UK intelligence comments on largest Ukrainian drone strike on Russia
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Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:13:57 +0200
The largest Ukrainian drone strike since the start of the fullscale war, carried against Russia on the night of 1011 March, has been analysed by UK intelligence.
Source UK Ministry of Defence on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details As noted, several Russian regions, including Moscow and the surrounding areas, were hit by Ukrainian drones.
Russias Ministry of Defence reported that 337 UAVs were intercepted and destroyed, including 91 drones over Moscow Oblast.
Fires were reported in Moscow, as well as the temporary closure of all four Moscow airports and rail connections between Moscow and Domodedovo.
UK intelligence reported that Ukrainian drone attacks deep into Russian territory demonstrate that the Russian leadership is faced with the task of protecting infrastructure and strategic facilities in combination with the protection of operations on the front line.
Quote Putin and the Russian senior leadership almost certainly consider Ukraines ability to both target and cause disruption within Moscow to be a significant embarrassment.
It also undermines the Russian leaderships narrative of the conflict as a localised operation as opposed to a war.
More details Nonetheless, the intelligence service noted that the Russian media hardly covered the strike, which may indicate that the Russian leadership is concerned about a possible negative reaction from the population.
Background The previous UK intelligence report said that Ukrainian defence forces had conducted a series of counterattacks near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, while the Russians were putting pressure on Ukrainian units in Russias Kursk Oblast.
Earlier, UK intelligence reported that since the beginning of 2025, the losses of Russian occupation forces in Ukraine have already amounted to 90,000 soldiers killed and wounded.
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