The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine stated the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked russian targets at Saky aerodrome and Sevastopol on January 4, 2024. These attacks highly likely degraded the awareness and coverage of russian air defenses over the Crimean region, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
In response, russia launched a number of missile attacks across Ukraine on January 8, 2024, targeting several cities including Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia city.
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This once again demonstrates the ineffectiveness of russian air defenses in protecting key locations, despite their enhanced preparedness. The scale of the russian response is likely indicative of the level of success achieved by the Ukrainian armed forces’ actions of January 4, 2024.
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