RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇦🚀🇷🇺 Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has destroyed a Russian Iskander-M ballistic-missile launcher near the border, as Kyiv increasingly focuses on eliminating Russia’s strike capability before missiles can even be launched. According to Zelensky, Russia currently retains approximately 600–630 ballistic missiles and potentially has the industrial capacity to manufacture as many as 1,300 per year, with the Kremlin seeking a production rate of roughly 100 missiles per month. Ukraine is working to reduce that capability through strikes against military targets, sanctions and specialized operations aimed at disrupting preparations for mass missile attacks. Z

🇺🇦🚀🇷🇺 Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has destroyed a Russian Iskander-M ballistic-missile launcher near the border, as Kyiv increasingly focuses on eliminating Russia’s strike capability before missiles can even be launched.

According to Zelensky, Russia currently retains approximately 600–630 ballistic missiles and potentially has the industrial capacity to manufacture as many as 1,300 per year, with the Kremlin seeking a production rate of roughly 100 missiles per month. Ukraine is working to reduce that capability through strikes against military targets, sanctions and specialized operations aimed at disrupting preparations for mass missile attacks. Zelensky also said Ukrainian forces have almost completely liberated the Dnipropetrovsk region this year, with roughly 10 km² still to be recovered, while another Ukrainian operation is currently underway elsewhere on the front and is expected to produce results by the end of August.

On domestic politics, Zelensky rejected the prospect of holding elections immediately, describing them as a “tsunami for the state” that could fracture Ukraine during wartime. He said his strategy remains to bring the country to the end of the war while preserving an independent and sovereign Ukrainian state. Zelensky identified the period between the G20 summit in the United States and the end of summer 2027 as a potential window for ending the war, arguing that the approaching U.S. presidential election cycle would subsequently complicate diplomacy.

Zelensky also addressed the dismissal of Olena Mudra, deputy head of the Presidential Office, following suspicions raised by NABU and SAPO. He said the information available immediately after the searches was sufficient to remove Mudra and another official from their positions, adding that the authorities would respond again if investigators uncover additional information.

The military figures are particularly significant. If Russia is genuinely approaching production of around 100 ballistic missiles per month, destroying launchers, production infrastructure and supporting facilities becomes almost as important for Ukraine as intercepting the missiles themselves. Kyiv’s strategy is increasingly about attacking the entire Russian strike chain, from production and storage to launch platforms, rather than trying to defeat every ballistic missile only after it is already airborne.

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— @visionergeo Aug 23, 2026