“simulated cruise missile launches”
I wonder if they are having problems with the actuals? Running low?
Perhaps they are trying to gather Intel on Air Defenses and Ukrainian Aircraft response patterns, or create openings for their drone swarms.
I think it was a message to President Trump. Russia hasn’t launched a mass cruise missile attack on Ukraine in about 2.5 months. So they have enough missiles, I bet. They are hitting Ukraine hard with Iranian drones to deplete Ukrainian air defenses. I think this is all about creating distractions from Russia’s planned Kursk counteroffensive with NK and hopes to advance into Sumy before January 20th.