Russia May Launch 100 Ballistic Missiles at Ukraine Every Month

Russia could launch about 100 ballistic missiles at Ukraine each month and is expected to continue attacking warehouses, factories, and other business infrastructure, a Ukrainian presidential adviser has warned.Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, a freelance adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky on defense technology development, said Russian forces had recently intensified strikes against civilian economic targets, including production sites, logistics facilities, and retail businesses.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.According to Beskrestnov, the current intensity may partly reflect Russia’s use of previously accumulated missile reserves. He said, however, that Moscow would remain capable of launching about 100 ballistic missiles a month after those stockpiles were depleted.“Attacks on businesses, warehouses, production facilities, and other sites will continue,” Beskrestnov said.The estimate was his assessment and was not presented as a new official intelligence report.His warning came after Russia launched 24 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 4 Zircon or Oniks missiles and 115 attack drones at Ukraine overnight into Wednesday. Kyiv and the surrounding region were the primary targets.Ukrainian forces intercepted or electronically suppressed 98 drones but did not shoot down any of the missiles, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.The barrage killed at least 17 people and injured 44 others in Kyiv and the surrounding region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Warehouses, logistics centers, businesses, residential buildings, and a railway station were among the sites damaged. Other Topics of Interest The 40-Day Operation Deadline On Aug. 4 the 40-day operation announced by Zelensky to pressure Russia into a ceasefire came to an end. Eight people were killed at Kvitneve railway station in the Brovary district after a delayed train left them waiting there during the attack, according to local authorities.Russia’s defense ministry said it had targeted logistics facilities linked to Ukraine’s military. Ukrainian authorities said the attacks struck civilian companies and infrastructure with no military purpose.Beskrestnov said some potential targets do not require sophisticated satellite surveillance to identify because information about the locations of warehouses and businesses is publicly available.“The enemy knows where our targets are,” he said. “Some warehouses are not a secret. This is completely open information.”Russian operatives could also recruit local residents to observe warehouses in exchange for money, Beskrestnov said. Such people could monitor truck movements and the volume of goods passing through a facility before providing the information to Russia, he added.Ukraine has repeatedly reported detaining people accused of gathering information for Russian intelligence or helping Moscow identify targets.The warning comes as Ukraine faces a shortage of missiles for US-made Patriot systems, which are among the few weapons capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.