Latest British Intelligence update on Ukraine as of Nov. 26

Latest British Intelligence update on Ukraine as of Nov. 26

British Intelligence Update as of Nov 26

Russia is likely removing the nuclear warheads from ageing nuclear cruise missiles and firing the unarmed munitions at Ukraine.

Open source imagery shows wreckage of an apparently shot-down AS-15 KENT air launched cruise missile (ALCM), designed in the 1980s exclusively as a nuclear delivery system. The warhead had probably been substituted for ballast.

Although such an inert system will still produce some damage through the missile’s kinetic energy and any unspent fuel, it is unlikely to achieve reliable effects against intended targets. Russia almost certainly hopes such missiles will function as decoys and divert Ukrainian air defences.

Whatever Russia's intent, this improvisation highlights the level of depletion of Russia's stock of long range missiles.