Attack on Moscow is a huge problem for Putin. It strikes right at his legitimacy and his narrative of the limited border war, not to mention that Rodina is no longer secured. This could lead to his removal. Therefore, he must now throw something really heavy on Ukraine just to save face. Hopefully not a nuke.
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Why not? Putin built his whole career on the image of a strong, competent and decisive leader. The attack on Moscow shows weakness and unpredictability.
Unlikely based on a single drone attack and that too something Ukraine has denied having any involvement with. If Putin is deposed it is to Ukraine's advantage, so why would they deny it?
They deny it because they don't want to be nuked. In that part of the world, often what is left unsaid speaks the loudest. The Ukrainians bounced a drone off the roof of the Kremlin. That will have a long and lasting effect in Russia.
The video seems legitimate, here is a picture of shrapnel and fire damage to the roof of the Kremlin. You can see the temporary repair done with sheet metal.
Looks like it might be the work of partisians.
A former Russian lawmaker linked with militant groups in Russia claims the recent drone attack on the Kremlin is the work of what he calls Russian partisans, not the Ukrainian military.
https://www.news.az/news/former-rus...an lawmaker linked,News.az reports citing CNN.
Thanks, I did not see this picture.
Its possible that it is the work of partisans given the Ukrainians have denied any involvement.
I guarantee you that Putin cares and so do the Russian people, while the Ukrainians will be celebrating behind the drawn curtains. That was a calculated move aimed at Putin himself, not to assassinate- that's preposterous for anyone who ever visited Kremlin- but to shake the faith of the Russians in his leadership and the way he runs this war.
They wont care enough to depose Putin over a drone attack. He is at war, it is to be expected. What will get him deposed is if he loses or in some way capitulates. This particular drone attack wont have anyone actually challenging his leadership.
Yes, this was probably staged by the Russians themselves. Well Putin is bracing for a Spring invasion of Ukraine, and he will try to justify the brutality of attacks as a reciprocal attempt by the Ukraine!!
In the modern Russian military, the mid-level leadership seem to sell them pretty quickly, having hoped that the generals either take their cut or believe the fake numbers.
There were real attempts by Russia in the past to take out Zelensky. This attempt has all the hallmarks of a staged event, as Putin may want to use it to justify taking it to a nuclear retaliation against Ukraine!!
I don’t know where some of you are getting your information, but I know people that are there now and our emails indicate an entirely different story than what some of you described. The only reason Russia has not annihilated Ukraine is because Putin is attempting to limit civilian deaths. Otherwise, he would just carpet bomb Ukraine, which can easily still occur. This is not the Korangal Valley, other than mud, the geography is not a big deal, especially from the sky. I would like to see Putin blast Ukraine into tomorrow. Like the atomic bomb in WW2, it would save lives. The US and NATO caused this mess, not Putin!
What is your source or sources for all your Putinesque dogma? Putin is becoming the modern day Hitler in what he is trying to achieve. His terrorist stye bombings on Ukrainian infrastructure, civilians and homes are the most despicable acts of this century. PERIOD!!
You know your post has to be way too extreme in backing Putin when even krealton is laughing at you.
In Russia, maybe. Or if they are in Ukraine, they're there as part of the Russian military. Because I know many people currently in Ukraine as well (both Ukrainians and Canadians in the Foreign Legion) and none of them are blaming the US and NATO for this problem.
If he could just carpet bomb Ukraine, as you claim, why can't he establish air superiority over Ukrainian approaches and save a ton of Russian lives?
Of course Ukrainians and Canadians in the Foreign Legion are not blaming the US and NATO for this problem.
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