Russia has stockpiled up to 700 ballistic and thousands cruise missiles – Ukraine's Defence Intelligence

Ivan Diakonov - 21 October, 01:25

The aftermath of a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kharkiv on 7 March 2026. Fourteen people were killed, including two children, and about 16 others were injured. Photo: Getty Images

Russia has stockpiled up to 700 ballistic missiles, several thousand cruise missiles of various types and over 6,000 strike drones for attacks on Ukraine as of October.

Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), as reported by NV

Details: DIU estimates that Russia currently has around 115 Iskander-M ballistic missiles in stock and can produce up to 65 a month. Russia is also continuing to develop an upgraded version of the system with a projected range of 550-700 km, up from the current 500 km.

Kh-101 cruise missiles remain one of Russia's main weapons for large-scale strikes against Ukraine. Russia aims to produce more than 80 of them each month.

Russia is estimated to have over 450 Kalibr cruise missiles in its stockpiles and produces approximately 29 more each month. DIU said that, because Ukrainian air defences have proved highly effective, Russia is directing most newly manufactured missiles towards strategic reserves and naval forces.

Moscow's stockpiles include up to 400 RM-48U ballistic missiles, which have been adapted from the S-300PM and S-400 air defence systems for use against ground targets. Russia produces around 40 of these missiles each month.

The stockpile of modernised Oniks missiles, featuring an extended range and a more powerful warhead, exceeds 600. More than 55 were produced between January and July 2026.

Over 120 Zircon hypersonic missiles are estimated to be in stock. Their production has been low, at just over 30 since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, production of Kinzhal ballistic missiles has been temporarily halted due to accuracy issues, and manufacturing capacity has been shifted to conventional ballistic missiles.

Russia has also significantly expanded its capacity to produce long-range kamikaze drones at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan. This year's state order for Geran-type attack drones and decoy drones exceeds 100,000 units. DIU says this "shows that the enemy is systematically seeking to wear down Ukrainian air defences".

Russia's operational reserve currently stands at around 6,200 Geran-type drones of various modifications, including jet-powered variants. Monthly UAV production has reached 10,000 units.

Since the summer of 2026, Russia has focused on manufacturing Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet drones, assembling up to 4,000 units per month.

Russia also continues to produce up to 2,000 Geran-2 drones a month, alongside hundreds of cheap Gerber decoy drones made of plywood and foam. The decoys are designed to wear down Ukrainian air defences and help locate air defence missile systems.

Background:

In June 2026, DIU reported that Russia was capable of launching up to 100 ballistic missiles per month while maintaining stockpiles at a stable level.
On 10 August, Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of DIU, said Russia was increasing missile production for strikes against Ukraine, with output for the main types of Russian missiles reaching 110-120% of monthly targets, meaning pauses in strikes should not be expected.
On 20 August, Ukrainska Pravda, citing intelligence data, reported that Russia held over 600 Oniks missiles, 450 Kalibrs and 120 Zircons in stock. Meanwhile, the Russians had reoriented primary production capacity to boost output of 9M723 ballistic missiles for the Iskander-M system.
On 8 September, at a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council, Skibitskyi said that Russia was planning to test a new type of ballistic missile with a range of up to 800 km by the end of 2026.

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