The day before, the Russian military launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. Later, he publicly explained why he made the corresponding attack. Analysts explained why he made this statement.
In the first half of October 10, the Russian military launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. According to the dictator from the Kremlin, it was retaliation for the explosions on the Crimean bridge. The statement he made after that deserves special attention, stressed at the Institute for the Study of War.
Russia is not ready for decisive action
In his statement, Putin noted a proportional escalation of any future action. The head of the Kremlin noted that if Ukraine continues “terrorist attacks against Russia, the response will be brutal, and its scale will correspond to the level of threat.”
What does the statement indicate? It means that Putin will climb the ladder of escalation rung by rung with a certain amount of caution. Therefore, expect dramatic events – a nuclear strike – is not worth it.
In addition, the relevant statements should influence some of the Russians who support with both hands war.Like, they should lead their expectations of the daily bombardment of Ukraine. Indeed, Russian military bloggers have largely praised Putin's actions. But there is one “but”…
According to Ukrainian and Western intelligence, Russia has already spent a significant part of its precision-guided missiles. And this means that Putin is well aware that he will not be able to maintain such a level of intensity of the attack on Ukraine for a long time.
The attack was being prepared before the explosions on the bridge
The corresponding opinion was voiced in the Main Directorate of Intelligence. They noted that Putin was preparing a retaliatory attack even before the explosions on the Crimean bridge. It was supposed to be a conditional retribution for the failures in the Kharkiv-Izyum-Liman directions.
Putin himself emphasized retribution for the Crimean bridge. The compilers of the report noted that the dictator could carry out a massive blow, in order to restore confidence in the pro-war nationalist camp. Those Russians who for several days insisted on retribution.
It is not surprising that at first The Russian Security Council, he called Ukraine guilty of a terrorist attack against Russian civilian and critical infrastructure. In his nonsense, he also dragged the Kursk nuclear power plant, as well as sections of the Turkish Stream gas transportation system.
Recall that on October 10, the Russian military fired 84 cruise missiles across Ukraine. Fortunately, 43 enemy shells were shot down by the air defense forces. It is known that 20 cities of our state were damaged as a result of a massive missile strike.
