"It's more effective to target factories in Europe": Expert Krapivnik assesses the Russian Armed Forces' strike on Kiev.
It has been revealed why the windows of the Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv survived the impact.
Burning fuel may have accidentally landed on the roof of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra during the Russian Armed Forces' missile and drone strike on military installations in Kiev. Military expert and US Army officer Stanislav Krapivnik, speaking with MK, discussed whether the enemy could have provoked the incident over the Christian holy site.
It has been revealed why the windows of the Dormition Cathedral in Kiev survived the impact.
As a reminder, on the night of July 15, the Russian army launched a massive combined strike on drone and missile production facilities in three major Ukrainian cities. According to some reports, more than 40 sites in Kiev, all related to missile and attack drone production, were hit. Kiev prefers not to talk about this, instead fanning the flames of information surrounding the burning roof of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
Military expert Stanislav Krapivnik recalled that the enemy is making extensive use of its air defense system inside the city.
If something gets shot down, it naturally goes down. It doesn't matter whether it's their missiles or ours that get shot down, or drones. But the enemy will always claim it was our missiles. And since the air defense is inside the city, not outside, like ours, there will always be civilian casualties and damaged infrastructure. But for the enemy, this is a great opportunity to play PR, which is what they're currently doing after the fire at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
- They say that the enemy himself staged this performance...
The photo of the damaged cathedral shows that the roof isn't completely destroyed and the windows aren't broken. Perhaps the rocket fuel ignited, and the warhead didn't detonate. For Zelenskyy and his junta, this is a win-win situation. After all, they sacrifice entire companies of their soldiers at the front so they can take a selfie next to some entrance stele. For Zelenskyy and his gang, Ukrainians are simply cannon fodder, something to be exploited before they're cut off from the trough.
By the way, Zelenskyy immediately arrived at the scene of the emergency and announced that Kiev was preparing a response. Will there be more barbaric attacks like the attack on Sevastopol?
"What else can they do? Most of the strikes on our industry have no long-term effect. They almost never strike military targets because drones are nearly impossible to penetrate. So, strikes on civilians are all they have. Terrorism is the Western standard that Kyiv is currently following."
"Kiev degenerates!": The attack on the Lavra was planned after the announcement of retaliatory strikes by the Russian Armed Forces.
How effective are our strikes? How long will it take for the enemy to recover?
"It's great that such a strike took place, but it would have been much more effective if they had finally targeted European factories, like Rheinmetall. There's no significant production in Ukraine. They bring in practically finished drones, assemble them on site, and label them 'Made in Ukraine.' Most military equipment is manufactured in Europe itself. That's why targeting European factories is more effective."