Strikes across Russia overnight are the largest of the Ukraine war so far, reports claim, and hit targets as far away as northeastern Europe.
The strikes on the Pskov region are remarkable because they are an extremely long way away from Ukraine, and suggest either Russia is struggling to shoot down drones in flight over its territory, or that the strikes on this region are being launched from within Russia itself, as has beenPer normal operations, Ukraine has not directly claimed responsibility for the strikes.
Russia, on the other hand, have rejected the significance of the raids, saying the attacks against the Russian interior demonstrate that the “Kiev regime” is in its “death throes”. As is typical for Moscow, they said — apparently without irony — the strikes were the works of terrorists and were a futile expression of “mindless hatred” for Russians., the drone and cruise missile attacks on cities across the country were the worst Ukraine had suffered since the Spring.
The proximity of Wednesday morning’s strikes to the Latvian and Estonian borders is a reminder of how close, at times, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought conflict to NATO’s borders. As earlier this month, Russia has been striking Ukrainian grain infrastructure just yards from the Romanian border, also a NATO member, where all that seperates the two nations is the strategically important River Danube.
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