Bringing the war back home

Created
Thu, 01/06/2023 - 00:30
Updated
Thu, 01/06/2023 - 00:30
“I somehow thought (the war) was far away” At least eight drones hit Moscow on Tuesday, leaving only minor damage to two residential buildings and minor injuries but also uneasiness in Russia. The Guardian reports: There has been no suggestion that US-made drones or munitions were used in the attacks on Moscow. There has been speculation that at least one of the drones involved was a UJ-22 produced by a Ukrainian company. Another Guardian report on the attacks: According to Russian authorities and media, eight drones were involved in the attack, with five shot down or otherwise disabled with jamming technology. Russian media close to the security services said the number was many times higher, with more than 30 drones participating in the attack. […] The attacks seem designed to bring the war home to Russia’s capital, underlying both the fact that Ukraine is capable of skirting Russian air defences repeatedly and that it has the capacity to strike deep inside Russia. Axios reports: Podolyak posted to WhatsApp that “Ukraine is not directly connected to the nighttime drone attack in Moscow. There is no strategic sense in this.” The White House responded that the U.S. does not support attacks inside Russia but has not accused Ukraine of the attacks. AFP adds: Tatiana Kalinina, a pensioner who lives near one of the affected buildings in a leafy corner of Moscow, said the attack was “completely unexpected” for her and a “bad surprise.” “I somehow thought (the conflict) was far away, that it would not…