Planes Damaged in Ukrainian Strike on Russian Airfield

Image copyright: Ukraine's Defense Ministry [via Wikimedia Commons]

The Facts

  • Continuing its near-daily attacks into Russian territory, Ukraine launched a wave of drones into six regions of Russia in the early hours of Wednesday.

  • Russia's defense ministry said that drones were brought down over the regions of Oryol, Bryansk, Ryazan, Kaluga, and Moscow — however, drones penetrated air defenses and struck the city of Pskov in the northwest of the country, near the border of Latvia and Estonia.


The Spin

Pro-Ukraine narrative

Ukraine will continue to attack inside Russian territory, and the scale of the attacks will increase until Russia is expelled from Ukrainian soil.

Pro-Russia narrative

Ukraine's attacks inside Russian territory are a demonstration of the futility of its counteroffensive. It shows that they have no other options left.


Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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