Russian military forces may have conducted a "rehearsal" for a massive missile strike on Ukraine by deploying strategic Tu-95MS bombers from the Caspian Sea region. This assumption was made by former commander of the Aidar battalion and director of the National Antarctic Scientific Center, Evgeny Diky, during a broadcast on Radio NV. According to the expert, this was a test for the Russian military, which is preparing for upcoming large-scale attacks. The Russians have already accumulated a significant number of missiles, as they limited the number of strikes over the past two months.

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"Most likely, they have accumulated between two to three dozen ballistic missiles ready for launch and up to 70 cruise missiles over the past two months," Diky noted.

The expert added that Russia is gradually changing its strategy of aerial terror. Initially, they recklessly spent large stockpiles of missiles, expecting a swift end to the war. However, the aggressor is now more cautious with its resources, using no more missiles than it can produce during this period.

"If we consider long-range ballistics – Iskanders and Kinzhal missiles, they produce up to 15 units together maximum in a month. Generally, it's around 10. As for cruise missiles, it's approximately 35 of all types, all "X" with different indices," Diky explained.

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Evgeny Diky also emphasized that the launch of Russian bombers could have been a test of their aging Tu-type aircraft, as there have been no massive attacks for two months.

"Before such an obviously anticipated significant launch, I won't claim that it will definitely happen tomorrow – it could be the day after or in three days, but clearly, we can expect such a 'grand fireworks' this week. They need to check the readiness of their machines because there are real issues with that," Diky concluded.