An attack on a Ukrainian convoy killed 30 people near the city of Zaporizhia. According to British information, Russian anti-aircraft missiles were used due to ammunition shortages. These are actually considered too valuable to be used on the ground.
According to estimates by British secret services, Moscow is now using defensive missiles in its ground offensive in Ukraine that are actually intended for shooting down aircraft or other missiles. In an attack on a convoy south-east of the city of Zaporizhia on Friday, such a long-range anti-aircraft missile was allegedly used, according to the daily summary report from the British Ministry of Defence.
At least 30 people were killed in the attack, according to Ukrainian sources. Two children were among the dead, Ukraine’s national police chief Igor Klymenko said on Facebook. They are an 11-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. Another 88 people were injured – including 27 police officers.
According to the presidential office in Kyiv, 16 Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles hit the vehicles. For their part, pro-Russian authorities accused Ukraine of being responsible for the “terrorist attack”. The British secret services see the use of such an anti-aircraft missile as a sign of Russian ammunition shortages, since these weapons are considered strategically valuable and only available in limited numbers.
Moscow is now allegedly also using such weapons to gain tactical advantages and accepts the fact that civilians are being killed who, following the illegal annexation of several Ukrainian territories, should be considered Russia’s own citizens.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed the annexation agreements with pro-Russian leaders in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, Kherson and Zaporizhia on Friday.
The British Ministry of Defense has published daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on February 24, citing secret services. In doing so, the British government wants to both counter the Russian portrayal and keep allies in line. Moscow accuses London of a targeted disinformation campaign.
