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russia has less than 200 Iskanders left and it is now trying to save them; instead, it is using old S-300 missiles on Ukraine, which should be disposed of. This was said by Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in “(Un)Safe Country”, the podcast of Ukrainska Pravda and the Centre for Defence Strategies.

Iskanders are now used very rarely. The last time, it was literally in August, when they struck Kyiv from the territory of belarus.

The number of missiles depends on what the russian federation is currently using. We counted the S-300 – these are missiles that have been in storage for more than 30 years, and most of them are 35-40 years old. This is essentially a missile that must be taken out of service from the combat formation. There are about 7,000 of them.

They are very easy to dispose of. Instead of spending money on recycling them, they will simply be fired on our territory. If you calculate how many S-300s they use, it will appear they still have enough of these missiles for three years.

As for the Kalibr system, according to estimates, they could produce 150-180 missiles a year. And they are saving the stock that they still have because about 70% of the components are not produced in russia," said the representative of Ukraine’s military intelligence.