Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King's College London, said Russia's attacks are a sign of desperation. Ukraine says Russia fired 83 cruise missiles on Monday and that it shot down at least 43 of them. Western military analysts have no firm figures for how many missiles Russia has left, but for months have pointed to indicators suggesting the supply is limited. Ben Hodges, another former commander of U.S. ground forces in Europe, said that despite Monday's attacks, Ukraine still appeared to have "irreversible momentum" on the battlefield. "Russia's logistics system is exhausted and no Russian wants to fight in Putin's war in Ukraine," he tweeted.

Source: CBC News October 11, 2022 21:20 UTC