Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday denied that the Russian military’s stockpile of precision-guided missiles was about to run out, as Kyiv and some Western countries have claimed, saying Russia still had “enough” ammunition despite its massive consumption. resources after eight months of military campaign in Ukraine.

“The opponents continue to meticulously calculate our launches and reserves. They are vainly betting on exhausting our capabilities. We have had enough,” former Russian President Dmytro Medvedev wrote in his Telegram account shortly before Russia carried out a new missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructures, reports EFE agency, quoted by Agerpres.

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Tuesday released data on Kiev’s assessment of Russia’s missile stockpile, indicating a reduction in Russia’s arsenal of high-precision weapons after its active use in Russia’s war against Ukraine in February.

Comfortable the list was published by Reznikov on TwitterSince then, Russia has used more than 800 Iskander missiles in its strikes against Ukraine and currently has only 119 of the type, just 13% of its pre-war arsenal.

In the same list, there is a noticeable reduction in the stockpile of Kalibr cruise missiles after the launch of 391 missiles over Ukraine.

In turn, the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain estimated that after the attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Russia used almost all the drones bought in Iran.

The head of the Pentagon claims that Russia is facing a “significant shortage” of ammunition

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also said on Wednesday that Russia was facing a “significant shortage” of ammunition for its artillery, which could limit its operations in Ukraine.

“The Russians had problems with logistics from the beginning” of the invasion of Ukraine and still have problems, the head of the Pentagon said, noting that Ukraine destroyed several stocks of Russian ammunition.

Russia used its artillery on a large scale, firing numerous missiles in the direction of Ukrainian forces, ahead of ground movement.

“A lot of ammunition is needed for such an operation. I’m not sure they have enough left to afford something like this in the future,” Austin said. He added that in the nine months of war, Russia’s stockpile of high-precision missiles “has dwindled significantly” and Moscow will not be able to replace them quickly because of sanctions, especially against microprocessors.

On Wednesday, Russia fired about 70 cruise missiles at Ukraine, of which 51 were shot down, the Ukrainian military claims.

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