Military @anderspuck from the Royal Danish Defence College has an interesting new video, where he presents the arguments why the drone attack on Moscow is very much in Ukraine’s interest:
@anderspuck Anders, while I agree with your points on how this attack may create a myriad of problems for Putin, I cannot help thinking, Ukraine has zero interest in placing themselves in a situation where Moscow civilians have been killed by Ukrainian weapons, and the ICC opens an investigation.
This is why, I do not see this as a mission carried out by the Ukraine military itself, as this would tarnish Ukriane’s reputation and help western polititicians critical of the support for Ukraine.
@anderspuck even if Ukraine would like for this attack to occur, is it not more likely to be the work of Ukrainian sympathizers of sorts or perhaps Russian rebel groups?
(This would match Ukraine’s official statement, that Ukraine is “not DIRECTLY involved”)
@randahl It's possible, but with the range that these drones have, it seems easier to just launch them from Ukraine than to transport them around in Russia.
I'm not sure they targeted civilians. There is a military base in that area, which may have been the target.
From one report it seems they were trying to perhaps target media people who support the regime, I would guess people in russia or at least connected to certain groups can also get drones and modify them.
Do they have a range of 300 miles+?
@zleap @randahl Yes, but these drones are big. We are probably talking about driving them around in a truck. Of course it's possible, but it seems easier to just launch them from Ukrainian territory.