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> Russia probably has many thousands of rockets with which they can attack Ukraine's territory, right? Russia has already used much of their cruise missile sto
by mlindner 4y ago
> Russia probably has many thousands of rockets with which they can attack Ukraine's territory, right?
Russia has already used much of their cruise missile stockpiles, or at least the amounts they're willing to use while still reserving some in case of an invasion of Russia by some other state. Further, they're likely limited in how many they can produce because many of them used western components. While they certainly stockpiled some components, how many they have stockpiled is an open question.
> How can the Ukraine hold on to any territory in this situation?
Cruise missiles don't help you hold on to territory. They are used for strategic targets.
> Can't Russia just level any area held by Ukrainian forces with rockets?
If you're referring to unguided rockets, i.e. so-called rocket artillery, those have relatively poor accuracy and don't get you much better than regular artillery barrages. They've also used many of those earlier in the war and Ukraine has captured some as well.