{"id":576695,"date":"2023-05-31T01:47:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-moscow-drone-attack-helps-shatter-the-myth-of-putins-war\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T01:47:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:47:51","slug":"how-moscow-drone-attack-helps-shatter-the-myth-of-putins-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-moscow-drone-attack-helps-shatter-the-myth-of-putins-war\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Moscow drone attack helps \u2018shatter the myth\u2019 of Putin\u2019s war\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/moscowdronedamage_053023ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A drone strike on Moscow has once again brought the war in Ukraine much closer to home for Russians, undermining Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s narrative that the Kremlin\u2019s military effort has been a success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And like a border incursion of anti-Putin forces last week, the drone attacks further divided leaders of Putin\u2019s war effort, enraging hard-liners who accused military leaders of failing to protect the homeland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>After several drones struck residential buildings across Moscow on Tuesday, Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said he was \u201cdeeply outraged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy the hell do you let these drones fly to Moscow?\u201d the Russian mercenary leader said in an audio message posted to his Telegram channel. \u201cYou were sent to defend this country, you are the Ministry of Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About eight drones caused damage to residential buildings and slightly injured two Russian civilians. The drones were brought down by Russia\u2019s air defenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack, although Kyiv has remained silent on responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>The hit on Russia\u2019s capital, coming just weeks after two drones attempted to strike the Kremlin, was one of the boldest attacks deep inside Russian territory since the war began, provoking a direct response from Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Putin claimed Tuesday\u2019s drone attack was in response to a recent strike on Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence headquarters, accusing Kyiv of \u201cintimidating Russians and striking civilian buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis is obviously a clear sign of terrorist activity,\u201d Putin <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wartranslated\/status\/1663558902431248385\">said Tuesday at a public event<\/a>, responding to a question about the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian leader also argued Moscow\u2019s air defenses \u201coperated satisfyingly and in order,\u201d though he noted there were \u201careas to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this is not worrying as much as attempts to cause a reaction from Russia,\u201d Putin said, again repeating the false claim that Ukraine started the war.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, but attacks within the country risks mounting distress among Russians who have largely supported the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael Allen, the managing director of defense consulting firm Beacon Global Strategies, said the attack on Moscow\u2019s capital sends a message to the Kremlin that Ukrainians will continue to retaliate for frequent Russian strikes on their cities.<\/p>\n<p>Allen added the attack could also \u201cshatter the myth\u201d that Russian forces are winning the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis arms any person in the country with the knowledge of, \u2018What do you mean, wait a minute, they\u2019re hitting our capital,\u2019\u201d Allen said. \u201cThat\u2019s just a powerful argument that\u2019s been vested in every average Russian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a blistering statement after the drone attack promising harsh retribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch attacks, having no military sense, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently targeted solely the civilian population in order to sow panic among peaceful residents,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1625319\">reads a statement carried by Russian state-run news agency TASS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether the drones were launched from inside Moscow by those loyal to Kyiv or from forces inside Ukraine. Some sophisticated drones can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> hundreds of miles to reach a target, including Ukraine\u2019s UJ-22 drones.<\/p>\n<p>Blake Resnick, the CEO and founder of BRINC, which has sent drones to Ukraine primarily for emergency rescue operations, said if the drones were launched from within Ukrainian territory, they may have sailed far into Russian territory by spoofing GPS signals or confusing signals with a lot of noise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither Russia has much less sophisticated air defenses and counter-systems than anyone likely would have anticipated,\u201d Resnick said, \u201cor the Ukrainians are operating pretty sophisticated aircraft [and] they\u2019re just deploying them in a really tactically intelligent way.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Ukrainians have increasingly demonstrated their ability to strike inside Russia with drones, attacking Engels airbase deep in Russian territory in December and an oil tanker in the city of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula last month.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. has refrained from providing more sophisticated combat drones to Ukraine, Kyiv has received more advanced units from other western allies. Ukraine also runs a program through the United24 charity platform to raise funds for the purchase of drones, which has been wildly successful and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Ukraine plans to spend $550 million on drone investments, according to a January <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> post from Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The drone attacks came just days after the latest violent incursion into regions bordering Ukraine. Armed revolutionary groups marched into the Belgorod region last week, creating a domestic crisis for two days before Russian forces stamped out the threat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The insurgent groups in the raids have claimed to be Russian citizens fighting for Ukraine and seeking to topple the Kremlin and overthrow a corrupt regime.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Kots, a popular Russian military blogger, said the war is highly informational and that Ukraine succeeded last week in distracting global attention away from the fall of Bakhmut, which Russia seized earlier this month, and toward the border raids.<\/p>\n<p>Kots said even if Ukraine fails to damage or hinder Russian operations with drone strikes and border assaults, \u201cthe scale of the attacks will only increase\u201d in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a reason for those who still had illusions to understand that this is not someone\u2019s distant conflict that will bypass,\u201d Kots wrote on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine, however, risks angering allies by carrying out attacks that target civilian and residential areas in Russian cities, something the U.S. has long warned its ally against.<\/p>\n<p>Allen, from Beacon Global Strategies, said Ukraine may not have attempted to deliberately strike residential buildings in Tuesday\u2019s attack and is unlikely to specifically target Russian citizens in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Ukraine would do that,\u201d he said. \u201cThey get under massive pressure from the West [and Kyiv would be] losing the moral high ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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