Russia plans to fire 200 ballistic missiles at once, Ukraine says

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 10, 2026 · 417 words · By Sasha Vakulina

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Ukraine's drone commander says Moscow is working to nearly triple its missile firepower, strengthening the case for striking Russian missile factories and choking off Crimea as a military base.

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What happened

Ukraine's drone commander says Moscow is working to nearly triple its missile firepower, strengthening the case for striking Russian missile factories and choking off Crimea as a military base.

Why it matters

Russia's military can currently fire a simultaneous salvo of 77 ballistic missiles and plans to increase that number to 200, according to Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, the officer leading Ukraine's drone forces.

Common ground

"Even if they only manage half of that, it will all be flying at us," he told the Associated Press news agency on Monday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “is building its own satellite communication network”

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Multiple web search results report that Russia is building its own satellite communication network as a countermeasure to Starlink.

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Claim 2: “Since the offensive began in late June, Ukrainian forces have hit rail bridges, oil depots and power infrastructure”

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Multiple sources confirm that Ukrainian forces have targeted rail bridges, power plants, and infrastructure in Crimea starting in June.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, occupied it, and then annexed it after an illegitimate referendum. This took place amid the uncertainty that immediately fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Cri…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The flag of Crimea (Ukrainian: Прапор Криму, romanized: Prapor Krymu; Russian: Флаг Крыма, romanized: Flag Kryma; Crimean Tatar: Къырым байрагъы, romanized: Qırım bayrağı) is the flag of the Autonomou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Crimea

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2014, Russia has occupied the Crimean Peninsula, a part of Ukraine. On 27 February 2014, Russia sent soldiers in unmarked uniforms to Crimea to take control of it, starting the Russo-Ukrainian w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Crimea

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Claim 3: “he put his forces' equipment at just 14% of what full capacity would require”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Ukraine and the war, but contains no specific data regarding drone equipment capacity percentages.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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Claim 4: “destroying more than 300 Russian air defence assets - surface-to-air systems, radar stations and electronic warfare equipment”

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Multiple sources report the claim by the Ukrainian commander (Brovdi) that over 300 Russian air defense assets have been destroyed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Korea has supported Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war since 2017, when it recognized the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. In July 2022, North Korea recognized the Russia-backed, self-proclaime…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_involvement_in_th…

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Claim 5: “Russia's military can currently fire a simultaneous salvo of 77 ballistic missiles”

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While multiple sources report the claim that Russia can fire 77 ballistic missiles in a single salvo, one source explicitly notes that 'Madyar' (Brovdi) later clarified that the salvo involves missiles of 'various types' and is 'not ballistic', contradicting the specific 'ballistic' nature of the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the run up to the 2026 Russian legislative election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Russia. The results of these polls are displayed in this article.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_R…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Vympel NPO R-77 missile (NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder) is a Russian active radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. It is also known by its export designation RVV-AE. It is the Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-77

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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Claim 6: “Russia is deploying jamming systems that will partly degrade Starlink connectivity in Crimea”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Russia is deploying jamming systems (specifically mentioning 'Volna Kupol Garant') to degrade Starlink connectivity in Crimea.

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web search NEUTRAL — Threats from Russia. Meanwhile, Russia is working to counter Ukraine’s edge. It is installing jamming systems at a scale that will, to some degree, degrade Starlink connectivity, Brovdi said. Russia i…
https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/08/10/crimea-strikes-co…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia is deploying jamming systems called Volna Kupol Garant to disrupt Starlink connections used by Ukrainian mid-strike drones hitting targets behind front lines. The jamming devices can destabiliz…
https://cybernews.com/tech/russia-elon-musks-starlink-jam-uk…

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web search NEUTRAL — Brovdi said Russia is deploying jamming systems that will partly degrade Starlink connectivity in Crimea and is building its own satellite communication network, which, Brovdi said is "a risk for the …
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/russia-plans-fire-200-ballist…

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Claim 7: “Russian authorities had since ordered military commands and security services off the peninsula, along with a covert order to remove secret archives and artworks”

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Only one specific web search result mentions the order to relocate military commands, security services, and secret archives/artworks off the peninsula.

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web search NEUTRAL — Crimea's strategic position led to the 1854 Crimean War and many short lived regimes following the 1917 Russian Revolution.In 1764 imperial authorities established the Taurida Oblast (Tavricheskaia ob…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea

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web search NEUTRAL — But roughly two weeks into the offensive that began in late June, he said Ukrainian intelligence indicated Russian authorities had ordered all military commands and security services to relocate off t…
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5094314-two-die-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian authorities instituted a temporary maritime ban on sailing off the southwestern coast of occupied Crimea.Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign. Russian Objective: Target Ukrainian military …
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian…

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Claim 8: “a shortage of interceptors for the US-made Patriot systems, the only weapon in Kyiv’s arsenal capable of shooting down ballistic missiles”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify or refute whether the Patriot system is the only weapon in Ukraine's arsenal capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.

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Claim 9: “plans to increase that number to 200”

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Multiple web search results report the claim that Russia plans to increase its simultaneous salvo capacity to 200 missiles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian(s) may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy. It spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917. At its heigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire

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