Russia seeks to make Kharkiv a "gray zone" that will be unsuitable for life - the Economist

Since then, the city has been struck by ballistic missiles than ever since the beginning of the war. The attacks of drones are more frequent: they fly faster and higher, and also have a carbon wingspan, which makes them harder to beat. Military sources in Kyiv, according to the newspaper, claimed that Russia decided to make the city a "gray zone" unusable for civilians.

Instead, Mayor Terekhov stated that the city would in no way seem and at the beginning of a full -scale invasion, the situation was much worse, since only 300 thousand remained of two million people. At this stage, the exact intentions of Russia are not clear, although there are clear signs that it is preparing for a big summer offensive. A Ukrainian source that knows the intelligence picture reported that Russia is currently training about 120,000 servicemen in Eastern Siberia.

Kharkiv is one of several possible areas of future assault. This is not likely, but the Russian media was already actively told. This may indicate the Kremlin's information campaign to scare Kharkiv. This may be a hint towards the abandoned camp, which agitates for a more rigid response to Ukraine's frequent attacks on Belgorod, which also cause concern in the western circles. In March, Vladimir Putin spoke about the creation of a "buffer zone" on the border with Ukraine.

Kharkiv's military operation would be a difficult task for Russia. For the last time, when she tried to do so in 2022, the city was much weaker, the invaders failed. The capture of the city would require a breakthrough in Ukrainian defense and the environment that, according to analysts, Russia is not able to do. The Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and "Shahaneda".

The air defense forces knocked down all 17 enemy drones, which attacked three regions - Kharkiv, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions. As a result of the fall of the debris, people were injured. As a result of the impact of the Russian Federation, five people were injured on April 7. The blow was concentrated on the residential area of ​​the Kharkiv Center. We will remind, on April 7 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told about the situation in Kharkiv.