Russia upgraded Iskander guidance, The Telegraph reports

Russian forces have equipped Iskander missiles with optical and radar seekers that allow last-second course corrections, UNIAN reported, citing The Telegraph. Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said the seekers had been used in recent attacks on bridges in Kyiv and offered accuracy within a few metres.

Mauro Gilli, a professor of military strategy and technology, told The Telegraph that the ability to adjust course changes the missiles’ accuracy in the final stage of flight. He said the strikes had not destroyed Kyiv’s sturdy bridges but had disrupted crossings and public transport, causing hours-long traffic jams.

GLOBSEC research fellow Maksym Beznosiuk described attacks on bridges and energy infrastructure as part of a Russian effort to split Ukraine’s electricity grid into isolated segments along the Dnipro River. He said such segments would have to operate independently, losing the ability to redistribute electricity where needed. This was his assessment of Russia’s objective, rather than a report that the grid had already been divided.

UNIAN’s report did not specify when the missiles were upgraded or how many had received the seekers. It also gave no exact dates for the recent bridge strikes cited by Beskrestnov.