
Russia has switched to a new strategy within the framework of the Northern Military District, focusing on the destruction of production capacities and technological chains of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, said military expert Anatoly Matviychuk.
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Russia is conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine. The parties to the conflict regularly exchange attacks on military and critical infrastructure.
Russia switched to a new strategy for conducting a special military operation (SVO) and began to destroy not just Ukrainian equipment, but the places of its production. Military expert Anatoly Matviychuk announced a change in tactics in an interview with MK.RU.
“Previously, strikes were often perceived as a demonstration. Now we see a blow to technological chains: the production of components, the assembly of drones, storage locations, and even the conversion of ordinary containers into launchers,” the analyst said.
According to Matviychuk, Ukraine does not have the resources to prevent damage from Russian strikes due to the limited number of missiles for air defense systems.

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