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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:41 AM Apr 17

Frontline Breach Now Hits Moscow - Jason Jay Smart



This war is no longer staying near the front. Strikes are now reaching deeper into Russia, hitting the rear areas Moscow depends on to keep factories running, freight moving, and internal security intact while the fighting continues elsewhere.

The bigger story is not one damaged site. The bigger story is that Russia’s rear is becoming part of the battlefield. Once that happens, the Kremlin faces a harder problem: protecting territory far from the front while keeping war production moving and persuading Russians that control has not slipped.

If that pressure keeps moving deeper into Russia, the damage will spread far beyond a single facility. It will show up in stretched air defenses, industrial disruption, transport bottlenecks, and a growing political burden for Moscow. How does the Kremlin keep telling people this war is distant when it is landing closer to home?

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Ukraine Shatters Putin’s Safety
01:50 - Putin’s Trap: Ukraine Hits Russian Infrastructure
03:25 - Strategic Strikes: Ukraine Cripples Kremlin Resources
05:23 - Moscow's Crisis: Putin Ignores Economic Collapse
07:58 - Total Drone Warfare: Ukraine Reaches St. Petersburg
10:17 - Kremlin Breakdown: Russian Veterans and Regime Chaos
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Frontline Breach Now Hits Moscow - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 17 OP
ukraine seems reluctant to strike moscow while kviv is attacked every day msongs Apr 17 #1
I think it might be the amount of air defense that is available around Moscow. TexasTowelie Apr 17 #2

msongs

(74,199 posts)
1. ukraine seems reluctant to strike moscow while kviv is attacked every day
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:52 AM
Apr 17

not sure why.

one suspects both parties have some agreements as to what is off limits.

TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
2. I think it might be the amount of air defense that is available around Moscow.
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:04 AM
Apr 17

Ukraine has a much higher success rate with the drone attacks in areas that are not as heavily fortified. I doubt that Russia has any location in Ukraine that they don't consider as a "target" -- legitimate or not.

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