Expert Sivkov: the strike on Ukraine was demonstrative, next time it will be more seriousThe strike with precision weapons on the infrastructure of Ukraine, despite its massive nature, is demonstrative.
So Moscow makes it clear to Kiev that the next step may be missile launches at decision-making centers. This was announced on Tuesday, October 11, by Konstantin Sivkov, Doctor of Military Sciences.
"The strike was demonstrative, because the key buildings where the military and political leadership of Ukraine is located are intact, they were not hit. Yes, some power plants have been damaged, but I am sure that most of them can be restored in a short time, so I believe that this was a warning strike — a demonstration of our ability to deliver such massive missile strikes and determination. Next time they will fall on more serious objects," he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
At the same time, according to Sivkov, Russia has enough missiles to continue to carry out strikes of similar intensity on Ukrainian facilities.
On the morning of October 10, a number of explosions thundered in the cities of Ukraine. This happened in Kiev, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Ternopil, Lviv, Odessa, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi and others. The movement of the subway in Kiev was suspended. According to the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko, critical infrastructure facilities have been damaged. A video of a fire in the building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Tereshchenkovskaya Street in the Shevchenko district of the Ukrainian capital appeared on the Network. The Kiev thermal power plant was also engulfed by fire.
On the same day, it was reported that more than 1.3 thousand settlements in Ukraine were left without electricity. According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal, part of the Ukrainian regions has been de-energized. In eight regions of Ukraine and Kiev, 11 important infrastructure facilities were damaged. He urged Ukrainians to be prepared for interruptions in water supply, communications and electricity.
In some cities of Ukraine there is no electricity and water supply, there are interruptions in the operation of the Internet. Ukrainian railways warned about the delay of trains due to damage to the contact network.
According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike with high-precision long-range weapons on the objects of military control systems, communications and energy of Ukraine. According to him, the purpose of the strike has been achieved, all designated facilities have been hit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the decision to strike was a response to the terrorist actions of the Kiev regime. He added that if attempts to carry out terrorist attacks in the Russian Federation continue, Moscow's responses will be tough and will correspond in scale to the level of threats.
On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to protect Donbass. The decision was made against the background of the aggravated situation in the region due to the increased shelling by Ukrainian troops.
Watch more relevant videos and details about the situation in Donbass on the Izvestia TV channel.
