Russian Missiles Had a 90% Failure Rate in May and Now Putin Admits He’s Running Out of Munitions

Maybe they should call them “miss-iles” Ahem… I’ll show myself out.

Raduga Kh-55 (NATO code:AS-15 “Kent”) in the Ukrainian Air Force museum

In May, the Kremlin launched at least 563 missiles and Iranian suicide drones in Ukraine. 533 of those were neutralized.

Analysis by Peter Shmigel at the Kyiv Post revealed that this likely cost the Kremlin $1.7 billion, with the bulk of the expense coming from destroyed Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles.

The Kh-101 and Kh-555 are slightly upgraded versions of the older Kh-55, NATO reporting name “Kent,” and is a subsonic, air-launched cruise missile.

This goes to show Ukraine’s increasing air defense capabilities from its mixture of European and American-made air defense systems.

On the flip side, Ukraine claims that its long-range Storm Shadow missiles, supplied by the UK, have hit 100% of their targets.

On Tuesday, Putin made a rare admission that Russia lacks the modern weapons and equipment needed to win the war.

This is significant as it’s the first time that Putin has admitted publicly Russian military shortcomings.