed 48 launchers of the Iskander missile system along the border with Ukraine, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s HUR Main Intelligence Directorate, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine on Feb. 21.
Two additional launchers have been added to the border since September 2023, he said.
"There were 46, now there are 48,” Skibitskyi said.
“Two launchers have been added, they have created an additional tactical group used for launching ballistic missiles from Russian territory."
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Due to the limited production of Iskander missile systems in Russia, the rapid increase in the number of launchers along the border is challenging, he said.
As of late February, Russia lacks the forces to launch an offensive in the western strategic sector, including Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, and the Kyiv oblasts, Skibitskyi said.
A major explosion occurred on the grounds of Votkinsk Machine Building Plant near Russia’s Izhevsk, Udmurtia, as seen in video footage widely shared by local social media accounts on Feb. 7.
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