the temperature of the psychological warfare between Russia and the West continues to increase as the magnitude of the weapons sent to Ukraine by its Western allies and the conflict sneaks into Russian territory in form of mysterious explosions in strategic military installations close to the Ukrainian border. Russian media reported on Wednesday of several explosions in Bolgorod, vorozneh Y Kurskwhich would have affected weapons depotsa military research center and the largest chemical plant From Russia. Incidents that are added to the one that occurred on Monday, when two other explosions were reported in a fuel storage depot in Bryansk.
All these regions, close to the Ukrainian border, are being used to supply the Russian troops in their Assault on Donbasthe mining and industrial region of eastern Ukraine that the Kremlin has been trying to subdue since 2014. kyiv has not claimed responsibility for any of the apparent attacks, which could also be sabotagealthough Russian sources reported this week that a Ukrainian drone shot down in Kursk, more than 100 kilometers from Ukraine. “Such aggression cannot go unanswered,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday. “Further provocations urging Ukraine to attack Russian facilities will receive a strong response from Russia“.
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Zakharova even hinted that her country could put Western leaders at bay who are visiting Ukraine. “We advise you not to continue testing our patience.” In the Kremlin, the statements of the British Defense Minister, ben wallacewho stated on Thursday that the attacks on logistics centers on Russian territory are not only “legitimate” rather, they would constitute a “proportional response” to the massive destruction of military and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. To further complicate matters, Wallace did not want to deny outright that the weapons used in the alleged attacks were British, although he said it is “quite unlikely”.
Heavy weapons for Ukraine
Since the Russian aggression on Ukraine entered its third month, the scope and sophistication of the weapons committed by kyiv’s allies has increased significantly. Germany will send Gepard anti-aircraft tanks; USAarmored cars, experimental drones or long-range heavy artillery, similar to that promised by France either Canada. And as Ukraine’s military muscle grows, so does the Kremlin’s rhetoric, which has continued to raise a possible nuclear conflict to deter their enemies. this very week Vladimir Putin he stated that “if someone tries to intervene from the outside” and “create unacceptable strategic risks for Russia”, Moscow will respond with “flash attacks“.