Putin's Missile War
Russia'S Strike Campaign in Ukraine
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2023
68 pages
978-1-5381-7067-0 (ISBN)
Description
Russia's missile campaign against Ukraine has severely underperformed expectations. In the invasion's early days, Russia underestimated the necessary scale and effort of its missile campaign. Since then, Russia has changed course multiple times, most recently moving to target Ukrainian electrical grid and civilian infrastructure during the winter months. Russia's haphazard missile campaign reflects both internal strategic failures and Ukraine's critical forward thinking in the days prior to the invasion. Early Russian failures also gave time for Ukraine to develop its air defense strategy and capabilities which have only grown in effectiveness, thanks in large part to Western aid. This CSIS report provides an in-depth review of these and related "missile war" dynamics.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-7067-0 (9781538170670)
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08/2023
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Ian Williams is a fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and deputy director of the Missile Defense Project, specializing in missile defense and strategic forces, missile proliferation, and deterrence.
Content
- Putin's Missile War
- About CSIS
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Key Findings
- Introduction
- 1 | Russia's Missile Campaign in Ukraine
- The Opening Salvo
- Shifting Focus
- Escalation against Civilians
- The Autumn Blitz
- The View Ahead
- 2: Sources of Underperformance
- Dispersal of Forces and Slow Russian Targeting Cycles
- Too Many Targets, Too Few Missiles
- Ukrainian Air Defenses
- Accuracy and Reliability
- 3: What Russia Is Using
- Air-Launched
- Sea-Launched
- Ground-Launched
- Foreign-Sourced Munitions
- Conclusion
- About the Author
- Appendices
- Appendix I: Major Reported Russian Missile Attacks, February-April 2022
- Appendix II: Major Reported Russian Missile Attacks, April-June 2022
- Appendix III: Major Reported Russian Missile Attacks, June-September 2022
- Appendix IV: Major Reported Russian Missile Attacks, October 2022-January 2023
- Endnotes
