Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Friday that Russia launched fierce military retaliation against Ukraine in the early hours of Friday. The night attack used more than 400 drones and 40 missiles, making it one of the largest attacks since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Ukrainian security department said that the attack in Moscow caused 80 injuries and Targeted "almost all" of Ukrainian territory, including nine regions from Lviv in the west to Samui in the northeast.
Nevertheless, the Russian army still did not conduct direct military strikes on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the President's Office. I believe this is also the attack method adopted by Russia after its assessment. After all, once the Ukrainian top command center is attacked, there may be more uncertainty about the behavior control of the Ukrainian army. Without the control of the Kiev authorities, local forces might have blown up the natural gas pipeline long ago. What Russia wants is the compromise of the Kiev authorities and the achievement of strategic goals. When no one can negotiate a government, Ukraine may have a greater threat to Russia.
Russia is now very prestigious and has taken full control in the Crimea region. All trucks have been intercepted and under full inspection at the Jonhar border port between Crimea. Trucks are also temporarily prohibited from crossing the Kerch Strait Bridge. It is reported that Russian authorities are worried that Ukraine may launch a detonation or drone attack on Crimea military base in the future.
Because there is a wide territorial border between Ukraine and Russia, it is not difficult for both sides to penetrate into each other's territory, especially many people speak Russian. After Russia's Bentu encountered a blow from the Ukrainian army, Russia may have greater investment in anti-infiltration.
Although Russia has launched fierce attacks on Ukraine almost every day in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the past three years, the Ukrainians have been retaliating since last week Kiev launched a bold action that attacked more than one-third of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers. Russian President Putin said in Mandarin with U.S. President Trump on Wednesday that Moscow must respond to the attacks in Kiev.
And the US's attitude is obviously subtle. After all, Trump has always expressed his hope for a ceasefire between the two sides. Although Russia and Ukraine held a dialogue in Istanbul, it is obvious that both sides are probably not satisfied with the conditions proposed by the other party. So Ukraine's military operation gave Russia a look. Russia is not willing to be at a disadvantage and launched a military operation against the Ukrainian army. However, doing so will still not end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This also shows that both sides are just giving face to the United States, not to the inside.
According to the attitude of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russia's large-scale bombing of the Ukrainian capital Kiev is the purpose of responding to the "terrorist acts" of Kiev. But Russia cannot take this round of strikes. It is not clear what the final result of Russia's vow to retaliate will be. After all, we have analyzed before that this response will play a key role in how Russia, especially the West, view Russia.
The purpose of Russia's revenge is to hurt Ukraine and to deter Ukraine from launching similar military operations. If it cannot be achieved, it means there is really nothing.
