Total blackout in Ukraine "definitely won't happen" — military expert

Dmytro Zhmaylo, co-founder and executive director of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation, expressed his opinions on Espreso TV.

“As for the strikes that the Russian Federation is conducting, the last massive one was on August 26, and then large-scale strikes began, I think, a couple of weeks ago. Accordingly, the Russian Federation has been trying to build up its stockpile since the summer. The main type of missile they use to attack Ukraine is the Kh-101 cruise missile, which they are constantly trying to improve and launch at critically low altitudes. By the way, this is the missile that hit the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital. So I don't think there will be such massive attacks as we saw in August and November,” he said. 

Dmytro Zhmaylo stated that while Russia will persist in producing missiles and Shahed drones, he believes it will not be able to achieve a total blackout in Ukraine.

"To maintain constant pressure and tension, to keep air raid alarms sounding, the Russians will undoubtedly strive for this. They have the capacity for 2-3 massive attacks and can produce dozens of Kh-series missiles, unfortunately, dozens. They are trying to produce Shaheds and are roughly doubling or completing their plans ahead of schedule. So, this winter will undoubtedly be tough for Ukraine, but to say that the Russians will manage to plunge us into a complete blackout - this definitely won't happen," remarked the co-founder and executive director of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation.

• On the evening of Wednesday, November 27, the occupying Russian army launched attack UAVs over Ukrainian territory, with air defense operating in the Kyiv region. On the morning of November 28, Russia deployed Tu-95MS bombers and launched missiles.