Russian forces are reportedly attempting to “overload” Ukraine by using decoy tactics, as the war approaches its one-year anniversary.
Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, plunging millions into darkness and leaving citizens unable to heat themselves.
Russian paratroopers have relentlessly fired missiles into Ukraine. Picture: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via APRussia hopes to “overload” Ukraine’s successful air defence system by firing too many targets, including decoy missiles without explosive warheads and balloons. The missile onslaught has forced Ukraine to appeal for more weapons and ammunition from the West, in the hopes of keeping the country’s power grid operations.
Sixteen missiles were still able to penetrate through to hit their targets, which were mostly critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia. He warned that conceding land would mean Russia could “keep coming back” and reiterated the only path forward was to keep up the counteroffensive."Of course, modern weapons speed up peace. Weapons are the only language Russia understands.”
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