"#Biden said Turkish President Tayyip #Erdogan in a call on Monday repeated #Ankara's desire to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States, while Biden told him Washington wanted Ankara to drop its objection to Sweden's joining NATO.", writes Reuters. https://t.co/YJaEyuMP2c
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 30, 2023
Putin basically ignored the Belgorod incursion this month and has been criticised for inaction. He’ll have to respond to a massive drone attack on Moscow. https://t.co/iAeZBJdSgS
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) May 30, 2023
Ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility for any attacks behind Russian lines and denies involvement in some of them.
— max seddon (@maxseddon) May 30, 2023
But moments like this do a lot to sap Russian morale ahead of Ukraine's expected counteroffensive.
"It's flying right over our house, bruh! Right fucking at me!" pic.twitter.com/CAWJQm9D4s
Soviet intelligence pioneered the use of deniable operations—part of “active measures” concept—in the early 20s
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) May 30, 2023
Russia’s GRU carried on with “little green men” in Crimea, Wagner and numerous cyber ops
HUR, Ukrainian successor to Soviet GRU, successfully continues that tradition https://t.co/78RbB7LtkS
Looks like one of the drones was shot down over Razdory village on the outskirts of Moscow.
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) May 30, 2023
It is near Rublevka - where much of the Russian government and business elite has villas.
Putin’s Novo-Ogorevo residence is also not too far from there https://t.co/d5AC2eEn3q
Zaluzhnyi: The feeling of impunity is the main factor that encourages Russia to continue the war. The Russian leadership and the majority of the aggressor country's population are safe and have a feeling of total impunity for the unleashed war. And it was this sentiment that became key in their ability to continue aggression. If the sense of security and impunity is taken away from the Russians, it will bring the victory of Ukraine closer. But for now, the war has a "distant" character for the Russians.
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