Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech on Nov. 28 at a restricted-attendance meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council, which is meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan. As reported on the Website of the President of Russia, Putin said that “some of our colleagues have asked me to report extensively on the latest developments in the zone of conflict in Ukraine…. I will gladly provide an update on the situation today, as I believe it is my duty to inform you about the latest events.” He then provided the following detailed specifications:
“For your information—some of our colleagues asked me to provide this information as well—the Russian Iskander missile system and its modifications represent the Russian analogue of all three ATACMS missile modifications. The warhead weight in TNT equivalent is about the same, but Iskander has a longer range. The new U.S.-made PrSM missile is not superior to its Russian counterparts in any specification.
“The Storm Shadow air-launched missile, the French SCALP, and the German Taurus have a warhead weighing between 450 and 480 kilograms in TNT equivalent and a range of 500 to 650 km. The German Taurus missile has a 650 km range.
“The Kh-101 air-launched missile is the Russian analogue of these systems which has a comparability in terms of power warhead, but significantly exceeds each of the European-made systems in terms of range. The new U.S.-made PrSM missiles, as I mentioned earlier, as well as the JASSM, are inferior to their Russian counterparts in terms of technical specifications.
“Without a doubt, we are aware of the number of the relevant weapons systems that are in service of our potential adversaries. We know how many of them are kept in storage facilities. We know their exact location, how many weapons have been supplied to Ukraine, and how many more are planned to be supplied.
“As far as the production of relevant missile systems and relevant equipment is concerned, Russia has 10 times more of them than the combined output of all NATO countries. Next year, we will increase the production by another 25 to 30%.
