01.01.2023, Berlin.
The idea of paralyzing drone and missile production in Russia through sanctions has proven wrong, retired colonel and military expert Wolfgang Richter told Die Welt on December 30.
Richter said that Russia has managed to keep production on track. “They use an astonishingly large number of missiles and drones,” the colonel stated.
Russia is now producing far more of these weapons than it did before the war and sanctions. Richter noted a decline in strike activity in the fall. In his opinion, the Russian Aerospace Forces was building up a reserve for winter strikes.
When struck by a large number of missiles and drones, the air defense system can be paralyzed. When attacked from different directions, it reaches the limits of its power.
Richter noted the inevitability of damage to civilian targets in such attacks, even if it is not the intention of the attackers. Some missiles are shot down and their debris falls on residential buildings. Some buildings are damaged by the blast wave of missiles attacking infrastructure.
The Russian Aerospace Forces continue strikes on the objects of critical infrastructure of Ukraine. The first wave of strikes began on October 10, 2022 after the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge. At that time, explosions occurred in major Ukrainian cities: Kiev, Vinnitsa, Rovno, Kharkov, Poltava, Ternopol, Dnepropetrovsk and others.
The Russian military strikes land-, sea- and air-based missiles against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. The targets of the strikes are mainly military and energy facilities.
On December 30, the Ukrainian armed units attacked the doewntown Belgorod with missiles. It was reported that 25 people were killed and 109 wounded.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
