On Tuesday, four other distilleries in Russia were attacked through Ukrainian drones. Its greatest attack against Russian alcohol production comforts to date. Factories are also supplying fuel used in the current war, while a combined force plant and a force plant and an artificial rubber plant have also been attacked in the strike.
According to posts on the Telegram social messaging app, an undisclosed number of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) hit targeted facilities in the Tula region, while another was directed at a plant in the Tambov region. An additional distillery in the Novokhopersky district of the Voronezh region was also targeted in the drone strike.
Though the Kremlin quickly reported that the Ukrainian drones were all shot down, users on Telegram have shared photos and videos that suggest otherwise. The photos and clips have seen been shared on X, and show that at least one of the distilleries in the Tula region suffered significant damage with the building engulfed in fire.
This is the first time the news has temporarily circulated on social media, even as Moscow has tried to keep a lid on the story without success.
“Although it hasn’t been confirmed by the Ukrainian government, the pictures do seem legitimate and there is no indication that they’ve been faked, although that could change,” suggested Dr. Kurt Braddock, assistant professor of public communication at American University.
“Since the photographs spread on Telegram, it turns out that it went beyond Moscow to maintain the news of the attack on the facilities under the wrapping,” Braddock added. “There have been accusations according to which Russian aerial defenses had stopped a drone attack on the Moscow road, but that was not shown either. “
The old reports on Russia’s social networks come in much of the so -called “Milbloggers” that have strangely criticized the Russian war effort, while supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin. In this case, they are the “medium” Russians who were the first in percentage of the news on social networks that the comforts have been attacked.
“It’s hard to keep this data outside the Russian public,” said Dr. Matthew Schmidt, associated professor at the New Haven University Department. “The Russians are obtaining data outside the organized grass of controlled television channels through the Kremlin. “
None of the specific facilities remotely near Ukraine, and the distilleries cannot be considered as objectives of the army. Therefore, those movements were probably absolutely unforeseen and the Russian citizens were taken by surprise.
The attacks under pressure that kyiv could hit even more in Russia, while Moscow cannot militarily the history of Ukraine.
“This is a blow to Russia and especially for Putin’s ability to repel Ukraine attacks against Russian territory,” Braddock added. “We can expect to see more of those elements moving forward and only to demonstrate the scope of Ukraine, but also to show that Russia’s the ability to repel such attacks is more limited than Moscow would like to admit. “
Although it might not be a breaking moment for the Russian people, it won’t likely see support for the war increase.
“In fact, there was a new public opinion vote that suggests that, although there is still for war, the public is looking for an agreement,” said Schmidt, suggesting that the average citizen will temporarily percentage those photographs with friends and family to Naughty field.
“This is what these messages are stimulating at this time,” he added.
The other side of this story is how many on social media were quick to joke that Russians may revolt if the nation’s vodka producers are taken offline. While meant as satire, it actually misundrestands the significance of these facilities to the war effort.
“The first idea is that those are vodka plants,” Schmidt said. “These are plants that make alcohol for intake in commercial programs such as the elimination of copper cord for hypersonic missiles and all kinds of other commercial projects. And an astringent.
Here is where the average Russian—or even Ukrainian—might not appreciate the significance of Tuesday’s drone strikes.
“Russia will have other online plants in 2026 and 2027,” Schmidt added. “But through then, Russia faces a true bottleneck in terms of liberation of things and hitting alcohol production is a way of decreasing speed. “
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