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Russia is failing to fulfill its state defense order for Kh-59M2/M2A air-launched missiles due to growing international pressure and expanded sanctions, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) reports.
HUR has published on the War&Sanctions portal an interactive diagram detailing 116 enterprises involved in the production of Kh-59 missiles.
Nearly 40% of these companies remain unsanctioned by any country. Even under such conditions, Russia is already facing serious difficulties meeting production targets.
“A persistent shortage of both domestic and foreign components, limited production capacity, and delays in manufacturing schedules are forcing Russian enterprises to regularly report failures to meet deadlines,”
— the intelligence report states.
Not even the “cannibalization” of old systems is helping. Russia has been dismantling older R95 engines and guidance system components to reuse them.
In some cases, instead of active radar seekers (ARGSN), missiles were fitted with dummy units. ARGSN is the most expensive part of the Kh-59 and the biggest production bottleneck for Russian industry.
Despite this, dozens of Russian companies producing electronics, guidance systems, and other key missile components remain outside sanction lists — allowing them to adapt and upgrade engines, prolonging the life of weapons that continue to kill Ukrainians daily.
“These examples prove that sanctions work. Further tightening and expanding restrictions against suppliers of low-tier components could significantly slow the production of Russia’s main strike weapons,”
— HUR emphasized.
The Kh-59 missile is the sixth interactive diagram released on the War&Sanctions portal, which exposes the inner workings of Russia’s “death machine.”
Previous releases have covered Kh-101 cruise missiles, S8000 “Banderol” munitions, and drones such as CBTs.611000, V2U, and Shahed-136 MS.
