Russia prepares for a massive missile strike, shelling of Kherson, fighting in the Bakhmut direction. What's happening on the front line?

The UK Ministry of Defense's military intelligence believes that the massive strikes that Russia has been carrying out against Ukraine's energy network since October 10 are in line with the concept of a strategic operation to destroy critical targets, which is in line with Russia's military doctrine. Russia envisioned this concept to include the use of long-range missiles to strike critical infrastructure rather than military forces. Its goal is to demoralize the population and eventually force the country's leaders to capitulate, the British agency believes.

British intelligence questions the effectiveness of this strategy because, according to it, Russia has probably already used up most of its suitable missiles, and the physical and psychological effects of the strikes are likely to be less than if they had been launched during the initial phase of the war as the Ukrainians have mobilized.

The shelling of Russia

The head of the Belgorod Region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported another bombardment of the region. According to Gladkov, air defense systems were in operation over Belgorod and the Belgorod district. Also, villages in the Valuiki and Shebekino districts were shelled. Shell fragments damaged several residential buildings, a House of Culture and a kindergarten.

One man was injured as a result of the shelling in the village of Murom; he was taken to the central district hospital with shrapnel wounds, in moderately grave condition, Gladkov wrote. The governor also reported damage to two private houses and a power transmission line.

The footage of air defense operation over Belgorod is published by the Military Informant Z-channel: