Russia Deploys Modified Training Missiles to Exhaust Ukrainian Air Defenses

Russia is now using modified RM48U training missiles in large-scale strikes against Ukraine, leveraging their lower accuracy to deplete scarce Patriot interceptor stocks while preserving Iskander, KN-23, and Zircon missiles for potential winter campaigns. The tactic signals a deliberate attrition strategy against Ukrainian air defense, though the effectiveness and scale remain partially unverified.