Russia's next large-scale missile and UAV attack on Ukraine involving strategic bombers is expected to take place in the next 48 hours: a record number of modern Russian Tu-160M strategic bombers, now equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles, will take part in this upcoming attack. A 5 Tu-160M strategic bomber was equipped with H-101 cruise missiles at the Engels-2 base yesterday, and then flew back to the Ukrainka base in the evening. In addition, up to 10 Tu-95MS strategic bombers were stationed at the Ukrainka Air Base. It is likely that not all of these are equipped with missiles, but it is possible that they are all being flown for attack as some are performing training missions alongside those actually launching missiles. At least three of these 10 aircraft were redeployed to the Olania base during the night, and landed a short time ago. It is likely that the rest as for ground-based missiles, Russia has been actively acquiring ballistic missiles of the S-400 type with a modification of the Iskander-M, Kan-23 and RM-48U; As well as Onyx-M supersonic cruise missiles and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, at launch sites in Bryansk Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Rostov Oblast and the Crimean Peninsula. What missiles can be used? - 50-70 H-101 cruise missiles - up to 20 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles - up to 10 Kan-23 ballistic missiles - a number of Onyx-M hypersonic cruise missiles - a number of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles - 8-24 caliber cruise missiles.
- Number of Iskander-K or H-59/69 cruise missiles - Number of S8000 cruise missiles in Bandarol - Hundreds of Gran-2/4/5 and Gerbera UAVs. Not all of the missiles listed above are expected to be used. These are just the maximum. It is possible that the attack would involve minimal ground-based missiles, and that they would be used in a separate strike days later.