Why Russia canceled massive missile attack on Ukraine on November 11, expert explains
Photo: The missile strike on Ukraine on November 11 was not called off because of Trump (Getty Images)
Russian strategic aviation's flight to positions without launching missiles is a routine maneuver. There is no need to look for conspiracy theories, said Oleksandr Kovalenko, Military and political expert of the Information Resistance Group, in a comment to RBC-Ukraine.
According to Kovalenko, Russia is already ready for a massive strike and revealed it on the morning of Monday, November 11. The sudden decision to ground their aircraft and cancel the attack is mistakenly being linked to the information about a dialogue between Putin and Trump, reported by Western media.
Russia has made similar moves in the past, and it's highly unlikely that the recently elected US president had any influence on Russian plans.
"They (Russian army - ed.) routinely perform these maneuvers; the MiG-31 has frequently done this, as have the 95MS and 22M3 aircraft. There’s no need to read conspiracy theories into this," stated Kovalenko.
He underlines that these maneuvers are standard procedures for enemy strategic aviation.
"Do they (Russians - ed.) expect something from Trump in 2.5 months, hence delaying attacks? No. A demonstrative pause may occur a week before the inauguration—not now. What we saw on November 11 was an average maneuver, part of their usual preparations for strikes," noted Kovalenko.
Simulated attack on November 11
On the morning of November 11, emergency power outages were introduced in several regions of Ukraine due to missile threat alerts.
However, despite Russian bombers reaching launch positions over the Caspian Sea, a massive strike did not happen.
Russia did conduct a missile attack on Ukraine on November 13, but it fell short of being a massive one.
