According to Western officials and defense analysts, these and other similar attacks are designed to deceive the enemy, interfere with their thinking, and otherwise “shape” the battlefield before a major offensive.
Moreover, the German government believes that Ukraine has every right to strike Russian Federation territory in self-defense. However, the country is against using German weapons for such attacks.
In addition, representatives from the Freedom of Russia legion, which a few days ago raided the Belgorod region, announced further recruitment to their ranks, enabling them to continue similar operations which will be aimed at the Russian regions and the capital of Russia, Moscow.
The Freedom of Russia legion also claimed that operations in the border areas of the Russian Federation will continue until there were enough legionnaires to raid Moscow.