According to analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), against the backdrop of cynical statements by Kremlin dictator and war criminal Vladimir Putin about his alleged interest in peace talks with Ukraine, the terrorist army of the Russian Federation fired about 158 missiles at Ukrainian territory on 29 December.
How Putin cynically refutes his own false statements
Analysts note that at least 31 people were killed in the latest massive missile attack by the criminal army of Russia on Ukraine on 29 December.
ISW has consistently assessed that, despite reports of Putin's tacit signals of interest in ceasefire talks, Russia's goal in Ukraine — the complete surrender of Ukraine and the West, which has been clearly articulated in the Kremlin's public rhetoric — remains unchanged, analysts say.
ISW cited the example of US President Joe Biden's recent statement about the Kremlin's desire to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians.
This is exactly what the massive strikes that Russia launched against Ukraine on 29 December should remind us of, Biden said.
This view is also supported by the governments of the United Kingdom and Estonia. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the head of the Estonian government, Kaija Kallas, said that the Russia's attacks on Ukraine are a manifestation of its desire to destroy freedom, democracy and Ukraine itself, the Institute recalled.
What is known about the preparation of Russian army for a massive missile attack on Ukraine
ISW analysts emphasise that the massive missile attack by the terrorist army of Russia on Ukraine on 29 December is the result of several months of experiments by Russian war criminals who were firing at Ukraine using various combinations of UAVs and missiles.
Experts note that over the past few months, Russian war criminals have carried out a series of strikes against Ukraine of varying severity.
Various combinations of UAVs, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were used for this purpose. At the same time, the enemy used either exclusively Shahid UAVs or drones in combination with fewer missiles.
Analysts point out that during the massive attack on Ukraine on 29 December, the Russian occupiers used 36 Shahed UAVs and more than 100 missiles of various types and modifications.
According to analysts, the occupiers use drones to bypass air defences and missiles to inflict maximum damage on their targets.
Russia may have deliberately accumulated missiles of various sizes in the autumn and early winter of 2023 to create a more diverse strike capability and apply lessons learned from various recent reconnaissance and research missions, ISW emphasises.
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