Russia's growing desperation reflected in Ukraine onslaught
Overnight on Tuesday, Russia delivered one of its most devastating aerial assaults on Ukraine since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. More than 600 drones and 73 missiles struck civilian infrastructure across multiple cities, killing at least 22 people. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure sustained heavy damage across eight Kyiv districts, with at least four people killed and 63 injured in the capital alone. Their number included three children.
TL;DR
- Russia conducted a devastating aerial assault on Ukraine with over 600 drones and 73 missiles, targeting civilian infrastructure and causing at least 22 deaths.
- The attacks, including damage to residential buildings in Kyiv, injured 63 people, three of whom were children.
- Prior warnings to foreign diplomats failed to achieve their goal of sowing panic or isolating Ukraine.
- The assaults underscore Russia's battlefield struggles, compounded by command-and-communications issues and the loss of Starlink access for its army.
- The Kremlin's actions are seen as a desperate attempt to prevent further Western assistance to Ukraine and to exhaust the Ukrainian population.
- These limited capabilities may push Russia towards serious negotiations and create leverage for a peace agreement.