On the eve of peace talks in Istanbul, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on multiple Russian airbases and carried out deadly sabotage on civilian trains, sparking fears of escalation and western complicity.

Of particular significance was the fact that three of these bases are home to regiments of Russian Strategic Aviation, that is, for the layman, nuclear bombers such as the revered Tu-95 Bear and Tu-22M, while Ivanovo is home to the Russian A-50 Airborne Warning and Command System (AWACS) aircraft.

Immediate celebration erupted in Ukraine, as well as gushing reports in western media, “claiming” that this attack was “Russia’s Pearl Harbor”, and that “41 Russian bombers were attacked and destroyed”, the moniker of “Russia’s Pearl Harbor” is a particularly notable example of the short-sightedness of western leaders and media pundits, as the Pearl Harbor attack ultimately resulted in the unconditional surrender of Japan, plus the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It also seems that western ‘thinkers’ are drawing completely the wrong conclusions regarding the supposed lack of Russian response, with insane articles like this from The Hill.

Somewhat obscured by the media hype over the drone attacks on strategic aviation targets, was the sinister terrorist attacks by Ukraine on Russian passenger trains in the Kursk and Bryansk oblasts, which were both carried out by the placement of demolition charges placed on road overpasses which were detonated remotely when the trains were about to pass underneath in a sickening attempt to cause mass civilian casualties.

Heroic Efforts

Only the heroic efforts of the train drivers stopped the casualties being worse than they were, and that was bad enough, with the Bryansk terror attack resulting in 7 dead, including the train driver who stayed at his post trying to halt the train, and 120 wounded, including a number of children. In Kursk, the train driver and two of the other crew were injured.

The technical aspects of the attacks are interesting to review. In the case of the drone attacks on airbases, it appears that this operation has been planned for 18 months, at least that is what the Ukrainians claim. It appears that........

© New Eastern Outlook