Air raid siren in Kyiv now. Comes shortly after Russia accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones.
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) May 3, 2023
A senior Ukrainian official told me last week "there is a competition in our services for waging operations inside Russia." A HUR source earlier confirmed that HUR can and has launched drones at Russian targets from inside Russian territory, relying on "partisans." So let's…
— Michael D. Weiss (@michaeldweiss) May 3, 2023
I wrote that thread before I saw the two guys climbing up the dome at 3 am, and compared their size with the wingspan of the drone (which only appears to be 6-7 feet). I'm coming around.
— Brynn Tannehill (@BrynnTannehill) May 3, 2023
"I can be convinced"
"The truth has changed again" - LTC Dominic Baragona
He notoriously rarely goes to the Kremlin, let alone stays there overnight, and there were no scheduled early morning meetings or the like there which might make one assume he might be in his (palatial) flat there 2/
— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) May 3, 2023
So instead, if we presume it was a Ukrainian attack, consider it a performative strike, a demonstration of capability and a declaration of intent: "don't think Moscow is safe." 4/
— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) May 3, 2023
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