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By (https://www.twz.com/authors/howard-altman) Howard Altman ,  (https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway) Tyler Rogoway      Published  Aug 27, 2026 5:52 PM EDT     (russia-is-now-using-longer-range-iskander-ballistic-missiles-ukraine-intel.html#comments)    0           (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=twz.com) Add TWZ (opens in a new tab)      More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.        (Russia is now using longer-range Iskander ballistic missiles.)   (Russian MOD via CSIS)    The TWZ Newsletter  Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.   (handle_newsletter_email_submission) (4445684e39)  (/land/russia-is-now-using-longer-range-iskander-ballistic-missiles-ukraine-intel)  (TWZInline) (0) Email address  (Enter your email) (Please enter a valid email address)  Sign Up  Thank you!      (https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/) Terms of Service and(https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/) Privacy Policy        Russia used a longer-range (https://www.twz.com/category/9k720-iskander-m) Iskander ballistic missile for the first time in an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) said on Thursday. Missiles fired from deeper inside Russia would present additional challenges to (https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/23/ukraine-says-it-hit-an-iskander-launcher-near-the-border-part-of-a-dedicated-hunt-for-russias-ballistic-launch-sites/) Ukraine’s new campaign to attack the systems before they launch. “In one of the combined missile strikes on the capital this summer, the enemy first used the updated 9M723-2 ballistic missiles, also known by the code name ‘Iskander-1000,’” GUR stated. “The updated missile, due to the increased engine and, accordingly, the increased launcher, is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 550 km (about 341 miles).” According to GUR, the range of the previous Iskander variant, the 9M723-1, is 390 km, or about 242 miles. (Iskander M Ukraine running low)  A Russian Iskander-M series ballistic missile. (Russian MoD) Russian MOD  In its statement about the new Iskander, GUR included photos of what appear to be recovered components of the weapon. However, the agency did not provide any specifics about what the components were, where they were found or when. ()  GUR   ()  GUR   While GUR states that the new Iskander short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) was only recently fired at Ukraine, (https://www.twz.com/land/claims-swirl-around-use-of-new-russian-missiles-to-strike-ukraine) unconfirmed reports emerged in January that this weapon may have been introduced back then. Reports also (https://www.stern.de/digital/technik/iskander-1000--putins-neue-rakete-koennte-fast-ganz-deutschland-treffen-35435306.html) began to appear last year that Russia was poised to start mass-producing a new version of the Iskander SRBM, with a range of about 600 miles and improved accuracy. Talk of the development of this new missile emerged after the termination by the United States of the (https://www.twz.com/24370/what-pulling-out-of-the-intermediate-range-nuclear-forces-treaty-means-and-what-comes-next) Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 2019. This had previously prohibited the Soviet Union (later Russia) and the United States from fielding any ground-launched conventional or nuclear-capable missile of any type that can hit targets between 500 and 5,500 kilometers (310 and 3,420 miles) away. Russia formally abandoned the treaty a short while after the U.S pulled out. We have reached out to GUR for details. A Telegram channel operated by Russian paratroopers lauded the development. “Now, rearward facilities that were previously considered relatively safe are within range,” (https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/46949) gloated the Paratrooper’s Diary . “The missile retains its ballistic trajectory, which means it can maneuver throughout its flight path, making interception more difficult for air defense systems.” “According to preliminary data, the increase in the fuel compartment may have allowed for adjustments to the warhead mass, but the missile is still capable of carrying both cluster and high-explosive warheads with increased power,” the paratroopers continued. “The deployment of the ‘Iskander-1000’ indicates that the Russian defense industry is not only replenishing stockpiles but also scaling up a major modernization of missile weaponry.” Reducing the size of the warhead and increasing fuel storage is a well proven way of extending the range of certain missiles without drastically chaining its outer mold line. Other improvements, such as new motors and guidance capabilities can also help in this regard. ()  (Paratrooper’s Diary Telegram)   Russia produces dozens of these weapons a month, noted missile expert Fabian Hoffmann. “Recently, Ukrainian intelligence provided an(https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/parad-9-travnya-chim-putin-mozhe-biti-po-kiyevu-za-mozhlivu-ataku-droniv-spisok-raket-kilkist-50605479.html) updated estimate of Russian missile production capacity, stating that Russia produces around 60 9M723 ballistic missiles per month,” (https://missilematters.substack.com/p/how-many-conventional-ballistic-missiles) he pointed out in May . “Based on recent employment trends, this figure is not entirely implausible (at least compared to when this number was first mentioned in 2024), though it should be treated as an upper-bound estimate,” Hoffmann added. “More realistically, Russia’s combined 9M723 and Kh-47M2 production capacity in mid-2026 may be between 600 and 800 units annually, with monthly production potentially fluctuating significantly depending on the availability of internationally sourced components. This would allow Russia to sustain an average employment rate of roughly 50 to 70 monthly ballistic missile strikes against Ukraine, with greater peaks possible if part of the production is stockpiled in a given month.” To bolster its stocks of short-range ballistic missiles, Russia is receiving more KN-23 and KN-24 missiles from North Korea, which are loosely akin to the Iskander-M. Russia has also asked Pyongyang for an additional tranche of (https://www.twz.com/land/new-north-korean-hypersonic-missile-unveiled-at-pyongyang-arms-expo) KN-30 missiles , also known as the Hwasong-11C, (https://t.me/DIUkraine/9251) according to a separate GUR report issued today. “The new KN-30 ballistic missiles, which are three times more powerful than the KN-23/24, were requested by Moscow from Pyongyang, but so far, the transfer of these missiles from North Korea to Russia has not been recorded,” GUR added. ()  GUR   The KN-30 is an enlarged derivative of the original Hwasong-11 and designed to carry larger warheads. North Korea has previously said it has tested subvariants of the Da/C type(https://www.nknews.org/2024/07/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-tactical-missile-variant-at-two-different-ranges/) with 2.5-ton and 4.5-ton conventional high-explosive warheads, and that it can also be(https://www.nknews.org/2023/03/kim-jong-un-inspects-warheads-as-part-of-push-to-produce-more-nuclear-material/) fitted with a nuclear warhead . Ukraine has had to absorb a lot of damage because (https://www.twz.com/land/out-of-patriot-interceptors-ukraine-cant-down-any-ballistic-missiles-striking-kyiv) it ran out of Patriots months ago . However, (https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-situation-report-kyiv-is-turning-soviet-era-armor-into-robotic-combat-vehicles) President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said an unspecified number of additional interceptors would be delivered. (https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukraine-intercepts-russian-iskander-m-kn-23/) Evidence has also emerged that a new supply of Patriots is being used against Russian missiles, including Iskanders. Still, the concern stands because of the precarious nature of Ukraine’s interceptor supply and Russia’s ability to make new and improved missiles. 🚀On the night of August 27, Ukrainian air defenses shot down seven Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles.(https://t.co/ROasoQ78WT) https://t.co/ROasoQ78WT  — Militarnyi (@militarnyi) (https://x.com/militarnyi/status/2093021332887761370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) August 27, 2026    As we noted earlier in this story, Ukraine has a new campaign, recently announced by Zelensky, to go after Russia’s ballistic missiles prior to launching to offset a dearth of interceptors. However, Russia’s ability to launch missiles another 100 or so miles further away from Ukraine will make them harder to find and hit. “When our anti-ballistic missile stocks are at a minimum, there is another tactic,” (https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/23/ukraine-says-it-hit-an-iskander-launcher-near-the-border-part-of-a-dedicated-hunt-for-russias-ballistic-launch-sites/) Zelensky commented . “It is more difficult, and we developed it. It is hunting their nearby positions from which ballistic missiles are launched.” Zelensky offered no details about how the campaign would be carried out. However, “Ukraine has already targeted Russian ballistic missile infrastructure in several operations this year” in Crimea and Rostov, Russia, with drones, (https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/23/ukraine-says-it-hit-an-iskander-launcher-near-the-border-part-of-a-dedicated-hunt-for-russias-ballistic-launch-sites/) Euromaidan Press reported . ❗️Zelensky says Ukrainian forces struck an Iskander-M missile launcher on Russian territory near Ukraine's border. He called it another success and said operational details cannot be disclosed because of the mission's sensitivity, but confirmed the launcher was hit. (https://x.com/hashtag/Ukraine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #Ukraine (https://t.co/Ao0ooa8JYt) pic.twitter.com/Ao0ooa8JYt  — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) (https://x.com/NOELreports/status/2091473699161374726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) August 23, 2026    It is always preferable to shoot the archer not the arrow, but doing so reliably is very challenging as the Iranians proved again in Epic Fury. Despite a (https://www.twz.com/news-features/strikes-hobble-iranian-missile-threat-as-concerns-over-interceptor-stockpile-mount) concerted campaign by the U.S. and Israel to go after Iranian missile launchers, the Islamic Republic was (https://www.twz.com/news-features/iran-launches-new-attacks-on-kuwait-bahrain) still able to fire off numerous volleys , creating a swath of destruction across the region. For Ukraine, this kind of effort would have to mirror its (https://www.twz.com/news-features/inside-ukraines-ai-enabled-drone-campaign-targeting-russian-logistics-deep-behind-the-lines) mid-range strike campaign against Russian logistics using longer-range drones. Ukrainians told us they are hitting targets up to 250 km away in the occupied territories. However, that’s been aided in no small measure by the use of(https://www.twz.com/news-features/cost-to-link-lucas-kamikaze-drones-to-starlink-highlights-pentagons-ever-growing-dependence-on-spacex) Space X Starlink systems . Carrying out a similar campaign in Russia would be challenging, because Space X owner Elon Musk is reluctant to allow their use deep inside Russia. (https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-situation-report-kyiv-is-turning-soviet-era-armor-into-robotic-combat-vehicles) As we previously noted , Ukraine is asking Musk for permission to “use Starlink-equipped drones against ballistic missile launchers up to 200km inside Russia,” (https://www.ft.com/content/ff536e6e-dc56-45e3-b5e0-2dfb28148cb6?syn-25a6b1a6=1) the Financial Times reported last week. However, Zelensky recently said Musk (https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/23/ukraine-says-it-hit-an-iskander-launcher-near-the-border-part-of-a-dedicated-hunt-for-russias-ballistic-launch-sites/) ultimately refused to grant that permission . GUR is calling for increased efforts to cut off the supply of foreign assistance Russia receives. “To counter the aggressor’s plans, it is crucial to consolidate efforts aimed at limiting Russia’s program for the development, production, and modernization of ballistic weapons,” the directorate proffered. The Ukrainian intelligence information about the new Iskander was part of a report on the amount of foreign components found on these missiles. The information is published on the directorate’s War & Sanctions portal, which identifies foreign assistance to Russia’s weapons programs. “Only a quarter of the 140 components published today are manufactured by Russian enterprises,” GUR stated. Almost half – 63 – were manufactured by American firms, GUR explained. The Iskanders also contained components from Switzerland, Belarus, Germany, Taiwan and China. “In one of the most important components of the missile guidance system — the flight information processing unit obtained from the laser gyroscope — only 5 out of 43 components are manufactured in the Russian Federation,” GUR added.  ()  The GUR War & Sanctions Iskander-M page. (GUR)   That foreign components would be found in Russian weapons is neither surprising nor new. (https://www.twz.com/captured-russian-weapons-are-packed-with-foreign-microchips) TWZ has been chronicling this since the start of the war. These parts have been found in everything from (https://www.twz.com/44803/russian-attack-helicopters-are-now-wildly-lobbing-rockets-over-ukraine) helicopters to (https://www.twz.com/44981/ukraine-captured-one-of-russias-newest-air-defense-systems) radars to (https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/page-s8000-banderol) cruise missiles . There was even a decoy drone found to be made (https://www.twz.com/news-features/new-russian-drone-made-completely-of-chinese-components-ukrainian-intelligence) completely of Chinese components . These parts all found their way into Russian weapons despite international sanctions designed to prevent that from happening. Russia isn’t the only country whose weapons – reliant on foreign components – have been used in attacks on Ukraine. A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM)(https://www.twz.com/39944/north-korea-carried-out-the-first-known-test-of-its-newest-ballistic-missile) produced by North Korea and (https://www.twz.com/russia-is-firing-north-korean-ballistic-missiles-at-ukraine) used against Ukraine by Russia in 2024 (https://www.twz.com/news-features/north-korean-missile-used-in-ukraine-was-packed-full-of-u-s-parts) relied on more than 290 foreign-sourced components , many of them originating from U.S. manufacturers. This is the alarming result of a study by (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0814c6868bbd45a98b15693a31bd0e7f) Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a U.K.-based investigative organization. China is also providing engines for Russia’s drones, (https://www.wsj.com/world/how-the-iranian-shahed-drone-transformed-warwith-chinas-help-2671bb43) including its jet-powered variants . All this news about Russian missile supplies comes as President Vladimir Putin has (https://www.twz.com/news-features/claims-swirl-around-cia-directors-reason-for-secret-moscow-visit-nearly-all-of-them-are-terrifying) threatened to escalate attacks on Ukraine over its (https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-situation-report-russia-to-seize-commercial-infrastructure-left-unprotected-from-drones) strikes on Russian infrastructure and the (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/putin-moves-to-escalate-war-in-ukraine-with-talks-at-dead-end?taid=6a8f0e4e0d0911000186ebcb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter) faltering peace process . The Russian leader is also (https://www.twz.com/news-features/putin-orders-tactical-nuclear-drills-in-response-to-western-threats) reportedly again mulling using tactical nuclear weapons to stop these attacks. That would be a world-changing escalation and TWZ cannot independently confirm those claims. Though he hasn’t pulled the trigger on expanding attacks yet, Putin is clearly building the means to do so if he chooses. Contact the author: howard@twz.com  (https://www.twz.com/authors/howard-altman) (Howard Altman Avatar)   (https://www.twz.com/authors/howard-altman) Howard Altman   Senior Staff Writer    Howard is a Senior Staff Writer for  TWZ  . He writes frequently about conflict, focusing heavily on the Middle East and Ukraine, and interviews with military and intelligence officials and industry leaders from around the globe. He lives near Tampa, Florida, home of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command.   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