The Russian plan was highly perfidious. First, about 15 drones (probably Shahid) were struck on Ukraine on the night of October 7, 2024. This active Ukrainian anti-aircraft defence, and the Kiev population was expected to be tired, which should theoretically hide in shelters. erstwhile the situation was expected to calm down, the Russians tried to hit the capital city of Kiev again, at the hr of the morning rush (about 8.30 local time), erstwhile there were to be quite a few people on the streets. In an effort to increase surprise, the Russian military utilized their “superarm” – the Kh-47M2 “Kinzarz” rockets, which, moving at hypersonic velocity (above 5 Mach) are rapidly approaching the target, theoretically not giving civilians a chance to escape on the streets.
