Russia and Ukraine Have Stepped up Their Aerial War. Civilians Are Paying the Price
- Earlier this week, at least 17 people were killed in Kyiv as Russia fired over two dozen missiles, with civilian deaths in Ukraine reaching at least 1,396 in the first half of this year—a 37% increase.
- Russia launched a daily average of 172 strikes last month compared to 28 from Ukraine, while Moscow fired 139 ballistic missiles in July alone—more than any other month this year.
- Ukraine has targeted Russian economic infrastructure including Wildberries warehouses, while civilians near the front line describe feeling like victims of a "drone safari" carried out by Russian troops.
- Both sides' offensive capabilities are outstripping their air defenses, according to Olha Polishchuk, Eastern Europe research manager at ACLED; front-line movement remains "very, very slow," he said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a 40-day campaign to ramp up deep strikes; Natia Seskuria of the Royal United Services Institute said it has a "pragmatic aim to slow down Russia's summer offensive" by stretching resources.
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The increase in the pace of Ukrainian attacks has fueled discontent among the Russians, but it is not clear that the Kremlin’s war calculations will change.
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Air attacks are increasing while defenses are not enough, with more damage to infrastructure and civilian casualties
By Lauren Kent, CNN The front lines of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are largely stagnant.But in the skies, the war is intensifying.The offensive capabilities of both sides now seem to surpass their air defenses, according to analysts.That means that more attacks are reaching their targets, more critical and economic infrastructure The post Russia and Ukraine intensify their air war.The civilians pay the price appeared first on KVIA.
Svenska Dagbladet
hbl.fiDuring the summer, the number of civilians killed and injured in the Ukraine war has increased sharply. Most civilian casualties are on the Ukrainian side. “This is due to this spiral of escalation we are seeing now,” says military expert Ilmari Käihkö.
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