Geopolitics
Ukrainian Drone Offensive Against Russia Appears to Be Failing as Air Defenses Improve
Alexander Mercouris
Konstantinovka Falls Final Donbas Battle Begins; Putin Says Kharkov Sumy Are Russian; Drone War Fail
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"I am starting to come round to the view that the big drone strike on Moscow, the one that attracted so much attention, the one where apparently the drones were dropping kerosene packages in order to create the impression of large fires and smoke columns, I'm coming round to the view that that particular drone attack was a one-off, that the Ukrainians have been unable to repeat the media success of that particular drone attack."
Recent large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks, including a 400-drone strike on industrial targets and St. Petersburg, appear to have been largely intercepted by improved Russian air defenses. The host argues the spectacular Moscow attack was an anomaly exploiting temporary vulnerabilities, while subsequent strikes have failed to penetrate to key industrial regions, refineries, or population centers, suggesting Ukraine's deep-strike capability is diminishing.
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- Alexander Mercouris
- Episode
- Konstantinovka Falls Final Donbas Battle Begins; Putin Says Kharkov Sumy Are Russian; Drone War Fail
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- 51:32
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