More than 10 million people in Ukraine have been affected by power outages after massive missile attacks carried out by Russian forces across Ukraine.
There is also a view that the Russian military is trying to strengthen its defenses in the controlled areas, such as building a large-scale bunker in response to the Ukrainian military's reversal offensive.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 18th that it carried out a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on the 17th, targeting energy-related facilities, etc., and as the full-scale winter approaches, the attack targeting infrastructure facilities such as electric power will be accelerated. I'm here.
A series of attacks caused power outages mainly in the capital Kyiv and southern Odesa, affecting more than 10 million people.
On the 17th, spokesman Peskov of the Russian presidential office justified the attack by Russia, saying, ``The Ukrainian side will not respond to problem solving and negotiations.''
UK Ministry of Defense “Russian forces strengthen defense in controlled areas”
On the other hand, as the Ukrainian army recaptured the southern base of Kherson and strengthened its reversal offensive, the British Ministry of Defense, which analyzes the war situation, pointed out on the 18th that the Russian army is prioritizing defense preparations in various parts of Ukraine. .
Among them, Russian military units are said to be building bunkers near the border of southern Crimea and Kherson province, which Russia unilaterally annexed eight years ago, as well as eastern Donetsk and Luhansk provinces, areas controlled by the Russian military. Our analysis is that they are trying to solidify their defenses with
Independent Russian media also released a video purporting to have been filmed near the border between Crimea and Kherson province, showing a dug-out dug as deep as an adult and reinforced with timber to prevent tanks from advancing. A row of concrete blocks is shown.
Missile hits Ukrainian expert arrives in Poland
On the other hand, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kuleva announced on the 18th that Ukrainian experts participating in the local investigation had arrived in Poland and started work on the missile landing in Poland, which borders Ukraine.
Regarding this missile, there is a difference of opinion between the Ukrainian side and the Western side, which points out the possibility that it was an interceptor missile launched by the Ukrainian military, and the focus is on the results of the investigation.