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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Damn. They could be hitting the Kremlin?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Not a military target, and definitely not an intelligence target.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

No, I know. I just know that Russia doesn't respect rules of engagement, so the thought has probably occurred to some of them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It isn't? AFAIK the whole decision making apparatus of the military and intelligence services are all there, neatly tucked between civilian stuff like museum etc..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The net effect of a strike like that would not destroy Russian intelligence, only increase it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd guess the Kremlin has an air defense system and either the drone or the projectile would be shot down before it could do damage

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

And even if not, that seems just inflammatory and way more easily harnessed for huge propaganda wins for Putin & co, as opposed to suffocating like hitting refineries, airfields or other similarly painful and impactful but also further-from-the-everyday-people’s-minds-and-eyes targets.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

if putin would be in the kremlin during the attack, he wouldn't be able to use it for propaganda ☠ but I doubt he's in there often. probably hiding most of the time, then do a few surprise appearances so he can't get ambushed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Didn’t they hit a window in some FSB/war ministry building in Moscow a year or so ago?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I seem to recall that attack was not claimed by Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That AA artillery was really a show! ruzzkis know how to competently protect their assets.

😂

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unfortunately for the residents of Moscow, all Russian AA weapons are currently in Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

are being currently destroyed in Ukraine.

😉

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No fire :/ ah no wait there is a little merry fire

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

In this case, even without fire it would still be good. You’d want to hit the productive parts which would be hard to replace, and not necessarily the easily replaceable fuel tanks. The amount of fuel lost is one hit, while pretty can be replaceable, but if you make that surviving batch of fuel the last batch…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago