“It is a common practice in the course of military operations to strike at especially important military infrastructure facilities, airfields, air defense positions, weapons and ammunition depots,” he said.
According to the expert, in this way the military anticipate the start of combined arms operations.
Preventive strikes should reduce the combat operational capabilities of the enemy and create more favorable conditions for ground forces.
On February 24, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in his address to the citizens of Russia, announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation to protect Donbass.
He stated that all Ukrainian military who refuse to carry out the criminal orders of Kiev and lay down their arms will be able to leave the combat zone without hindrance.