'Some satisfaction' in Kyiv over drone attack on Moscow
The reaction in Kyiv to the unprecedented drone attack on Moscow is "one of some satisfaction", FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reported from the Ukrainian capital. "Everybody who's commenting, whether it's officials or just ordinary people, [seems] to think that it's quite nice to see the Russians getting a little bit of a taste of their own medicine. "Officially, Ukraine says that it is not directly involved in these attacks," Cragg continued. But the "official line" the Ukrainians are taking contains a "somewhat tongue-in-cheek attitude suggesting that they're probably co-ordinated at the very least with [Russians who are against Putin" such as the Free Russian Legion, the mysterious paramilitary group that claimed responsibility for an attack last week on Russia's Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border, he said. "I have, though, heard pundits on the radio discussing whether or not this is really the way for Ukraine to be going; although, they said, emotionally one's initial reaction is to smile when one sees drones attacking Moscow [...] It's really questionable, they were suggesting, whether this is military going to be very useful to Ukraine," Cragg added. "They were suggesting that Ukraine's resources might be better used to attack oil depots, military installations and other targets closer to the Ukrainian border."
The reaction in Kyiv to the unprecedented drone attack on Moscow is "one of some satisfaction", FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reported from the Ukrainian capital. "Everybody who's commenting, whether it's officials or just ordinary people, [seems] to think that it's quite nice to see the Russians getting a little bit of a taste of their own medicine.
"Officially, Ukraine says that it is not directly involved in these attacks," Cragg continued. But the "official line" the Ukrainians are taking contains a "somewhat tongue-in-cheek attitude suggesting that they're probably co-ordinated at the very least with [Russians who are against Putin" such as the Free Russian Legion, the mysterious paramilitary group that claimed responsibility for an attack last week on Russia's Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border, he said.
"I have, though, heard pundits on the radio discussing whether or not this is really the way for Ukraine to be going; although, they said, emotionally one's initial reaction is to smile when one sees drones attacking Moscow [...] It's really questionable, they were suggesting, whether this is military going to be very useful to Ukraine," Cragg added. "They were suggesting that Ukraine's resources might be better used to attack oil depots, military installations and other targets closer to the Ukrainian border."
