For more than three years, most of Russia has viewed the war sparked by the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from afar. Now, some say, an audacious attack by Kyiv deep inside Russia means it has arrived on their doorstep.

For more than three years, most of Russia has viewed the war sparked by the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine from afar.

Now, some say, following an audacious attack by Ukraine that saw hordes of drones smuggled into Russia and then deployed on June 1 to wipe out dozens of long-range bombers, it has arrived on their doorstep.

In the Irkutsk, Murmansk, Ryazan, and Ivanovo regions, drones struck air bases, shocking Russian authorities and citizens.

“It was a fiery hell,” residents of the Irkutsk region told RFE/RL’s Siberia Realities.

In Siberia, some 4,000 km away, residents appeared to be shaken.

“Now the war has reached us too,” residents told Siberia Realities.

    • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      127·
      34 minutes ago

      Are you implying Ukraine was wrong to pull off this attack?

      Because that smells like Russian apologism.

      Edit yeah you can see whenever you catch Russians when they’re thought they were being “smart”. It’s honestly ridiculous how low your bar is for that. It’s almost like interacting with another species.

      • veroxii@aussie.zoneEnglish
        251·
        2 days ago

        They’re saying Russia should stop killing Ukrainians. Nothing about this attack.

        • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          220·
          2 days ago

          Well this attack is to make Russia realise they should stop killing Ukrainians?

          Ukraine isn’t doing it for fun, you know?

          There were dozens of long range bomber destroyed. Bombers which have been dropping bombs on Ukraine, killing people.

          So now there’s less of that.

          So… why the comment about “maybe stop killing people?” That’s literally what Ukraine is trying to achieve with this.

          Edit you downvote all you want Ruski bots

            • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              119·
              2 days ago

              No, I didn’t misunderstand it at all.

              I’m clarifying it.

              You don’t understand how clever Russian disinfo is. That is a comment that should be read as “Hey, Russia, please stop and Ukraine won’t have to keep doing this to you” but it can also be read as “War is always bad, so this too was bad”.

              The fact there’s two options and this is a pro-Ukraine article means it needs clarification. Because Russian disinfo accounts rely on things like that to build credibility to their accounts. If you’re not completely sure when checking an account, if it’s a little messy to figure out who a person is for and who they’re not for, you’re more likely to give up. And then that account can continue.

              Lemmy is fucking infested with Russians.

              And if you think this is cynic or paranoid or whatever, I’ve a bridge to sell you

                • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  111·
                  1 day ago

                  Ah well, if you trust everyone on the internet, dear stranger, then so do I.

                  Henceforth I shall never question anything. It’s not like bad actors actually exist.

                  Why bother retaining any sort of suspicion towards anything? It’d just be a waste of energy. Well meaning people have never been taken advantage of as far as I remberer.

                  Thanks, wise old Colin

              • TheFrirish@jlai.luEnglish
                11·
                2 days ago

                Mate, as much as I want to believe you and I think you are right in general terms, in this particular case it is a false positive I have not tagged this account and I’ve glanced the account and I didn’t see anything that would be tankie like.

                However yes lemmy is infested with Russian disinfo but this ain’t it chief.

                • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  28·
                  2 days ago

                  I’m definitely not implying the first account is pro-Russian. (I didn’t even check the profile)

                  I’m just pointing out there’s an alternative way to see it, and we should be mindful of the sort of language we use and the implications it has.

            • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              112·
              2 days ago

              Oh I do. Lemmy is filled with Russian bots, who the fuck cares about votes? Lol.

              So it’s a pacifist comment then?

              Because either it realises this attack destroyed equipment thats used to kill people, thus leading to less killing (ie on the way to stopping killing) or it’s a “Ukraine shouldn’t be bombing Russia, everyone should just live in peace” which is just dogwhistling Russian propaganda as there’s definitely not any actual Ukrainian pacifists here.

              And they’re the ones getting bombed. But you’re just here for a snarky oneliners, you don’t possess the capacity to argue it.

              Run along kiddo

                • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  11·
                  35 minutes ago

                  Yeah, anyone who isn’t a screaming idiot can see it.

                  I’m a Finnish person, in the Finnish reserves. I gladly kill Russians who break international laws, like the pathetic sack of shit Putin is.

                  And I can prove that.

                  I’m not like [email protected] who claims to be American while sucking Putler’s cock, spreading Russian propaganda.

                  From the downvotes and still not receiving an explanation to the first comment, yeah, everyone with a basic education from a developed country would know, yes. I assume that grouping doesn’t involve, among others, you.

                  Dare you say any of those things or are you a pussy afraid of getting arrested over writing things online and then “having an accident”?