What is the purpose of the recent Russian army's strikes on Ukraine, which are mainly focused on energy facilities?
The Russian Ministry of Defense has given information that the Russian army has launched a large-scale attack on energy facilities in Ukraine. Certain Russian underground organizations in Ukraine point out that Russian troops strike at the Kharkiv power system. Why do you want to hit the power system? Is it just to weaken its electricity production capacity? No, it is actually to pave the way for Russia to launch a new offensive. Russia needs to understand that if it launches an offensive with its own military capabilities, it must consider weakening Ukraine's military offensive capabilities, including defensive capabilities.
On the one hand, the production capacity of the Ukrainian military industry, if the power system is destroyed, the production capacity of the Ukrainian military industry in Kharkiv, Odessa, and Mykolaiv will be greatly reduced, and the power system will be reduced by reducing Ukraine's production capacity.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian army relies heavily on civilian electricity in peacetime, so as an army, it is a joint use of military and civilian electricity. If the civilian power is knocked out, then the civilian power connected to the Ukrainian army in peacetime will be cut off, and it will completely depend on military power, and this dependence on military power will lead to major problems in the training of the Ukrainian army.
Once Ukraine's power system is knocked out, the overall combat capability of the Ukrainian army will be greatly weakened, which is why Russia frequently strikes Ukraine's power system, mainly for two purposes.
Ukraine is now facing many problems, and the loss of the power system will bring great problems to Ukraine's production and reconstruction, which is also an important value brought by Russia's comprehensive attack on its energy source. Therefore, there are strategic considerations for Russia to strike at these systems.
#普京: Strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities will continue#