UKRAINE COMMITS SUICIDE

 Last week Ukraine sent about 80 pro-Nazi mercenaries across the border to attack Russia. It was the first time that foreign soldiers had invaded Russia since the previous Nazi invasion in 1941. 

Imagine sending 80 soldiers to attack a country with over 200 million people, with the largest land surface area in the world (17 million square km, Canada is no. 2 with 10 million sq km) and which is a world military superpower. Over 70 of those 80 pro-Nazi soldiers were killed within 24 hours. It was a suicide mission. They were simply sacrificed by the Ukrainian leadership.

The latest news today is that about 4 to 8 suicide drones attacked Moscow. Moscow is over 800 km from the Ukrainian border.  The drones were not heavy drones nor did they carry heavy bombs. The damage was minimal - windows broken, some light damage to buildings. Possibly an explosives payload of a few kilograms. 

Here is a quick video.

Obviously the objective was psychological and also egoistic. To tell the Russians that Moscow was not entirely safe.

I think this drone strike was a very big mistake. There is bound to be a huge retaliation by Russia. Perhaps not immediately as Russia has exercised 'strategic' caution throughout this war. But there will be a retaliation - perhaps a sweep through Ukraine much further west than the Donetsk. Odessa and Kharkov may get occupied and Ukraine will get cut off from the sea. More than half the country may be occupied.  

The British-American playbook in Iraq may be used here - regime change and a demilitarisation of Ukraine.

Everyone has heard of the Russian bear.  

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.