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Russia’s Shock & Awe Missile Barrage Could Force Ukraine to Peace – Expert

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A combat launch from Russia's Iskander tactical missile system, targeting hangars housing Ukrainian military equipment and ammunition during the special military operation. File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 02.07.2026
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Judging by Zelensky’s hysterical reaction, the damage done to the Flamingo ballistic missiles' assembly lines was serious, Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, tells Sputnik.
Mikhailov highlighted that Russia's July 2 attack unleashed an array of cruise, supersonic, and hypersonic missiles, reinforced by precision-strike drones.

“There is no longer any kind of embargo on strikes against Ukraine, which is why any military­-related target in Ukraine that may be of interest to the Russian armed forces will be hit in the future,” the analyst pointed out.

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He noted that the Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure “immobilizes logistics and the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian military.”

As for Russia’s latest raid, "it may become an important step in the process of forcing the Zelensky regime toward a peace settlement," Mikhailov emphasized.

On July 2, Russia carried out a large-scale missile barrage on Ukraine's fuel and energy infrastructure, and on the production facilities for Flamingo missiles and drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.
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