MOSCOW, May 2. Russian air and space strikes on strategic military installations in Ukraine could affect the readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for offensive operations, former British intelligence officer Philip Ingram told Newsweek.
«The attack highlights the importance of ammunition depots and defense industry facilities .<…> It could have affected the preparatory work of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the counteroffensive,» the expert said.
As noted in the article, Russian aviation hit a key enterprise that took part in testing Ukrainian anti-ship missiles «Neptune», as well as rockets Alder-M.
On May 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a group missile attack with long-range precision weapons on military-industrial complex facilities of Ukraine.