Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that it was “inevitable” that “war” would come to Russia after authorities there were forced to temporarily close a busy Moscow airport following an overnight drone attack on the capital.

  • randon31415@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Russia already has gaps in their air defense ON THE FRONT LINE. Getting Russia to pull back enough antiair to protect Moscow would win the antiair war in Ukraine. Also, if this war is all about projecting strength, what would the inability to protect Moscow be considered by the population?

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      1 year ago

      The Russian population will continue to ignore any and all imperialistic geopolitical ambitions perpetrated by their political elites like ostriches with their heads in the sand. As is tradition.