The Russian Navy has been stockpiling Kalibr cruise missiles for new strikes against Ukraine, and such an attack may be launched soon, the head of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kyrylo Budanov, has told the news telethon.
According to the GUR chief, Russia has been stockpiling Kalibr for a long time and the missiles are now absolutely ready for use.
Budanov also added that the Kremlin has decided to use Kh-101 cruise missiles instead of Kalibr because they are more effective.
"In the near future, I think we will see Kalibr again, because the number of Kh-101s has decreased significantly... There are regulations, documents, decisions, etc. The first thing is to restore the fleet's missile stock, because it had decreased significantly at that time. They have completed this task. So now they are technically ready to use them. While the fleet was accumulating its missiles, the Russian Aerospace Forces used the Kh-101," Budanov said.