Many Moscow residents are in quite a shock after last night’s drone attacks on the Russian capital, correspondent Joost Bosman says. “If Ukraine is behind it, it’s probably to make the Russians think.”
“Some people are very scared,” Bosman said from Moscow, after the attack in which eight drones were shot down and some buildings were damaged. Though he says few people actually heard the explosions early in the morning. Others say they are not afraid of anything. As he sees, questions are being raised about the city’s anti-aircraft guns.’
According to the correspondent, this is the first time that so many drones have reached Moscow. Moreover, they were much stronger than those shot down on the Kremlin earlier this month.
Not just small groups of partisans
‘The fact that these were fairly large drones that look more like airplanes a few meters long and wide’ means, according to Bosman, ‘that they weren’t just small groups of partisans’. Or that the security services organized it themselves, as has been insinuated with those two drones over the Kremlin.
According to the correspondent, it could indicate, “but I have to be very careful about this”, that these drones really came from Ukraine. If so, Kiev probably wants to give Russians pause, Bosman says. “If Moscow, the center of power, can be hit, residents may start to think differently about the conflict.”
Kiev denies
Kiev itself vehemently denies responsibility for the action. “Although this is a well-known tactic used by Ukraine,” Bosman says. “Whenever these types of attacks happen, he denies having anything to do with it.”
The correspondent from Russia does not expect a specific reaction, simply because Moscow is constantly reacting. “Russia will continue to fire on targets in Ukraine. Kiev was attacked for the third time in 24 hours. Russia will not stop doing it.’
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Source: BNR
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