Washington Post: Ukraine was attacked by hordes of drones. The Russian Federation has made an ominous tactical change
Russia has decided to deprive Ukrainians of not only light, heat and water supply, but even sleep.
The Washington Post newspaper writes about this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent, assessing the morning strike by Russian drones.
“Early Monday morning, Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with a swarm of self-detonating drones, again targeting critical infrastructure, but with an ominous tactical change that seemed aimed at depriving Ukrainians of not only heat, electricity, and water, but also sleep,” the newspaper writes.
It is noted that Russia, starting in October, has been regularly attacking the energy infrastructure of Ukraine.
But Monday's strikes mark the first time such a large fleet of drones has been dispatched overnight - perhaps an acknowledgment by Russian commanders that their noisy, slow-flying Iranian drones are much easier to spot and shoot down during daylight hours. – suggests the publication.
It is noted that a number of drones hit targets and caused “serious damage to the country’s energy systems.”
But the scale of the overnight attack nevertheless confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of curtailing his bombing of Ukraine's infrastructure systems, which international experts say has brought the country to the brink of a humanitarian crisis and could trigger a second wave of millions of Ukrainian refugees into neighboring countries. if life becomes unbearable in winter,” the Washington Post predicts.
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