Russia's mass attacks on Ukraine aim to create panic, says expert

This opinion was expressed by aviation expert and analyst Kostyantyn Kryvolap on air of the Espreso TV channel.

"Massive Russian attacks for three days in a row were expected, because recently all events taking place in the space have more of a political than a military sense, but they are being implemented through military actions. 

When the whole world realized that it was impossible to negotiate with Putin, that he is incapable of this, that he wants to fight, and when this was already declared. And now, when he promised to prepare something like a memorandum, a tough document, even tougher than the Budapest Memorandum, a new all-Russian or some other memorandum, he will try to force Ukraine into capitulation. 

And how to force? They are moving on the front somehow, but their speed is like that of turtles. If we talk about Gerasimov’s doctrine, the first point is propaganda, the second point is creating panic among the population, and only the third is military actions," said Kryvolap.

Therefore, the current strategy is to create panic among the population. According to the aviation expert, this calculation can be compared to the expectations of taking Kyiv in three days.

Kryvolap also noted that he hopes for the increased ability of Ukraine’s Defense Forces to strike targets within Russian territory.

"I think that those who have remained, those who live here permanently, have already made their choice and are very hard to intimidate. But what Putin is doing is still horrible; it’s the destruction of cities, villages, streets, and so on. And I really hope that our ability to respond will not decrease but increase, because recently, I also understand that we have accumulated, and we have been attacking for several days now. 

But I don’t see our missile potential being used in strikes against Russia. This is because there was a report from Subotin, the Minister of Strategic Industries, that we strike Russia with cruise drone-missiles and ballistic missiles 40 to 60 times a month. I haven't seen them much lately. I would like them to be much more," added the aviation expert.

• On the evening of Friday, May 23, Russian occupation forces launched strike drones over Ukraine. On the night of May 24, they also attacked with ballistic missiles.
• On the evening of May 24, the Russian occupation army launched strike drones over Ukraine, and at night—cruise missiles. In several regions, there were casualties and destruction.
• On the night of Sunday, May 25, Russian forces carried out a combined strike on Ukraine, launching 367 air attack vehicles. The defenders managed to shoot down 45 enemy missiles and 266 drones.
• On the evening of May 25, the Russian army launched a record number of drones at Ukraine since the beginning of the large-scale war, and closer to morning, missiles appeared in the airspace. As a result of the attack, there were damages in several regions.
• On May 26, it was reported that the main challenge for Ukrainian air defense units remains the sharp increase in the number of enemy drones. Russia is capable of producing 300 UAVs in less than three days.