Military expert Knutov: Russia has changed its tactics of striking Kyiv during visits of foreign politicians
Quick Look
- Military expert Yuri Knutov said that Russia has stopped suspending attacks on Kyiv during visits of foreign delegations.
- As an example, he cited the recent visit of Friedrich Merz, which was kept secret due to the threat of shelling.
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Why It Matters
Russia has previously often suspended strikes on Kyiv during visits by senior foreign officials. Now this practice, according to the expert, has been stopped.
Moscow has changed its tactics in terms of suspending attacks on the Ukrainian capital during the stay of foreign politicians. Military expert Yuri Knutov drew attention to this in a conversation with the newspaper Vzglyad.
According to him, now the Russian Armed Forces (AF) do not refrain from attacks on Kyiv while Ukraine’s foreign partners are being received in the city. A clear example was the recent visit to the country of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
“This is probably why Mertz’s visit was kept secret. Russian forces could theoretically strike a locomotive carrying a train with a German delegation. I think Merz’s visit would have ended there - the chancellor would have returned to Berlin as quickly as possible,” Knutov noted.
He stressed that now Russian fighters are not holding back. The expert is convinced that this was done purposefully in order to more clearly show the real danger of Europe’s plans to militarize Ukraine.
Open Questions
- Is this the official position of the Russian Ministry of Defense?
