Escalating Conflict: Ukraine's M39 Missiles Strike Russian Air-Defenses and Avdiivka, While Moscow Power Plant Engulfs in Flames

The Ukrainian army has used its limited supply of M39 missiles to target valuable and vulnerable Russian air-defense systems, including an S-400 battery in Luhansk Oblast. The M39 missiles, which scatter explosive submunitions over a wide area, have proven effective in destroying Russian helicopters and weakening long-range air-defenses. By targeting these batteries, the Ukrainians aim to make it safer for their own cruise missiles and warplanes to operate. The strikes on the S-400 batteries have been preceded by attacks using the Ukrainian navy's Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles.