How Russia Is Trying to Paralyze and terrorize Kyiv Without Occupying It

Kyiv is under siege! To terrorize the civilian population of a city is very well  another war crime committed by Putin the Terrible!

"... Attacks are spread across the entire day ...

Every alert carries an economic cost. Beyond physical destruction, the sirens mean delayed workers, interrupted production, closed stores, suspended deliveries, and disrupted public transport. Schools move children into shelters, while medical and emergency crews must continue operating under the threat of additional strikes.

Russia is also targeting the logistics that keep Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities supplied. ...

A modern siege logic ...

Beyond psychological warfare

Civilian exhaustion is only one effect of the campaign. Continuous drone waves also force Ukrainian air-defense crews to work extended shifts, leaving less time to rest, relocate, and repair equipment. ..."

Analysis: How Russia Is Trying to Paralyze Kyiv Without Occupying It "In brief: Russia has shifted from concentrated nighttime barrages to near-continuous strikes using faster jet-powered drones. The campaign is designed to exhaust air defenses, disrupt work and transit, damage commercial logistics, and exert sustained psychological pressure on a capital Moscow failed to capture."