Russia may intensify its war against civilians after the debacle near Kharkiv
“First of all, we expect an increase in the intensity of the war against the civilian population and critical infrastructure. Because this is a key element in today’s war of the Russian Federation. From the point of view of management tactics and strategy, there is no creativity and no changes in the military,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the OP, to RBC-Ukraine.
Authorities have several tasks they are working on to repel the aggressor’s attacks or at least minimize the damage caused. According to Podoliak, this is the diversification of heating, electricity and water supply. The second task is physical strengthening of critical objects – transformers, thermal power plants – for example, with concrete blocks.
At the same time, Ukraine wants to intensify negotiations with Western partners to increase and accelerate the supply system of air defense and anti-missile defense. The fourth direction is already a direct prerogative of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which activates the “training” for the infrastructural support of the Russian army. Podoliak clarified that this primarily concerns Crimea, where the maximum number of army warehouses with weapons is concentrated.
The OP also expects that the Russians can increase their forces and funds in any of the directions in order to put pressure on Ukraine in numbers. But, according to Podolyak, this approach no longer works, because our army, at one time, destroyed and will continue to destroy the logistics of supplying the occupiers.
As is known, after the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv direction, the Russian side made a “retaliatory strike”, but it was aimed at critical infrastructure facilities.
Thus, on September 11, the occupiers attacked the Kharkiv region, as a result of which CHP-5 was damaged. Due to this, power outages were observed in a number of areas.
Already on September 14, the enemy launched a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih. The occupiers hit hydraulic structures.
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