Russian invaders are increasingly using S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to shell Ukrainian cities due to a shortage of tactical and operational-tactical missiles. It is reported by the Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine..

“Today in the Zaporozhye region shelling was carried out from the side of the ROV with the help of the S-300 air defense system. At first glance, there was nothing new in this message, because the statistics of shelling of Ukrainian cities and villages is becoming more and more, unfortunately, a dry routine. But the important thing is that this was the first use of the S-300 reconfigured for surface strikes in the Zaporozhye region,"

According to the Center for Strategic Communications, until today, the main targets of shelling of the reconfigured S-300 complexes were Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions.. Now the Russians have attacked Zaporozhye. And, according to representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this says a lot.

“The invaders are starting to massively switch over the use of the S-300 on the surface, reconfiguring the air defense system for firing at air targets. This is due to a shortage of tactical and operational tactical missiles.. We are talking about the TRC "

According to the Center, the accuracy of the retuned missiles for the S-300 systems is very dependent on the presence of a guidance element, the so-called " Its role can be played by a drone or a gunner. If there is no guidance, then the accuracy will be like that of the Soviet Kh-22, and if there is guidance, it will be like the modern Kalibr missiles. But according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, most often the Russians do not use any guidance, and they simply launch missiles in the direction of the settlement. And since the rocket has a huge number of impressive elements, this poses a big threat..

“On the one hand, this demonstrates how exhausted the second army in the world is. To mention at least the T-62, PT-76 tanks, Kh-22 missiles and D-20 howitzers. On the other hand, they are looking for ways out of the current situation, and these ways are accompanied by primitive, limited in the capabilities of the occupiers, but no less terrifying in their danger to people's lives,"

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Recall that ISW explained why the Russians use the S-300 systems for ground targets.