The Kremlin Believes that a Month of Bombardment Will Succeed What Four Winters of Attacks Have Failed: the Downfall of Ukraine's Energy System
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It is almost impossible to force a country to surrender only through a conventional air campaign during the war, but Russia seems determined to try, writes The New York Times in an analysis of the latest developments on the war triggered by Putin in 2022. According to a Russian battle plan, which Kiev obtained and presented to the European allies last month and which was seen by NYT journalists, Russia would need about 70 ballistic missiles, 720…
In September, the official Kiev informed European officials of the intercepted plan of Russian attacks on Ukraine. According to him, the Kremlin is convinced that they can bring down the Ukrainian energy system by hitting missiles, CABs and drones.
Russia wants to completely defeat Ukraine this winter and achieve its capitulation by disrupting the Ukrainian energy system, as well as completely depriving Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa of water, electricity and heat. The New York Times has revealed details of Russia's intercepted plan for strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Against the background of the depletion of Ukraine's air defenses and the vulnerability of the energy system, Russia, according to analysts, expects massive air strikes to cause so much suffering to the civilian population as to force Ukraine to agree to surrender.
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