Russian President Vladimir Putin's allies claimed Monday's deadly attack on Ukrainian cities were just the "first episode," as they call for more indiscriminate attacks, but questions have arisen about Moscow's dwindling stock of hard-to-replace, precision-guided weapons.
Civil cars were destroyed on a street in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv.
The strikes on major Ukrainian cities were called the first episode of Russia's broader effort to "dismantle" Ukraine by the former President and close Putin ally.
The Institute for the Study of War said that Monday's attacks "wasted some of Russia's dwindling precision weapons against civilian targets as opposed to militarily significant targets."
Russian reliance on precision weapons may weaken its ability to stop Ukrainian counter-offensive operations in Kherson and Luhansk.
Multiple air raid alarms were sounded in major Ukrainian cities on Tuesday as people were told to take shelter.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian military, Russia fired 61 missiles and 32 air-launched missiles at Kyiv and other major cities on Monday, killing 19 people and wounding more than 100.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian military said it shot down four missiles fired by Russian aircraft on Tuesday.
Russia's defense ministry and military leadership have been warned by the UK's defense ministry. According to the assessment, the appointment of General Sergei Surovikin as the commander of the invasion of Ukraine is likely to improve its operations in the country. The assessment states that the Russian defense ministry is poorly resourced to achieve the political objectives it has set in Ukranian The Guardian reported on internal opposition to Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu. The founder of theWagner private military group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, are said to be leading the opposition to Shoigu.
The foreign minister of Ukraine said that Putin was notprovoked to unleash missile terror. Russia had been hittingUkraine with missiles. Putin uses missile terror to try to change the pace of war in his favor, because he is desperate.
Russia launched new attacks against civilian targets in Ukraine in response to the bridge blast. The bridge, which was a sign of Russian power over the annexed peninsula, was blamed for the blast by Putin. The attack has not been officially taken responsibility by the Ukrainian government. The strikes were seen as a major escalation by Russia and prompted criticism from the west. The Secretary of State supports the people of Ukraine. Beijing called for de-escalation and New Delhi expressed concern about the deaths of civilians, which were unexpected pushbacks from both China and India.
Putin blamed Ukraine for the attack on the bridge.
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