Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and director of military analysis at the Washington think tank Defense Priorities, told BI that Russia could be trying to demonstrate that it can muster vast resources amid Western sanctions.
“Given attention to Russian losses over the past six weeks, publicizing the D-74’s use could be Russia’s way of signaling its staying power and ability to keep fighting for some time still,” she said.
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