Putin's Kamikaze Drones Are Proving Less Effective Than He Expected

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Kamikaze drones supplied to Russia from its ally Iran are having a devastating effect on Ukraine—but the weapons are nowhere near as deadly as Vladimir Putin will have hoped, a military expert tells Newsweek.

The drones rained down from Ukrainian skies once more on Monday morning, battering Kyiv and its residents. Terrifying photos taken by a photographer working for Agence France-Presse showed one low-flying drone soaring overhead as it headed to destroy a target, with further pictures capturing the destruction and fires that ripped through the city afterwards.

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Calls have mounted for sanctions against Iran, which continues to deny supplying drones to the Russian military.

A week ago, the Ukrainian capital was hit by Russian missiles during rush hour, part of nationwide attacks apparently targeting civilians. In the latest bombardment, which mirrored last week's attack, drone strikes began at 06:30 a.m. on Monday and continued through the rush hour to apparently target civilians and students making their way to work or school. Last week's attacks left 19 dead across various cities. So far at least four people are confirmed dead in this Monday's attack, although the death toll may continue to rise. Further attacks followed on Tuesday morning.

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[getagrip_already]

1. putin's goal isn't just to kill... it's to terrorize

He doesn't really care if each attack kills 5 or 50, they still work for him. And 50 pounds of high explosives still packs a strong punch.

He is attacking the population centers to create chaos and prevent a sense of normalcy and hope among the population. He wants them all to know they are under attack and they can all be hit.

He also wants to show his people he is doing something visible. He doesn't care about the body counts.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Yes. Putin's goals are to demoralize, terrify and force a surrender.

Same goals Hitler had with the horrific constant bombing of London.

[Irish_Dem]

3. I also think Putin is trying to kill political and military leaders in Kyiv.

If he can kill the top Ukrainian leaders, then there is no longer a country.

[getagrip_already]

5. not true..... imho....

Ukraine is prepared with a chain of command, same as we are. If zelenski is killed, a new leader will emerge.

The country is bigger than a single leader or set of leaders.

Don't sell them short. They are remarkebly determined and these missile strikes are not deterring them (just like they didn't deter londoners under hitlers assault).

[Irish_Dem]

6. "No Zelensky, No Ukraine" is Putin's thought process.

I don't necessarily agree with it for the reasons you state.

[ColinC]

4. Russia is proving less and less to be a serious military power, and more to being a

Terrorist state.

They are losing the means to wage large scale warfare and are limited to blatant terrorism of civilian populations.

My guess is this is related to using so much of their conventional military force to wage terrorism instead of focus actual military targets.