«--[· Preface ·]--»
On October 10, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, again fell into darkness, and this time the darkness will be longer than ever, as the Russian military focused on the intensive strikes on the Ukrainian energy system nodes, causing large-scale power outages, urban infrastructure paralysed, Ukrainian people's lives fell into despair, even the Ukrainian people have accumulated six charging treasures, are buying the seventh and eighth, only because of the increasing power outages.
«--[·The battle for survival under the cut-off of 28,000 households·]--»
The social media update of Kiev’s mayor, Krichenko, broke the morning’s silence and he confirmed on the morning of 10 that the Russian military’s intense drone and missile raids had wounded 12 civilians, eight of whom had to be hospitalized.
Residents in Pechersky District were awakened by the explosion in their sleep. A residential building was hit by drone debris and then ignited an open flame. The scattered debris also hit vehicles and buildings in multiple blocks. Immediately afterwards, the prompt of the lights going out began to jump on the phone screen.
The briefing of Kiev Governor Kalashnik is even more worrying. The 28,000 households in Brovare and Boryspil districts are completely dark, and this is only the first statistics. The emergency repair team of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, was dispatched urgently, but the timetable for restoring power supply has never been determined.
Despair spread in the supermarkets and the corners of the streets, people dragged into their suitcases to buy tanks, people ran up with a bunch of candles and watched her voice beaten through.The Kiev state government has set up emergency points in the community, but there are few necessary things to provide.
«-[· Interception Myth Shattered ·]-»
The war report released by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army in the morning, through familiar confidence, announced that the troops successfully destroyed 405 drones and 15 missiles through fire strikes and electronic suppression.
Residents on the left bank of Kiev were the first to suffer a double blow. After the lights suddenly went out, the tap water also stopped flowing. The Russian Ministry of Defense's statement exposed the lie. They made it clear that they carried out a large-scale precision strike on Ukrainian energy facilities from the night of the 9th to the early morning of the 10th.
What is even more dazzling is the data comparison. Zelensky confirmed that the Russian army launched more than 450 drones and 30 missiles, and the attack range covered 9 areas. Even based on the Ukrainian army's own battle reports, dozens of drones and missiles still broke through the defense line.
These “leaked fish” accurately infiltrated hydropower stations, power plants and power node, paralyzing the entire energy network.
The private assessment of Western military advisers was more straightforward, pointing out that the Ukrainian air defense system has a deadly blind zone, and that those small drones flying low can hardly be detected.
«--[· Drone swarm locks throat ·]--»
The Russian military's tactical adjustment is changing the position on the battlefield, the former high-value cruise missile is no longer the main force, replaced by the "bees group" composed of the suicide drone "Tijana-2", which is considered by the West to be the native version of Iran's "witness - 136", made extremely low, but can carry 50 kilograms of combat unit.
British military intelligence six intelligence reports show that the Russian military has put these drones on the production line, also trained a large number of operators, the first batch of 300 drones have already been put into service, the second batch of 2,400 additions give the Russian military with continuous strike capability, "launch 100 drones per day, can also sustain a month."
This tactic hit the Ukrainian weak ribs, the Ukrainian "Truth" has disclosed that in the 17th air strike, the Ukrainian army despite shooting down 36 drones, but mostly by light weapons in luck, the air defense system could not form effective interception, in the 10th attack, the damage caused by the drone debris is much more widespread than the direct cause, many power stations due to equipment damage completely stopped.
What is even more worrying is the follow-up threat. Western intelligence agencies have discovered that the Russian army is testing the "Geranium-3" improved drone. This new equipment is equipped with the GLONASS navigation system, which flies faster and is almost silent. It can also hit moving targets such as armored vehicles.
“The West is on the battlefield.”
The dark night in Kiev sparked anxiety in the West, and surveillance data from NATO headquarters show that the Russian military has increased its force in the direction of Kharkov and Zaporozhye while striking energy facilities.
The situation in the Ukrainian government is getting more and more difficult, Zelensky is constantly calling for additional aid from the West, but it is difficult to quickly fill the gap in the air defense system, according to DTEK, the degree of damage to the energy facilities is far more than expected, some equipment will need to be dispatched from abroad, and the repair cycle may take months.
The people's patience is exhausted, and in front of the emergency points on the streets of Kiev, people scream at government officials and quietly pack their luggage ready to escape.
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Russia's strategic intentions gradually become clear, by accurately striking the paralyzed infrastructure, using low-cost drones to consume Ukrainian military resources, and then to concentrate on pressure, in the darkness of Kiev, not only hides the despair of the people, but also creates new variants of the geographical pattern, it is not known whether the corner of the general offensive blows, but Ukraine's winter, destined to be colder than ever.