Main points
- Since March 14, approximately 300 drone attacks have been carried out on Moscow, which are of strategic importance for depleting air defenses.
- Drone attacks could be a rehearsal for cruise missile attacks, as they perform reconnaissance functions and cause economic losses for Russia.
Ukraine has been attacking Moscow for several days / Collage by Channel 24, photo Getty Images
Since March 14, the Russian capital has been fending off drone attacks, with a total of about 300 drones flying over Moscow. It's clear that the Russians are scared by this, but Ukraine has more important intentions than to cause panic.
Aviation expert Anatoliy Khrapchinsky told Channel 24 about this, emphasizing that the attack by our drones is a strategic task at various levels, from exhausting air defense to preparing for the next attacks.
Why has Ukraine been attacking Moscow for several days?
The aviation expert explained that this is not about intensifying attacks, but about acquiring the capabilities to produce a sufficient number of means that we can redistribute to military facilities. Recently, there were also strikes at night on an aircraft repair plant, in addition to the Votkinsk plant.
He reminded that in the Moscow region there is the city of Korolev, where the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation is located. They manufacture missiles of the X-101, X-555, X-32, X-69, X-59, X-32 class. Meanwhile, in Ramenskoye in the Moscow region, Zircon missiles are produced.
That is, Moscow and the region are full of various enterprises that are interesting to us. In addition, there are a large number of scientific enterprises that are engaged in the development of technologies that the enemy then uses in war. Therefore, this is not just about scaring the residents of Rublyovka. There is strategic importance, there is a strategy that affects the capabilities of the Russians,
– he emphasized.
In addition, when an unknown aerial object appears in the sky, there is always a need to deploy countermeasures. That is, we are talking about exhausting the enemy's air defenses .
Pay attention! At the same time, military observer Ivan Tymochko drew attention to 2 more goals of the attacks on Moscow. He noted that these are destabilization of the internal situation, as well as informational and military-political effects for the Kremlin's partners or foreign businesses that would like to enter Moscow.
Khrapchinsky also emphasized that it is Russia that is fighting on the principle of scaring the world and Ukrainians, while we are knocking out tactical capabilities . After all, the suspension of air services in the Moscow region is a colossal economic loss for the Kremlin.
He added that drone attacks could be a kind of rehearsal for larger attacks, but with cruise missiles. By launching UAVs, Ukraine is actually conducting reconnaissance and collecting information about the enemy's countermeasures.
Not just Moscow: what were the latest attacks on Russia?
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On March 17, drones may have hit the 123rd Aviation Repair Plant in Novgorod Oblast, which specializes in the repair, modernization, and maintenance of military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. In addition, two A-50 aircraft may have been located there at the time of the arrival.
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There was also unrest in Sloviansk-on-Kuban – there were explosions in the area of the Sloviansk Eco oil refinery. Interestingly, the operational headquarters of Kuban calls the strike “an attempted terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime.”
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Ukrainian drones also attacked an oil depot in Labinsk, in the Krasnodar Territory. A large-scale fire broke out there.