Kyiv hopes that this strategy of targeting key infrastructure – as well as long-range artillery and missile strikes well behind Russia’s front lines in southern Ukraine – will help Ukrainian forces to push though those lines and achieve some measure of success before the end of the year. The drones hit several Russian regions and damaged two military planes, a fuel depot and a microelectronics factory. Meanwhile Ukrainian officials said most missiles and drones were shot down but two people were killed. How ill Russia respond ?