"Fresh" X-101: RF Armed Forces in Ukraine use rockets in 2022-media
The authors of the publication point out that Russian invaders are not used for the first time during the Missile attacks of "Fresh" X-101, since on October 22, according to the analysis of ammunition fragments, Ukraine was struck in Ukraine, made, in particular, in the second quarter of this year. Analyzing these circumstances, the observers came to the conclusion that it is more difficult for Russian military producers to provide the army with new ammunition.
If in October the enemy used a rocket that left the conveyor in April-June this year, at the end of December, Tu-95 MS bombers armed with X-101 missiles made in October-December 2022. "The time between the production of the rocket and starting has decreased by at least several months," the journalists said. These circumstances, according to the authors of the material, have two aspects - positive and negative.
On the one hand, the fact of production of "fresh" X-101 indicates the depletion of inventories for production in the conditions of sanctions. On the other hand, Russia continues to produce winged rockets with the help of components that could be accumulated long before the sanctions. However, every month, it is increasingly difficult for the Russians to get foreign components, including components from the United States, which they are actively used in missile production.
We will remind, on December 29 Russian invaders struck a massive blow to Ukraine. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the enemy released 69 winged missiles type "caliber", X-101/X-555, of which Ukrainian air defense managed to knock down 54. As the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal reported on December 29, Russia was preparing for a massive two weeks for two weeks Shelling of the Ukrainian territory and making a higher bet on it.