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Russia Keeps Building Missiles Despite Sanctions, Amassing Up to 700 Ballistic Missiles by October 2026
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Russia has accumulated up to 700 ballistic missiles and several thousand cruise missiles as of October 2026, while continuing to expand its missile production capabilities despite international sanctions, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR).
In a statement published on Facebook on November 4, Ukrainian intelligence reported that Russia maintains substantial reserves of long-range missile weapons and continues to increase production across several categories.
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According to HUR, Russia’s defense industry currently has the capacity to manufacture more than 200 cruise and ballistic missiles per month, including up to 110 ballistic missiles.
Among the weapons in Russia’s arsenal are 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, with current stockpiles estimated at approximately 115 units.
Russian defense manufacturers produce around 65 Iskander-M missiles each month, meeting their planned production targets.
At the same time, Russia is developing a modernized version of the missile system, which is expected to have a range of between 550 and 700 kilometers.
Ukrainian intelligence also estimates that Russia possesses up to 400 RM-48U missiles used by the S-400 air defense system, with approximately 40 additional missiles manufactured each month.
Beyond these systems, Moscow has accumulated a substantial stockpile of 3M55 Oniks anti-ship missiles, including upgraded variants. According to HUR, Russia’s combined Oniks missile inventory exceeds 600 units. The missiles have been modified with more powerful warheads and extended flight ranges to improve their effectiveness against ground targets.
Russian manufacturers produced more than 55 Oniks missiles over a seven-month period, Ukrainian intelligence reported.
Russia also maintains an inventory of more than 120 3M22 Zircon missiles, although production of the system remains relatively limited.
According to HUR, Russian defense enterprises manufactured more than 30 Zircon missiles during the first seven months of 2026. Meanwhile, production of Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles has been temporarily suspended due to accuracy-related problems.
Ukrainian intelligence reported that Russia has redirected the manufacturing capacity previously allocated to Kinzhal production toward other ballistic missile systems.
Despite these difficulties, Russia continues to manufacture substantial quantities of cruise missiles, particularly the Kh-101, which remains one of the primary weapons used in large-scale missile attacks.
According to HUR, Russia’s monthly production target for Kh-101 missiles exceeds 80 units, with some manufacturing facilities reportedly producing more than their planned quotas.
However, Ukrainian intelligence has identified technical defects in some of the missiles, including problems during separation from aircraft carrying them. As a result, certain production batches have been returned to manufacturing facilities for repairs and technical adjustments.
Russia also maintains significant reserves of 3M14 Kalibr cruise missiles, with current stockpiles exceeding 450 units. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russian manufacturers produce approximately 29 Kalibr missiles each month.
A substantial proportion of newly manufactured Kalibr missiles is being allocated to Russia’s strategic reserves, including stockpiles intended for future deployment with its naval fleets.
The intelligence assessment comes amid continued large-scale Russian aerial attacks against Ukraine, involving thousands of drones and hundreds of missiles.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched more than 4,000 jet-powered drones, approximately 150 ballistic missiles, and 80 cruise and air-launched missiles against Ukraine throughout October 2026.
Providing further details on the scale of the attacks, Colonel Yurii Ihnat, head of the Communications Department of Ukraine’s Air Force Command, said Russian forces had used nearly 360 BanderoI/Dan-T munitions during the month.
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