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| Ukraine Targets Bases Deep in Russia, Showing Expanded Reach |
| 2022-12-07 |
| [NYT] Launching drones at air bases 300 miles from its own territory, Ukraine changed the geography of the war. It said it had developed drones with a range of over 600 miles. BLUF: It was not clear how Ukrainian special forces were able to infiltrate Russia, or how close to either base they got. But the car bomb assassination in August of the ultranationalist commentator Daria Dugina, believed to have been carried out by Ukrainians, showed similar capabilities. "Ukraine’s ability to strike deep into Russian territory is not just militarily significant," said Max Bergmann, a former American diplomat and expert on European and Russian security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. "It also sends a message to Russia that continuing the war is not cost-free, that it is not just Ukraine which is vulnerable to long range drone and missile strikes; so is Russia," Mr. Bergmann said. "This is useful for Kyiv, since when or if the two countries ever sit down, a commitment to stop attacks on Russian territory is now a valuable chip Ukraine has to offer." |
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