Previously, an explosion occurred on the Crimea Bridge that connects Russia's mainland and Crimean Peninsula , causing traffic paralysis for a time. Russian President Putin directly characterized the incident as a terrorist attack and pointed the finger at Ukraine. As soon as Putin finished speaking, Russia retaliated against Ukraine. Many major Ukrainian cities, including , Kiev, , were attacked by Russian missiles and sounded the air defense alarm.
It is reported that the Russian military missile hit the center of Kiev, causing multiple explosions, and one of them landed on the street near the office of Zelensky . Putin later said that the Russian army used high-precision weapons to strike Ukrainian infrastructure. The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the Russian army fired 75 missiles, 41 of which were intercepted and destroyed by the Ukrainian air defense system .
From February to now, the Ukrainian War has lasted for more than half a year. In addition to the battle on the frontal battlefield, Ukraine and Russia have begun to attack each other's strategic deep goals during this period, and the war has entered a new stage. Such mutual attacks revealed more information about this war to the outside world.
First of all, the tactical level of Russia and Ukraine is not as superb. Taking the bombing of the Crimea Bridge as an example, although the Crimea Bridge is close to Ukraine, Russia has occupied a large area of territory along the coast of Ukraine such as Khlsong and Mariupol after the outbreak of the war. In this case, the Crimea Bridge can still be easily attacked by Ukraine, proving that Russia has considerable loopholes in its national defense.
and Ukraine's performance is even more exaggerated. Since the end of March, the Russian army has basically withdrawn from central and western Ukraine. The battle areas between the two armies are getting farther and farther away from the capital Kiev. Theoretically speaking, most of Ukraine's territory should be relatively safe.
However, according to foreign media reports, during Russia's retaliation against Ukraine on October 10, many major Ukrainian cities were attacked by missiles, including Tomir , Lviv , Khmelniksky , Ternopol and other cities are even located west of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This shows that Ukraine's national air defense is basically useless, and its tactical level is not much better than Russia.
Secondly, this retaliatory air strike proves that the outside world underestimated Russia's overall strength. According to Western media reports, Russia has suffered significant losses in the eastern battlefield of Ukraine over the past period of time. The blockbusters of occupied areas were taken back by Ukraine and were forced to issue a partial mobilization order to make up for the shortage of combatants.
Under the publicity of Western media, Russia seems vulnerable. But in fact, Russia still controls a large tract of Ukraine's territory, and its overall strength still crushes Ukraine. It can also be seen from this attack that Russia still has the ability to attack the entire Ukraine at any time.
It is worth noting that Russia recently appointed Su Luoweikin, who has rich practical experience, as the commander-in-chief of the special military operation against Ukraine. Unlike the civilian defense minister Shoigu, Surovigin is a general who fought on the battlefield. He once participated in the Chechen War. In 2017, he served as the commander of the Russian army stationed in Syria. He then served as the commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces and has rich experience in special operations.
This air strike on many Ukrainian cities is the first major military operation since Sulovikin took office. Sulovikin, who is good at using air force, has the ability to change the situation in Russia and Ukraine. The prospects of the Ukrainian war are still very unclear, and peace talks between the two countries are far away. But according to Russia's historical nature, after suffering major losses in the early stage, they will definitely make a considerable counterattack.
The weather is getting colder and colder now. Although there is no scientific basis for the statement that "the Russian army will receive combat effectiveness bonus in winter", it is an objective fact that the Russian army is more familiar with winter combat. In addition, the severe cold in winter will inevitably affect Ukraine's coordination ability on the battlefield and will also affect the support of Western countries for Ukraine.
Therefore, it is unknown who will win this war, but one thing is certain, Russia will not withdraw its troops easily, and Ukraine will not abandon its lost territory. The Russian-Ukraine conflict may turn into a protracted war.
