Ukraine's Plan to Unnerve Putin
Recent drone attacks in the Moscow area reveal a multifaceted strategy.
TL;DR
- Ukraine has launched drone attacks on targets deep inside Russia, including near Moscow.
- Attacks on the Dubna Space Communications Center and a Moscow oil refinery are part of Ukraine's strategy.
- These strikes aim to put political and economic pressure on Putin's regime and disable Russia's war machine.
- The refinery attack, which significantly disrupted fuel supply to the Moscow region, aimed to create visible disruption and economic pain.
- Attacks on oil facilities threaten Putin's funding for the war, as Russia increasingly relies on oil sales.
- Strikes on military facilities like Dubna aim to degrade Russian logistics and command-and-control systems.
- The attacks dispel the notion that Putin can protect Moscow, the Russian economy, and his military.
- Ukraine's "influence operation" aims to compel Russia to end the war by revealing the limits of Putin's power.