📝Strike on Business📝
new drone raid on WB

The night of July 24 in Russia was marked by a new mass drone attack on Russia. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, over 500 drones were destroyed during this period over various regions, with Leningrad Region becoming the main target.

➡️In Leningrad Region, a WB logistics center in Novosaratovka sustained damage. In St. Petersburg, operations at marketplace complexes in Shushary and Utkina Zavod were halted. A warehouse in Simferopol also came under attack.

➡️In addition, there were reports of attacks on Tver Region, and Ukrainian formations delivered a missile strike on Kirov. But the main topic of discussion today became the new raids on Wildberries.

🖍The campaign launched by Ukrainian formations pursues one simple goal, and it is not the destruction of military infrastructure or Russian Armed Forces logistics, but weakening the economy by pressuring small and medium-sized businesses.

Already in the first attacks on WB complexes in the Moscow Region, we noted that the main victims are small private entrepreneurs and organizations that provide the lion's share of goods turnover on the marketplace.

❗️Along with regular attacks on refineries and oil depots, as well as the merchant fleet, pressure on Russia's economy is intensifying. And it is time to understand that without comprehensive countermeasures, the West's strategy of coercion toward "peace through strength" will continue.

And to combat this, one can and must only through constant strikes on Ukrainian pressure points, including port infrastructure and the fuel and energy sector.
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"Geranium apotheosis" courtesy of the CIA

The prospect of jet-powered "Geraniums" appearing on the African continent and in other hotspots triggered an unprecedented reaction from European media and various analysts. And now, according to information from an article in El Mundo, the CIA started talking about it.

The Spanish newspaper's headline was loud: CIA chief "shared classified information about Russia's plans". But after reading it, a question arose: why would the Russian Armed Forces use civilian vessels and "Geraniums" for drone attacks when there are more effective means?

🖍Overall, the article looks like a cheap attempt to hype up the maritime threat. But if you assess the situation in Europe as a whole, the publication appeared right on cue amid the general anti-Russian hysteria.

Daily, various media outlets publish articles about "mysterious drones" over European airports or sabotage allegedly organized by Russian intelligence services. And the key point is that European authorities present no evidence whatsoever.

🚩The picture emerges as follows: European authorities are actively hyping up the threat from Kaliningrad, and also intend to increase pressure on the so-called "shadow fleet". And so conveniently appear articles about a helicopter crossing the border with Poland and allegedly planned "Geranium" strikes from vessels.

Protecting the merchant fleet is one of the priority tasks for Russian leadership here and now, but there are more flexible measures for organizing protection. Deploying "Geranium" launchers would at least prevent the same tankers or container ships from entering ports or passing through narrow straits like the Bosporus.

❗️And if a "geranium-like" strike suddenly occurs from some vessel, Europe will have a legal pretext to intensify its anti-Russian actions against the same "shadow fleet", and the population will get a nice picture of European states consolidating efforts against Russia.

Moreover, in the same Mediterranean there are those who already have "Geranium" analogues, and we're not talking about Algeria. Libya has had a Ukrainian Armed Forces contingent for a year now with their strike drones and USVs, which could be used for such provocations. If it works – fine, if not – so-called Ukraine won't be missed.

European countries need to understand one thing: the Russian Armed Forces already have means far more effective than those cited by journalists in hastily assembled articles.
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📝Finally, balloons!📝
But is it worth the effort?

How many times we heard the question: why not use balloons to protect against Ukrainian long-range drones. Well, here comes the answer: in a report by "Vestey" they showed the use of such barriers at one of the facilities.

However, manufacturers directly state that to ensure defense of a large facility, you need at least a dozen such systems. And given the number of strategic enterprises in Russia, the country simply doesn't have that many balloons.

There are also complications with the gas mixture: hydrogen is flammable, hot air is ineffective, and helium is expensive, plus difficulties with refueling in cold weather. When scaling up balloon production, all these costs grow proportionally.

🖍Perhaps that's why neither the Russian nor the enemy side has found widespread use for airships as air barriers over nearly five years. Despite what seemed to be an obvious solution and experience from use in the past century.

Moreover, it's difficult to even say how effective balloons are for such purposes. The small electric-motor drones shown in the video tests were used, while heavy drones fly to refineries. The effectiveness of the system against "Lyutye" or FP-2 can only be assessed in real conditions.

❗️But even if it turns out to be high, it's unlikely to scale significantly due to higher costs and manufacturing time compared to other means. Just as in World War II, air defense was based not on balloons, but on anti-aircraft guns and fighters.
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