The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

More and more drone strikes on Russia put Putin in a bind

2023-05-27T11:11:32.271Z

Highlights: Drone attacks and acts of sabotage on Russian territory are increasing. A Russian military blogger sees this as a partial strategy of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. "The counteroffensive has been going on for days," Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Wednesday. Six drones were shot down on the annexed Crimean peninsula on Thursday night, according to Russian sources. Moscow also again reported heavy artillery shelling in the Russian border region of Belgorod, the governor of the region said on Friday.



A no-fly sign near the Kremlin in the Russian capital Moscow, taken in May 2023 (symbolic photo). © IMAGO/Bai Xueqi/Xinhua

Drone attacks and acts of sabotage on Russian territory are increasing. A Russian military blogger sees this as a partial strategy of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Krasnodar – "The counteroffensive has been going on for days," Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in a television interview on Wednesday evening. In the Ukraine war, there has recently been an increase in attacks on the Russian-occupied hinterland and Russian border regions. Radical ex-intelligence officer Igor Girkin, one of the best-known pro-Russian military bloggers, considers cross-border attacks on Russian territory to be a partial strategy of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The aim is to persuade Russia to spend more resources on protecting its own territory, according to the ultranationalist.

A view of a building that was damaged by two drones on Morskaya Street in Krasnodar, according to Russian sources, in an incident on Friday (May 26, 2023). © IMAGO/Vitaly Timkiv/SNA

Moscow reports Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian city of Krasnodar

The metropolis of Krasnodar is located east of the Crimean peninsula and about 200 kilometers from the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula annexed by Russia in violation of international law with the Russian mainland. At the beginning of May, a fuel depot and then a tank farm of an oil refinery caught fire in the Krasnodar Territory within 24 hours after drone attacks. On Friday night (26 May), there was another drone attack in Krasnodar, Russian media reported.

There was talk of two explosions that, according to the authorities, hit an office building and a residential building. The remains of a drone are said to have been found on Morskaya Street. While other regions of Russia near the border are regularly attacked, the city of Krasnodar has so far been little affected. Numerous videos and photos of the incident circulated on social media.

Apparently further attacks on Russian territory: Rostov, Belgorod

In the neighboring Rostov region, Russian missile defense shot down a "Ukrainian missile" near Morozovsk, the governor of the region, Vasily Golubev, said. "The military is doing its job. Stay calm," Golubev wrote on Telegram, according to US magazine Newsweek. The information could not be independently confirmed. Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the incidents and usually denies involvement in attacks on Russian territory.

According to Russian sources, six drones were shot down on the annexed Crimean peninsula on Thursday night. Moscow also again reported heavy artillery shelling in the Russian border region of Belgorod. At least five municipalities have been shelled by Ukrainian forces, the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Friday. Partisan attacks by Russian freedom fighters in Belgorod had already caused a stir on Monday. The Kremlin in Moscow had shown itself "deeply concerned". The local authorities had also reported "numerous" drone attacks. Kiev denied any responsibility.

In Belgorod, a drone attacked the building of the Russian Ministry of the Interior in the village of Maiski, the Russian online medium Baza said on Saturday. A day earlier, the governor of the region had already reported a drone that is said to have dropped an explosive device on an administrative building of the energy company Gazprom, as Kyiv Independent and Pravda announced.

Part of the strategy of the counteroffensive? "Our actions have already begun"

Kiev repeatedly emphasizes that Ukraine does not want to attack Russian territory. "We are using the weapons you have given us to destroy Russian positions in the territories occupied by Moscow, including Donbass and Crimea," Ukrainian presidential adviser Podolyak said on Wednesday. "This is an intense war along a border of 1,500 kilometers. Our actions have already begun," Podolyak added. In terms of international law, attacks on military targets on Russian territory are legitimate. In the Russian war of aggression, this serves Ukraine for self-defense.

0

Also Read

U.S. surprised by its own Patriot system: Ukraine baffles Pentagon

READ

Three-digit number: Ukraine ambassador announces giant tank delivery from Germany

READ

Modern battle tanks from the West meet Putin's defensive wall

READ

After victory in Bakhmut: Wagner mercenaries and Russia's soldiers advance along highways

READ

Habeck's next heating coup: Draft leaks through – probably consequences for tenants, owners and municipalities

READ

Fancy a voyage of discovery?

My Area

Meanwhile, Ukraine is under massive Russian missile fire. A missile attack on the hospital in Dnipro killed one person and injured 15 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram on Friday. There were also renewed air strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday. "Another air strike on Kyiv, the 13th in a row since the beginning of May! And as always at night," the capital's administration said on Telegram. All missiles were discovered and destroyed by air defense, it said. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia is said to have fired ten cruise missiles and 31 Shahed Type 131 and 136 drones at Ukraine on Friday night alone. According to its own information, the military registered a total of 60 air strikes. (Bettina Menzel)

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2023-05-27

You may like

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-27T16:45:54.081Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.