🔗 Share this article Specialists Detect Russian Fear Strategy Targeting Tomahawk Deployment The Kremlin is executing a strategic manipulation campaign of warnings to discourage the US from delivering long-range missiles to Kyiv, based on analysis from defense experts. A high-ranking official stated: “We know these projectiles very well, their flight patterns, methods to intercept them, we encountered them in Syria, so there is nothing new. Those delivering them and the deploying forces will face consequences … We will develop strategies to target those who create problems for us.” Ukraine's Military Push Situation Ukraine's military were imposing substantial damage in a military operation in eastern Donetsk region, the central battlefield, the Ukrainian president reported on Wednesday. Kyiv's report, based on a report by his top commander, differed from Vladimir Putin's speech before high-ranking military personnel a previous day in which he claimed the invading army maintained the strategic initiative in every combat zone. Based on evaluation dated the beginning of October, conflict monitors said Russia was suffering significant losses, particularly from drone strikes by Ukraine, in compensation of minor territorial gains. Kyiv's troops, Zelenskyy said, were “maintaining our defense along various sectors”, highlighting especially northeastern Kupiansk, a heavily damaged town in Ukraine's northeast under sustained offensive operations for an extended period. Area Developments Administrative officials in southern Ukraine of the Kherson oblast said Russian attacks on Wednesday killed three people in and around the regional capital of the oblast center. The governor of the Sumy oblast, on the border area with neighboring Russia, said three individuals were killed in unmanned aerial strikes in different districts. Ukrainian aerial defense said it intercepted or jammed 154 out of 183 offensive unmanned aircraft through the evening. An offensive strike seriously damaged critical infrastructure, officials reported on Wednesday. Two workers were injured in the attack, as reported by power utility representatives. Sources gave no further information, about the facility's position, but government officials said attacks targeted energy infrastructure in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv, southern Ukraine and the Dnipropetrovsk area. Public Impact In the northern Ukrainian city of northeastern Ukraine, hit hard by the offensive operations against the power supply, authorities have created emergency spaces where civilians are able to find shelter, receive warm beverages, charge their phones and obtain emotional assistance, as reported by administrative leader. Diplomatic Response Kyiv's representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Wednesday urged European partners to step up purchases of American military equipment for Ukraine. “This doesn't mean we favor US equipment over European or alternative military systems – the reality is that we are asking the United States for equipment that European countries can't provide,” said Ukraine's NATO envoy. Federal law enforcement will shortly receive authorization to neutralize unmanned aerial vehicles, interior minister announced on Wednesday, after a spate of UAV observations considered likely Moscow's attempts to spy and intimidate. Presenting proposed legislation, the minister said security forces could legally “to take sophisticated countermeasures against UAV risks, such as electromagnetic pulses, electronic interference, satellite signal blocking, but also with physical means”. EU Defense Issues EU chief said on midweek that Europe must ramp up its protective capabilities to counter complex threat operations following aerial violations, computer network operations and marine communications interference. “These aren't coincidental events. They constitute a systematic and intensifying operation,” the official said in a address before the EU legislative body. “A couple of events are random chance, but three, five, ten – this constitutes a planned and specific ambiguous warfare operation against the European Union, and the EU needs to react.” Humanitarian Conditions The Swiss authorities has extended its refugee protection offered to displaced Ukrainians to at least 4 March 2027. Temporary protection, which allows people to leave the country as well as be employed in Switzerland, is generally limited to a single year but can be renewed. “The ruling reflects the continued unstable environment and ongoing military actions across large parts of Ukraine,” said a official communication. “Regardless of international peace efforts, a permanent peace that would permit safe return is not anticipated in the coming years.”