Britain's intelligence called the weapon that the Russian Federation wants to stop counter -offensive
According to the report, the ships of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia on the night of May 8 to 9, released eight winged missiles SS-N-30a Sagaris (rocket caliber) for the first time since March 9, 2023. Until March, the Navy ships often launched these missiles. According to British intelligence, Russia probably suspended the use of these weapons because it wanted to restore its reserve stocks.
In the short term, Russia is probably considering winged missiles as a key potential for the task of blows deep into Ukraine to disrupt the Ukrainian counter -offensive. In a more strategic plan, Russia believes that winged missiles play an important role in any hypothetical conflict with NATO.
"How to use this scarcity and expensive weapons is one of the numerous dilers faced by Russian commanders because the war in Ukraine lasts much longer than they initially planned," the British Defense Ministry noted. On May 12, against the background of the expected counter -offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the adviser to the Minister of Defense Alexei Kopitko published a mysterious position with a photo of Minister Alexei Reznikov and announced bad news for the Russians.