Russia likely amassing ‘significant stockpile’ of missiles for winter strikes against Ukraine

Russia is likely able to create “a significant stockpile” of air-launched cruise missiles to use against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure this winter, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Sept. 16.

The ministry cited data from open sources indicating that Russia’s military has used fewer of those missiles since April, while Russian leaders have emphasized efforts to increase the rate of cruise missile production.

Throughout the fall of 2022 and winter of 2023, Russia launched a series of mass missile and drone strikes against Ukraine’s energy facilities, killing dozens of civilians…