Pentagon: Ukraine’s Civilian Infrastructure & Residential Areas Hit By Russian Missiles

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By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

So…will Russian-Ukrainian “talks” In Belarus work to pause or potentially even end the war in Ukraine? Much hangs in the balance, particularly given the number of refugees and reports of civilian casualties. 

Senior Russian military leaders have told the country’s state-owned TASS news service that their military campaign is surgically aimed at striking military targets, air defenses and airports, however both Pentagon officials and public news reports suggest otherwise. 

Russia Short Range Ballistic Missiles 

According to a Pentagon transcript of a discussion between a senior US official and reporters Feb 26 before talks were announced, DoD says Russia is firing Short Range Ballistic Missiles into Ukraine. 

“I would also say that despite Russian claims to the contrary, we continue to see civilian infrastructure and residential areas impacted and damaged by these missile strikes. Again we’re not able to tell you whether those locations were intentionally targeted but there’s no doubt in our mind that civilian infrastructure and residential areas are being hit as a result of these barrages,” the senior official said. 

As of Feb 26, Russia has fired as many as 250 missiles, mostly consisting of SRBMs into Ukraine at various targets. It would seem that Russia may have been attempting to cripple Ukraine’s command and control, transportation and weapons storage areas, without necessarily unloading a barrage of heavy fire into urban areas.