As the war in Ukraine is now in its 18th month, Ukrainian forces have begun to make progress with its long-anticipated counteroffensive—but Kyiv has also been stepping up its drone strikes within Russia. Just this week, Ukraine launched multiple strikes and that included a drone attack on the Pskov airbase near the Estonian border, in which two Il-76 transport aircraft were destroyed and two others seriously damaged.
Moscow had attempted to downplay the recent attack, but on Friday, a video circulated on social media that corroborated Kyiv's claims, which showed the destruction of the aircraft.
Though both sides have employed social media to share the destruction of the other side's tanks and other armored platforms on the ground, this recent video goes beyond the normal "war porn" clips—and could be considered another propaganda victory for Kyiv as it directly contradicts Russian claims.
"I place zero faith in statements from Moscow. It's reasonable to treat Ukrainian releases skeptically, but they don't need to try to fake videos. They're doing well enough, and the consequences for getting caught are serious. Ukrainian credibility would suffer with backers to the West," explained James Hasik, senior fellow for defense technology at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
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