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RM-48U Missiles for the S-400 Cannot Be Launched Without Foreign Components: How Russia Depends on the West for Its New Ballistic Missiles
Russia continues to use RM-48U ballistic missiles against Ukraine, which are based on the 48N6 anti-aircraft missiles of the S-400 system. Analysis of their debris shows that the missile’s key components—the guidance systems—rely on foreign technologies. “The technologies used by foreign manufacturers are not yet available in Russia. Perhaps they could develop them, but it would take significantly longer,” an expert explained during a briefing with Vladislav Vlasyuk, the President’s Special Advisor on Sanctions Policy, regarding foreign components in Russian ballistic missiles and sanctions measures against their production. Ukrainian ex...
Andrii Sukharov
August 27, 2026
18:03
The Bundeswehr Grows Despite Record Numbers of Service Refusals. Why Is This Happening?
Andrii Sukharov
August 25, 2026
20:29

Russian Unmanned Ground Vehicles Deployed in the War Against Ukraine

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are being used increasingly by the Russian military for logistics, casualty evacuation, mine-laying, engineering ta...
Andrii Sukharov
August 18, 2026
16:40

Gewehr 3 and Gewehr 36: How German Rifles Performed on Front Lines

Among the small arms that Germany has provided to Ukraine as part of its military aid are Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifles. Ukrainian troops al...
Andrii Sukharov
August 13, 2026
16:55