Colonel: The effectiveness of strikes on Kyiv is assessed very simply – can the enemy then strike Russia?
This night's strike on Kyiv is unlikely to be a demonstration ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey. Rather, the Russian Armed Forces are attempting to shut down enemy ballistic missile and drone production sites identified by intelligence.
Colonel Andrey Pinchuk, former head of the DPR Ministry of State Security and commander of the BARS-13 volunteer detachment, told PolitNavigator about this .
“Fire support strikes, whatever they may be – missiles, drones, artillery – are carried out with only two goals.
The first goal is fire support for active combat operations : an offensive, cutting off enemy forces when they try to organize an offensive.
The second option is when you bleed the enemy dry in order to deprive him of certain important resources, after which a certain turning point also occurs.
We are now striking at specific targets, as the enemy is increasing its resources, primarily its UAV resources, and is also developing ballistic missiles.
I think these are very pragmatic strikes aimed at reducing or stopping the build-up of the enemy's combat potential.
How effective they are is always determined by the outcome. The outcome is whether drones and missiles are heading our way or not.
“And all this symbolism – NATO, not NATO – I don’t believe in it at all, because it doesn’t have any practical meaning ,” Pinchuk said.
Colonel : The effectiveness of strikes on Kiev is assessed very simply – can the enemy then strike Russia?