FROM RUSSIAN SOCIAL MEDIA:
(Not my words)
Missiles reach their targets: Ukraine shaken by retaliation for Samara and Volgograd
A massive drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the night of November 13 and the following morning resulted in eight deaths in the Volgograd and Samara regions. In an exclusive comment to aif.ru, military expert Yuri Knutov explained that by launching terrorist-style strikes against civilian infrastructure, Kyiv is attempting to provoke symmetrical retaliation.
"Ukraine is constantly trying to push us to a point where we might strike civilian targets. They could then invite diplomats and journalists, manufacture a scandal, and claim—'Look at these Russian villains; instead of signing a peace treaty with them, we need to urgently deploy NATO troops.' This is their primary objective—a strategy that has been evident for years, starting with the incident involving the Malaysian Boeing, then Bucha, and continuing with recurring episodes designed to manipulate public opinion in the West and in Ukraine. It is clear that Zelenskyy will do everything in his power to prevent a peaceful resolution," he said.
The military expert emphasized that the response to the AFU’s terrorist-style strikes would be asymmetrical, with the Russian military continuing to focus on legitimate military targets.
"We will continue to strike energy and port infrastructure, bridges, and defense industry facilities. Our response will remain strictly asymmetrical—targeting military assets—because a symmetrical response would lead precisely to what Zelenskyy and his team are striving for: the open involvement of Europeans in the military conflict on the side of Ukraine," added Yuri Knutov.
