Great attack on Ukraine: Was that the revenge for Operation Spider Network?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been running for more than three years. Russia relies on a war of wear and more economically potent power with a deep hinterland – and was recently caught evil by a surprise attack on military airfields in the depth of his country. Now there was a first military reaction from Moscow. The most important questions and answers.

Russia has covered Ukraine with a large combined attack of drones, marching aircraft and ballistic rockets. According to Ukrainian information, the number of drones used by Russia is the greatest since the beginning of the war in one night. With 40 ballistic rockets and marching air bodies, Russia has also opened heavy weapons. The capital Kyiv and the big cities of Ternopol and Luzk in the west of Ukraine were met. In addition to four deaths, there are also about 50 injuries.

The shelling of Ukrainian cities by Russia is everyday life. In this case, however, an attack in Kiev was particularly angry in Moscow. Ukraine attacked several Russian military airfields far from the border at the weekend and also destroyed a number of central and long-range bombers of the types of TU-22 and TU-95. These are part of the strategic bomber fleet, which can also shoot nuclear missiles.

It was a severe blow to the fighting power, but also the image of the Nuclearmacht Russia. The Kremlin announced a military answer.

It remains unclear whether the major attack should be the threatened reaction. Moscow Ministry of Defense spoke of “an answer to terrorist acts”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow also remained vague: everything that the Russian armed forces did was a reaction to the government’s actions in Kiev, which is increasingly acting terroristically, he said.

Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had previously publicly scanned the attacks on Russian rail systems near the border – but Kiev did not know each other. One thing is clear: the attack on the entire Ukraine shows that Russia is able to combine air strikes unchanged despite losses.

The range of choices for Russia is large. In November 2024, after the use of far -reaching western rockets against Russian territory, the Kremlin had shot at the Ukraine with a Oreschnik type rocket. The basically also nuclear weapon -capable floor hit the armaments of the industrial city of Dnipro with conventional explosive heads.

Such goals could also be targeted by new Russian attacks- whether with Oreschnik or another large-scale rocket and marching aircraft attack. However, the armaments industry of Ukraine is decentralized. Water and coal-fired power plants are also conceivable as goals. A blow to the government district in Kiev, on the other hand, is unlikely because the Chinese message is also there.

The patriotic scene around the Russian military bloggers requested this immediately after the attack on the bomber fleet. Nevertheless, the scenario is unlikely. It would mean a disproportionately strong escalation and probably also leads to the departure of close Russian allies such as China or India. In addition, the question is how NATO would react to such a border crossing in its neighborhood.

The Ukrainian troops are under pressure on many sections along the over 1000 kilometer front. In the past few weeks, more than 20 villages in the Donetsk, Sumy and Charkiw areas have been lost. The bridge head in a lightning campaign in a lightning campaign in the Russian border area Kursk had to be almost completely abandoned.

According to Ukrainian observers, the decisive factor for Russian advances is no longer the only Russian superiority in the use of sliding bombs or artillery. Russia seems to have more than brew the initial deficit in the front -related use of remote -controlled drones. The Ukrainian troops are troubled by combat drones that are controlled with fiber optic cables. They already fly more than 20 kilometers deep into the Ukrainian hinterland and sensitively interfere with logistics. In addition, there is a lack of Ukrainian reserves, especially in the infantry.

The Sumy area in the northeast of Ukraine is currently a priority for Moscow. The Russian army wants to create a buffer zone along the border. According to unofficial Ukrainian information, over 150 square kilometers have been conquered by the Russians since March. The front line is only about 20 kilometers from the area capital Sumy, which increasingly gets into the visor of Russian attacks.

Russian units are also faster in the eastern Ukrainian area of ​​Donetsk. The cities of Pokrowsk and Kostjantyniwka and in parts are still Tschasiw Jar and Torezk under Ukrainian control, but a lot indicates a deterioration in the situation for the Ukrainians. In the event of a lack of ammunition, if western deliveries, the metropolitan area around the cities of Druschkiwka and Kostjantyniwka threatens to fall in Russian hands before the end of the summer. The complete conquest of the Donetsk area could become more realistic for Moscow.

According to Moscow, negotiations are to be made. However, the initiative of US President Donald Trump has not really got thrust. Putin wiped away his proposal for unconditional ceasefire. Kiev and Moscow talk to each other directly for the first time in three years, but the results so far are MAU.

Large prisoner exchanges were agreed – that was exactly the area in which the two warring parties had previously reached several agreements. In the basic question of the end of the war, the positions are still far apart. Moscow has not moved away from his maximum demands that come close to a surrender of Ukraine.