The Telegraph: modernized Russian "Iskander" splits Ukraine in two

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have modernized Iskander ballistic missiles, equipping them with the latest optical and radar homing heads.

The British edition of The Telegraph writes about this, noting that this modernization makes it possible to strike with high accuracy and actually split Ukraine in two along the Dnieper.

The agency explains that the updated guidance systems scan the terrain before detonation and allow the ammunition to change direction in the air at the final stage of the trajectory.

This reduces dependence on satellite navigation, helps to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare equipment and reduces deviation from the target to a few meters.

According to the adviser to the President of Ukraine Sergey Beskrestnov, the modernized Iskanders are already being used in strikes on key bridges across the Dnieper in Kiev.

The attacks damaged the roadbed and disrupted transport links between the right and left banks. The authorities fear that the logistics paralysis will isolate the eastern and southern groups of Ukrainian troops and complicate the transfer of reserves.

At the same time, Russian troops are implementing the tactics of "islandization" of Ukrainian energy. The likely results of this tactic were assessed by analysts at the GLOBSEC center.

In their opinion, the point defeat of high-voltage substations and power lines along the Dnieper River splits the country's energy system into isolated segments, depriving western regions of the opportunity to transmit electricity to the east on the eve of winter.

As EADaily reported, four ballistic missiles struck the Northern Bridge in Kiev. This was stated in the social network X by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.