Precision Strikes To Bombing Cities: How Russia's Ukraine Attack Changed
NDTV
Ukraine has said 352 civilians have been killed, including 14 children, since the invasion began
The Russian invasion of Ukraine that started on February 24 appears to have widened from an offensive led by precision strikes on military elements to frequent rocket attacks and bombings with unguided munitions on key cities, reports by local media indicate.
On Day 1 of the invasion, local media and individuals on the ground had shared visuals of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles flying fast and low over Ukrainian towns and cities as they zeroed in on their targets, all of them infrastructure and equipment key for the Ukrainian military's proper operations, such as airfields, warehouses and barracks. The missiles flew over densely populated areas then.
The armoured Russian ground-attack aircraft Sukhoi-25, also known as the "Frogfoot", was seen attacking Ukrainian ground forces like tanks and infantry on Day 1 and the three-four days that followed.
The Russian offensive, however, seems to have changed from sending small groups of infantry supported by tanks, armoured personnel carriers and attack helicopters to an all-out offensive by a large number of troops, aided by bombings and frequent rocket barrage on the capital Kyiv and the second-largest city Kharkiv.
