According to Global Network , on December 29, the entire territory of Ukraine was attacked by a large-scale missile by the Russian army. Air defense sirens sounded in many places across Ukraine, including Kiev, Kharkov and other places.
Ukraine intercepts Russian missiles
In fact, if you carefully review the current situation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, you will find that it is not surprising that Ukraine was attacked by Russian missiles. At present, the Russian army has shifted its attack facilities to Ukrainian energy and other infrastructure areas. Now, almost every day, there are reports in Ukraine that its energy facilities have been attacked by Russian missiles and drones . It is precisely because of this that Ukraine has been asking the West to provide air defense assistance. It is also for this reason that the Biden administration recently decided to provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems to increase Ukraine's air defense capabilities.
Throughout the day on December 29, Ukraine was attacked by a large-scale missile attack by the Russian army.
But the attack on December 29 was different. The sheer number alone was enough to not be underestimated. According to " Global Times ", Zelensky's adviser Mikhailo Podoljak posted on social media that on December 29, the Russian military launched more than 120 missiles into Ukraine. At the same time, the mayor of Kiev has posted on social media, asking residents of Kiev to reserve water on their own. Kiev may lose power and water at any time. He himself called on the citizens of Kiev to charge their mobile phones and other electronic devices as soon as possible.
However, the situation in Kiev is not bad, but the situation in other cities in Ukraine is even worse. Lviv, a city close to Poland , Lviv has announced that 90% of the city has experienced power outages, and in the city of Kharkiv, the subway has been suspended.
According to CNN reports, Kiev’s air defense forces have intercepted 16 missiles in response to Russia’s large-scale missile attacks. But 40% of Kiev has lost power supply.
I have to say that the Russian missile attack this time is indeed very fierce. The whole of Europe is currently in winter. In the cold winter, the demand for electricity must be very large. Recently, the energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine has become the target of Russian military attacks. It is estimated that its power supply will be greatly affected.
The scene after the Russian missile attack
Judging from the number of more than 120 missile attacks, the Russian offensive was indeed very large. However, the Ukrainian side did not give a specific statement on what type of missile attack it was, and the Russian media did not make corresponding reports. In addition, Russia and Ukraine did not give specific statements on how many of the more than 120 missiles Ukraine intercepted and how many missiles hit their targets.
Ukraine has been under a large-scale missile attack by the Russian army, which may be related to Lavrov's cutting off of Western military aid.
But what is worth noting is, why is the Russian army increasing the scale of missile attacks on Ukraine at this time? What's the background to this?
It is worth noting that there are several things worth noting recently surrounding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. First, on December 25, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the city of Engels, where the Russian strategic bomber was parked, was attacked by a Ukrainian drone. This attack killed three Russian soldiers. It is worth noting that the city of Engels is very far from the Russian-Ukrainian border and has basically reached the interior of Russia. How did the Ukrainian drones get through the layers of Russian air defense systems and arrive there to carry out attacks?
What is even more interesting is that this is not the first time that Ukraine has attacked the city of Engels. To be precise, it should be the second time that it has attacked the Russian strategic bomber base there. This raises questions about how the Ukrainian army was able to conduct a long-distance attack and break through the layers of the Russian army’s defense system.
If analyzed carefully, there are only two situations. One is that the Ukrainian army's tactics were appropriate. The drone set off from the Russian-Ukrainian border and broke through layers of Russian air defense positions, and finally arrived in Engels City. But there is another situation that cannot be ignored, and that is whether Ukrainian rear personnel who have infiltrated into Russia will launch drones near Engels City and launch attacks in the area.It is worth noting that it is not surprising for Russia and Ukraine, who are currently in conflict, to send military personnel to sneak behind enemy lines to collect intelligence and carry out sabotage.
In any case, Engels City was attacked again this time, which was quite shocking to both the Russian army and the outside world. If analyzed from this level, could the large-scale missile attack launched by the Russian army across Ukraine on December 29 be related to the retaliation after the attack on Engels City? It has to be said that this situation exists.
Secondly, just one day before the Russian army launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine, Zelensky started talking again. What did he say this time? According to Reuters report, Zelensky openly declared in his speech at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine that Ukraine is a "global leader." This sentence is interesting. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for 10 months, and I don’t know where Ukraine gained this confidence. Was it during the battle with the Russian army? Zelensky also said that Ukraine helped Western countries overcome "Russian phobia" in this conflict and allowed Western countries to find themselves again.
Zelensky’s speech
I have to say that if the Russians heard this, their first reaction would probably be provocation. However, it is worth noting that Russia and Ukraine have reached this point. Even if Ukraine says some provocative words, Russia is probably not surprised. But if we consider the time when these two events occurred, will the Russian missile attack be related to Zelensky’s speech?
Thirdly, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s words on December 28 are worth noting. According to a report quoted by the German Press Agency quoted by Reference News Network, on December 28, local time, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov talked about the West’s recent military aid to Ukraine in an interview with Russian media. He said this when he said that the Russian army would cut off the Western military aid channel to Ukraine. He said that the Russian army is beginning to attack Ukraine's infrastructure. To some extent, destroying Ukraine's energy network can make it more difficult for the West to launch new weapons.
Lavrov
In fact, Lavrov’s words can be simply understood as saying that attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure can effectively make it more difficult for the West to provide military aid to Ukraine. As we all know, one of the biggest reasons why Ukraine has been able to persist to this day is the West's military aid to Ukraine. Currently, Russia and Ukraine are in some kind of stalemate on the battlefield, and it is imperative to destroy Ukraine's receipt of weapons from the West. Just imagine, what will happen if the West's weapons transportation channel to Ukraine is cut off by the Russian army?
