Earlier this week Ukrainian drones struck deep inside Russia with attacks on the Ryazan and Engels air bases. It apears that Ukraine has converted 1970's era Russian drones into what effectively is a long range cruise missile with a range of up to 1000 kilometers with the capabilty of carrying a 75kg warhead. Although far from being a ballistic missile program, Ukraine now has the makings of a strategic deterrence capability against Russia.
Thus far Ukraine has hit purely military targets, including one today, but with Moscow and Saint Petersburg in range the dynamics of the war have changed. Simply put Ukraine now has the ability to deter Russia from using tactical nuclear weapons. How so? Simply put, the new Ukranian missiles can readily be refitted to carry non-conventional payloads thereby making Moscow vulnerable to very deadly attacks. Trust me, this is a big deal.
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