In Russia, February 28 is very restless. In particular, they announced UAV attacks in a number of regions, and they closed the airspace over St. Petersburg. This indicates that, probably, serious ranges are available to Ukraine.
This opinion was voiced by a military expert and head of the Center for Military Legal Research Alexander Musienko to Channel 24 . Note that this is only an assumption and Ukraine did not recognize its involvement in the “cotton” in Russia.
What are the versions of “cotton” in Russia
Musienko suggested that this could take place in the least protected area of the Black Sea. Thus, from the point of view of air defense systems, the region of the occupied Crimean peninsula is the least protected today. We could be convinced of this by the example of the Moskva cruiser and the explosions at the occupiers' military airfield in Saki.
Probably, you can safely fly over there and strike at objects on the territory of Russia,” the military expert said.
In addition, there is a version that it could be the work of people on the territory of the aggressor country. They were intended to perform certain tasks to reduce the potential of the enemy in terms of the use of fuel and lubricants.
Musienko commented on the “cotton” in Russia: watch the video
Russians can't control their sky
The Russian Ministry of Defense has traditionally stated that Ukraine is to blame for everything. They mentioned drones in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea, but did not say a word about the closed airspace of St. Petersburg. The fact is that it is simply unprofitable for Russians to mention it.
This means that they cannot control their airspace with a large number of air defense assets, the military expert noted.
According to him, if we are talking about explosions in Tuapse or other places, they can remember. At the same time, Russians cannot say that there is a threat in the homeland of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. After all, this means a decrease in image and reputation.
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Musienko stressed that in this case, it is not the fact where the drone came from that is important. And that he can do it.
“The fact that it can reach and cause destruction is evidence that Russia had puffy cheeks about what it has, what it really is. The Russians will have to admit that their air defense is actually a” soap bubble ” , and this is Discredit, so no one will do this,” the military expert summed up.
“Cotton” in Russia on February 28: what is known
- On the night of February 28, a large-scale fire broke out in the Russian city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory. the area of the oil refinery was on fire. The Russians said that the tank farm was attacked by 2 drones and traditionally saw this as a “Ukrainian trace”.
- After the explosions in Tuapse, Russian propagandists said that there were no casualties. Even the Russians themselves do not believe this statement, because the destruction as a result of the attack is serious.
- In St. Petersburg in the morning, the invaders introduced the “Carpet” plan because of an unknown object in the air. They closed the local airport “Pulkovo” and began to deploy all the planes. The Russians claimed that they allegedly noticed an unknown flying object 160-200 kilometers from the city.
- Another case occurred in the Russian republic of Adygea. They announced the fall of an unknown flying machine, which the Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country later called the Ukrainian drone.
