However, can Tomahawks really change the current balance of forces in the war with Russia? However, when assessing the need for specific combat capabilities, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have more urgent priorities — especially given the current situation on the front. Depriving Russian forces of the freedom to operate in the frontline sky is what the Ukrainian Defense Forces lacked during the 2023 counteroffensive. What’s needed for mid‑strike and deep‑strikeNext — Ukraine’s Defense Forces urgently need massed, powerful mid‑strike tools. To “clean out” command posts, communications and control nodes, ammunition depots, logistics centers, and locations where enemy personnel and weapons systems are deployed even deeper, you need deep‑strike rocket weapons.