The Russian army is trying to exhaust the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of missile attacks, disrupting the logistics chains and leaving the defense enterprises without power supply, thinks military expert, director of the Air Defense Museum Yuri Knutov. According to him, the first results can be seen in a week.
“The main task of the RF Armed Forces is to prevent the restoration of the energy potential of enterprises for the production of weapons and repair of military equipment, as well as to complicate the transfer of military equipment from the west to the east to the Ukrainian army units. and it makes it difficult to replenish reserves directly to the combat zone,” he said.
Knutov noted that attacks on the rear infrastructure will make it difficult for the enemy to concentrate opportunities for both defensive and offensive operations.
According to him, there is also a political explanation for the missile attacks – to respond as quickly as possible to the aggressive actions of the enemy, for example, the attempt to attack the airbase at Engels.
“We make it clear to those who initiated these actions that we will not go unpunished for their actions. In fact, we use the experience of Israel, which always responds firmly, decisively and most importantly quickly to all kinds of actions of terrorist organizations against its country. Because such answers give the best results”,
– says Knutov.
The expert is confident that the increased number of strikes indicates the increased capabilities of the Russian industry and high resistance to sanctions.
“The arrival of the missiles is rhythmic in the quantities that aerospace forces need to carry out attacks. And that Russia will soon run out of missiles, Russia has no microcircuits, etc. – these are speeches for Ukrainians. “Our military industry has been rebuilt and is successfully coping with the tasks set,” he said.
In addition, according to Knutov, attacks are carried out not only on energy and industrial infrastructure, but also on air defense systems, especially enemy radar systems.
“I believe that in about a week the enemy will begin to experience shortages of ammunition, shortages of ammunition, military equipment in some areas. This is done, among other things, in order to facilitate the actions of our troops, who were conducting offensive battles in the Artemovsk and Soledar region, as well as in the Maryinka region and in the Krasnolimansky direction, ”the statement said. The expert believes.
last raid
On the morning of December 29, a weather alert was declared across Ukraine. Sirens sounded in parts of Ukraine’s Odessa, Nikolaev, Sumy, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnitsa, Cherkasy, Kirovograd regions and Kyiv-controlled Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
Explosions shook the capital of Ukraine and other major cities. Emergency power cuts were initiated in the Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense later reported that the attacks were made on the energy and defense infrastructure of the enemy. The Ukrainian side did not specify the type of objects affected.
Ukraine’s new air defense systems
On December 30, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, in an interview with RBC-Ukraine, stated that the approval of the transfer of the Patriot air defense system to Kiev is a “psychological turning point” and the delivery of the new types is a “psychological turning point”. guns are like a computer game.
“Giving a Patriot is not just another decision, it’s a psychological turning point. Because from the first days we started talking to the Americans about Patriot, we heard something called ‘no’. And the fact that this has happened is yet another proof that another taboo has been lifted, another wall has been brought down. Patriot is good of course but what do we have there with tanks and ATACMS? ”,
– says Kuleba.
Asked whether the APU will receive ATACMS and modern attack aircraft next year, Kuleba answered positively, but noted that everything “depends on the situation on the battlefield”.
On December 21, Zelensky asked Biden during negotiations to hand over the ATACMS long-range missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but received only one refusal, Politico wrote, citing a source.