Russian Drone and Missile Offensive Part of Long-Term Military Strategy

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"I have no doubt that they are planned strikes and that they're part of a strategy that has been developed for quite a long time. The Russians always say that these are retaliatory strikes because according to the provisions of the special military operation, they are supposed to attack only military and military-industrial facilities. By saying that these are retaliatory strikes, it gives them legally, I'm talking about internal Russian law, legally a bit more flexibility."

Alexander argues that recent large-scale Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, including 50-70 missiles targeting Kiev and Sunumi, are not retaliatory as Moscow claims but part of a carefully planned military campaign developed weeks in advance. He explains Russia frames these as retaliation for domestic legal flexibility while actually executing a coordinated strategy to support ground offensives. The strikes are increasing in scale and sophistication since October 2022.