Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new round of missiles on Monday, destroying houses in the southeast and destroying electricity in many areas. It is worth noting that, previously, Moscow stated that Ukrainian drone attacked two air force bases in Russia hundreds of kilometers away from the front line. Meanwhile, on the same day when Russia launched a missile attack, Russian President Putin drove a Mercedes-Benz across the Crimea Bridge to inspect the restoration of the previously bombed bridge.
A few days ago, people had been expecting Ukraine to be attacked again, and just as the emergency power outage was about to end, the previous damage had been repaired. Air strikes have put parts of Ukraine in a cold darkness again, with temperatures now stable below zero. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said at least four people were killed in the Russian attack, adding that most of the approximately 70 missiles were shot down. He said energy workers have begun to restore power supply.
Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ukrainian drones had previously attacked two air force bases located in Ryazan and Saratov in central and southern Russia, killing 3 soldiers and injuring 4 people. The two aircraft were damaged by drone debris when shot down. Ukraine did not directly claim responsibility for the attack. If this is behind the scenes, it will be the worst attack on Russia's heartland since Moscow launched a so-called "special military operation" against Ukraine on February 24.
One of the targets is the Engels Air Force Base near the city of Saratov, about 730 kilometers (450 miles) southeast of Moscow, where there is the bomber , which belongs to Russia's strategic nuclear force. The Russian Ministry of Defense said, "In order to paralyze Russian long-range aircraft, the Kiev regime tried to use Soviet-made unmanned jets to strike Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region and Engels military airports in the Saratov region."
It is said that these low-altitude drones were intercepted and shot down by air defense forces. The death was reportedly at the Ryazan base, 185 kilometers (115 miles) southeast of Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the drone attack was an act of "terrorist" aimed at destroying Russian long-range aviation.
Russian Ministry of Defense said that despite this, Russia responded, "with high-precision air and sea-based weapons, it launched a large-scale strike on relevant targets of Ukraine's military control systems and defense facilities, communication centers, energy and military units", and said that all 17 designated targets were hit.
Massive retaliation against Russia, Ukrainian Air Force said they shot down more than 60 of the more than 70 missiles launched by Russia on Monday. This is the latest Russian attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in weeks that have cut off electricity, heating and water in many parts of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Chief of Staff Andrii Yermak wrote on Telegram, "Our people are great." Some analysts said that the Kiev military has also demonstrated increasingly strong ability to strike Russia's strategic goals, far exceeding the 1,100 kilometers (684 miles) long front line in southern and eastern Ukraine. Because Saratov is at least 600 kilometers (373 miles) from the nearest Ukrainian territory. Russian commentators said on social media that if Ukraine can strike as far away as Russia, it may also have the ability to strike Moscow.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin (Vladimir Putin) drove an Mercedes (Mercedes) across the bridge connecting southern Russia and Crimea.
Less than two months ago, the bridge also exploded. Kiev did not claim to be responsible for any explosions, but said it was the "retribution" of Russian military operations.
Ukraine's presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak jokingly wrote on Twitter on Monday, "If something is launched into airspace in other countries, UFOs will return to their starting point sooner or later."At the same time, Moscow has been hitting Ukraine's energy infrastructure almost every week since early October, as it was forced to retreat on some fronts.
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