The main goal of the massive missile strikes of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine is probably the resumption of the public image of the Ministry of Defense of the country, the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its report for October 11
indicated.
It is noted that the strengthening of the air attacks of the Russian Federation is not related to the appointment of Russian General Sergei Surovikin by the commander of the troops in Ukraine.
“The previous experience of the Army General Sergei Surovikin as commander of the Russian armed forces in Syria, most likely, does not explain the wave of massive missile strikes in Ukraine over the past few days and does not indicate a change in the trajectory of Russian capabilities or strategies in Ukraine,” the statement said Experts.
According to analysts, the appointment of Surovikin will not lead to further “Syriaization” of Russian operations in Ukraine.
“The space of hostilities in Ukraine is fundamentally different from the space of hostilities in Syria, and direct comparisons with the Syrian” scenario “of Surovikin hide the fact that Russia is faced with completely different challenges in Ukraine. Russia cannot” sir “war” Basically, due to the fact that she was not able to gain superiority in the air, which deprives her of the opportunity to conduct massive carpet bombing of Ukraine, which she could conduct and conducted in Syria, ”the report emphasizes.
The experts of the institute believe that “Russian military officials could coordinate the appointment of Surovikin and strikes by cruise missiles on October 10 on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine to rehabilitate the attitude to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Whoever was appointed commander, he would lead to striking winged missiles On October 10, which, according to Ukrainian intelligence, were planned on October 2 (and which Surovikin did not definitely plan, did not prepare and did not spend on the day of his appointment), ”the report indicates.