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According to the Institute for the Study of War, at least 1,945 Russian military objects lie within range of the 1,550-mile variant Tomahawk and at least 1,655 could be reached by the 1,000-mile variant.
“Ukraine likely can significantly degrade Russia’s frontline battlefield performance by targeting a vulnerable subset of rear support areas that sustain and support Russia’s frontline operations,” the group said in a battlefield update on Sunday.
Nigel Gould-Davies, senior fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies, wrote Tuesday that Moscow had ushered in “a new and more dangerous phase” of the war after its failed summer offensive and the sharp deterioration in its economy. He warned that Russia’s behavior would probably grow more risky and aggressive “unless it faces unacceptable costs.”
“The strategic context of the war is thus shifting. Russia’s summer offensive has failed at enormous cost in troops. Its diplomatic strategy for America has fallen short. It faces a slow tsunami of European defense spending and growing strains at home,” he wrote. “Russia can now prevail only if it prevents them from turning their collective latent strength into usable superiority by undermining their resolve.”
Slava Ukraine!
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