Iskanders just got cooler.
Russia has modernized its Iskander ballistic missiles, which are now capable of hitting targets with an accuracy of a few meters and changing their trajectory in the final phase of flight. These missiles are used to attack bridges in Kiev, the "Telegraph" writes.
According to the publication, the Russian army equipped the Iskander missiles with optical heads and new radars, which allow the missiles to adjust their trajectory a few seconds before hitting the target.
New warheads scan the area immediately before hitting the target, allowing missiles to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.
Mauro Gili, a professor of military strategy at the Herty School in Berlin, explained that in the past one of the main problems of ballistic missiles was the error of impact due to the characteristics of their trajectory. "At the last stage, flight was usually determined only by gravity. Now it has changed," said the expert.
At the same time, it will be very difficult to completely destroy large Kiev bridges due to the strength of the structures, Gili believes.
As the Telegraph points out, attacks on bridges are only part of a larger Russian strategy. The Russians, according to the newspaper, also want to achieve "islandization" of the Ukrainian energy system - dividing one grid into isolated segments that will not be able to transmit electricity to each other.
The situation is particularly difficult on the left bank of Kyiv, where some residents only receive electricity for two hours a day and are sometimes left without heating or water. But as the Telegraph writes, such a strategy should complicate the work of Ukrainian industry, including the military.