The Ukrainian authorities intend to significantly expand the geography and intensity of strikes against Russian oil infrastructure facilities. A corresponding statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, emphasizing that such measures will serve as a mirror-like and harsh response to Moscow's actions. According to the head of state, domestic intelligence has obtained secret documents that detail the Kremlin's updated strategic plans.
The Essence of the Kremlin's New Strategy and Threats to Cities
According to data obtained by Ukrainian intelligence, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered his armed forces to strictly adhere to the so-called new military doctrine. This document provides for massive and devastating air strikes against Kyiv and other major Ukrainian population centers. The main hidden goal of the Kremlin leadership is to sow panic and force peaceful Ukrainians to massively abandon their homes and the capital.
Attacks on Civil Infrastructure as an Element of Pressure
Recently, there has been a sharp increase in the number of attacks by the Russian army on civilian objects, critical logistics, educational institutions, and medical facilities. Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the aggressor is purposefully hitting roads, schools, and hospitals in order to exert maximum psychological pressure on the population. Such steps are being taken against the backdrop of serious failures of the Russian army at the front and colossal personnel losses in key frontline regions.
Contradictory Data
Despite public statements by the Ukrainian leadership and data from Western agencies such as Reuters, the Russian side traditionally denies targeted strikes against civilian infrastructure, qualifying its actions as military operations against strategic objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, independent experts and international observers record a growing scale of destruction of the housing stock, which directly contradicts the official reports of the Russian Ministry of Defense about exclusively high-precision strikes.
Retaliatory Measures and Prospects of the Operation
In response to the terror against the civilian population, the Ukrainian side is intensifying asymmetric actions, a key element of which will be strikes against Russian oil refineries. Economic pressure on the aggressor is designed to demonstrate the failure of the Kremlin's plans. In addition, the Ukrainian leader had previously shared information about new successes of the Defense Forces within the framework of Operation Vivaldi, and hinted at the potential use of domestic missile weapons against strategic objects deep in the enemy's rear.
