Key points
- The Kremlin, under pressure from radicals, demands that Putin declare a full-fledged war on Ukraine due to unexpected attacks.
- Moscow fears new attacks from Ukraine, but is not going for an official escalation.
- Russian officials expressed shock and outrage after the attack.
The SBU carried out a special operation called “Web”, which resulted in several Russian airfields being attacked and dozens of bombers being damaged or destroyed. Now the Kremlin is demanding that Putin declare a full-fledged war on Ukraine.
Moscow fears new attacks from Ukraine, but is not going for an official escalation. This is reported by 24 Kanal , citing The Telegraph.
The publication spoke with several high-ranking Russian officials to find out how Russia reacted to the SBU special operation “Web”.
According to journalists, Vladimir Putin found himself under pressure from Kremlin radicals. The reason was that on June 1, Ukraine launched a surprise drone strike on strategically important air bases with bombers.
All the interlocutors decided to remain anonymous. As one of them said, after the attack, the Kremlin was in “shock and indignation.” Some Russian radicals began to demand an immediate declaration of war on Ukraine. In their opinion, the so-called “SVO” no longer corresponds to the Kremlin's goals.
Russian “hawks” believe that only a formal war will allow for escalation. According to the publication, they are seeking daily intercontinental missile strikes and the mobilization of up to two million reservists.
As the article states, the former Kremlin official admits that even Operation Spider's Web did not force Putin to reconsider his approach to the war.
Let us recall that an analyst from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) named important consequences of the special operation “Web”. One of the most effective is the creation of constant internal pressure on the system.
