more bombs on Kharkiv, Russia wants to conquer the city. The shadow of Beijing’s aid to Moscow

Russia has intensified attacks and propaganda operations to destroy Kharkiv and convince the inhabitants to flee, creating millions of internally displaced people, in view of a possible future offensive operation against the city or elsewhere in the country: the Russian Federation writes on its website Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The Russians are taking advantage of the limited capabilities of Ukrainian air defenses and the increased tension in Ukraine while waiting for military assistance from the United States, experts from the US study center comment. Furthermore, the Kremlin propaganda machine is exploiting concerns about a future Russian offensive operation against Kharkiv in an attempt to create panic among Ukrainians. The ISW cites in particular yesterday’s Russian attack on a TV antenna in Kharkiv, which disrupted broadcasts in the area, pointing out that Russian state media and military bloggers justified the attack by claiming that Ukrainian forces had installed antenna is an unspecified air defense communication and coordination equipment. The Kremlin, the think tank concludes, may want to invoke the memory of the attack on Kiev in 2022 and the first weeks of the invasion to create panic among the population.