Ukraine can adjust the Russians against Putin's UAV attacks in Moscow and St. Petersburg - media (map)

At the same time, Bild Military Viewer Julian Ryopke emphasizes that such attacks on key metropolitan areas of Russia can set up Russians against Putin. The observer notes that "the situation for Russia can become much worse," because the other day in Ukraine was presented for the first time drones with a jet engine. They will be able to achieve targets in the Russian Federation three times faster, and it will be more difficult for Russian air defense.

"The Ukrainian government is increasingly resorting to attacks on the military-industrial complex of Russian major cities. Their goal is to set up the population of Russia against their dictatorial leadership so that they-or at least influential oligarchs-put pressure on Putin and his click to stop the occupation of Ukraine" , - writes Ryopke.

And it associates such frequent attacks with the fact that Ukraine is forced to resort to asymmetrical methods of warfare due to the lack of supplies from the United States. " The Russian authorities confirmed the attack of Ukrainian drones on January 17 at a distance of more than 1000 kilometers north of Kiev. According to them, two large drones-Kamikadze were shot over the Baltic Sea.

The third, with a 6-meter wingspan and equipped with a piston engine with a screw drive, according to the Russian Federation, crashed into the oil complex without causing serious damage-probably after the defeat of Russian air defense. During the attack, air traffic at Pulkovo Airport (St. Petersburg) was stopped and recovered in a few hours. Early in the morning on Thursday, January 18, Ukraine resumed attacks of drones on Moscow and Moscow.

Yes, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobiangin reported that a drone was shot over Podolsk by Russian air defense. According to Sobianin, the Uaks flew towards Moscow. The traffic of Avisuden at Moscow-Vnukovo was also temporarily suspended. On Wednesday, January 17, Ukrainian experts presented the Dron-Kamikadze prototype with a jet engine. So far, all of them, according to the developers, work with screws.

"We have successfully tested very powerful birds with a jet engine! All in order to bring us closer to victory!" - the developers wrote on Facebook. Ukrainian activists on the social network X said that new drones with jet engines are expected to be "ordered by the military. " New Kamikadze aircraft can fly three times faster than their screw counterparts, which further complicates their whipping by the Russian air defense system.

One source of focus emphasizes that the Ukrainian armed forces are constantly improving the technical characteristics of drones, which enables them to penetrate into the rear regions of Russia. The interlocutor also noted that from now on the military objects of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region are "in the area of ​​reach of the Ukrainian forces". Yes, one of the drones flew over the residence of the Russian President in Valdai on January 17.

According to journalists, there is Putin's estate. In addition, this residence and the territory around is covered by air defense. The Ukrainian Defense Industry is currently building 100 Medium-range Medium-range drones AQ-400 Scythe per month. Flight range is 750 kilometers. By mid -2024, production is planned to increase up to 500 pieces per month.