06-02-2023, 06:28 AM
Have seen more reporting from an exiled Russian journalist saying Russians are happy to see the elites in Moscow get attacked. But that's not the biggest issue for Putin.
It seems Russians have a compact with Putin. As long as he keeps them safe, he's in good standing. Part of this is his propaganda machine that builds up the West and Ukraine as boogeymen trying to destroy Russia that Putin is protecting Russia from with his big bad military.
The problem is these drone strikes on Moscow is two fold:
1. Russians know if they are being attacked in their own country, they aren't safe.
2. More people are going to start to question the propaganda when they can see it doesn't jive with reality they can see
I just saw one of the big components of the latest U.S. aid package is more drones. This is interesting because there seems to be a consensus from commentators following the war that Ukraine is expected to continue with the drone attacks in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia.
So again, people can say bombing civilians is not a good strategy because it can galvanize citizen support for the country's leaders and make them want to fight, but this isn't 9/11. We didn't have a POTUS boasting about how America was impervious to attacks, take our freedoms away in the name of security, and then have 9/11 happen. If we did, that guy would have been ousted for sure.
Consistent attacks on Russian civilians that prove Putin isn't keeping them safe, while turning them against Russian propaganda, would be a big, big win for Ukraine and the West and be very economical as drones don't cost very much and can be mass produced. May not even need to do a lot of damage, which could lead to casualties Ukraine really would rather not inflict. Again, it's all political. How do you scare or make Russian citizens turn against war and Putin with the lowest cost of life and property possible? It seems these drones with relatively small damage potential is a great way to go.
It seems Russians have a compact with Putin. As long as he keeps them safe, he's in good standing. Part of this is his propaganda machine that builds up the West and Ukraine as boogeymen trying to destroy Russia that Putin is protecting Russia from with his big bad military.
The problem is these drone strikes on Moscow is two fold:
1. Russians know if they are being attacked in their own country, they aren't safe.
2. More people are going to start to question the propaganda when they can see it doesn't jive with reality they can see
I just saw one of the big components of the latest U.S. aid package is more drones. This is interesting because there seems to be a consensus from commentators following the war that Ukraine is expected to continue with the drone attacks in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia.
So again, people can say bombing civilians is not a good strategy because it can galvanize citizen support for the country's leaders and make them want to fight, but this isn't 9/11. We didn't have a POTUS boasting about how America was impervious to attacks, take our freedoms away in the name of security, and then have 9/11 happen. If we did, that guy would have been ousted for sure.
Consistent attacks on Russian civilians that prove Putin isn't keeping them safe, while turning them against Russian propaganda, would be a big, big win for Ukraine and the West and be very economical as drones don't cost very much and can be mass produced. May not even need to do a lot of damage, which could lead to casualties Ukraine really would rather not inflict. Again, it's all political. How do you scare or make Russian citizens turn against war and Putin with the lowest cost of life and property possible? It seems these drones with relatively small damage potential is a great way to go.