New! Drone attacks in Russia in the shadow of the presidential election

Mer Moscow, Sergei Sobian, reported on Sunday morning via the platform A telegram of effective air defence that shot down respective drones headed for Moscow. akin incidents have besides occurred in another regions of Russia, including Belgorod, Kałud and Slavansk in the Krasnodar Region, exacerbating the already tense atmosphere around the presidential elections in Russia.

According to Sobianin, the air defence neutralized 2 drones in the Ramien and Stupino regions, and another 2 in the Domodedovo area. Fortunately, there were no casualties or major damage. However, the situation in Belgorod, a town close the border with Ukraine, was somewhat more dramatic. politician Wiaczesław Gladkov reported harm to the energy and gas infrastructure caused by 4 drones. Despite the serious damage, there were no casualties here either.

Meanwhile, another drone was shot down in central Russia, in Kałuda, highlighting the scale and scope of the action. The tiny town of Sławansk, known from the local refinery, besides experienced an attack that sparked a fire. Although he was rapidly mastered, the event cost the lives of 1 person, a refinery individual who died of a heart attack during the evacuation.

Russia is in the mediate of presidential elections

These attacks coincided with Russia's three-day presidential elections, which sparks speculation about their possible impact on the electoral process. Russia accuses Ukraine of carrying out "terror attacks" aimed at disrupting elections.

On the another hand, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski, in his Saturday speech, although he did not mention the attacks directly, thanked the armed forces and the intelligence for "new opportunities for long-distance destruction".

This event not only raises the political temperature between the 2 countries, but besides reminds of the increasing function of drone technology on the modern battlefield. Their ability to carry out precise long-distance attacks changes the rules of the game, as can be seen even in the context of elections in 1 of the largest countries in the world. As far as these effects are concerned, it remains a key question on the global stage.

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