Russians search for weak spots in Ukraine's air defence – ISW

Russian forces are diversifying the mix of missiles, guided bombs and drones used to strike Ukrainian rear areas, trying to find gaps in Ukrainian air defences in preparation for attacks in the winter.

Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

Details: According to military analysts, as reported by Operational Command Pivden (South), the Russian troops used unknown air-to-ground missiles in Mykolaiv, Kherson and Odesa oblasts; Kh-59 missiles in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts; Iskander-K missiles and Shahed UAVs once again in Kryvyi Rih on the night of 20-21 October.

The Operational Command Pivden noted that three of the unknown missiles detonated in the air, the Kh-59s hit a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, and the Iskanders and the Shaheds hit industrial facilities of Kryvyi Rih.

The Ukrainian Operational Command Pivden reported that Russian tactical aircraft simultaneously released 30 modified guided aerial bombs (KAB) along the frontline part of Kherson Oblast. Russian troops have never used such a combination of weapons before.

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