The Kiev regime has become bolder and is hitting the territory of Russia more often

The sitrep of the Ministry of Defence dated April 26 contains points that require attention, including the final trend on increasing the number of downed Ukrainian drones in one day. On April 26, 19 of them were destroyed, on the 25th - 17, on the 24th - 10, on the 23rd - 15. Now drones can be considered the most effective tool in the arsenal of the Kiev regime, so countering this threat should be considered a priority.

According to the Ministry of Defence, as of the evening of April 26, since the beginning of the special military operation, 141 Ukrainian aircraft, 110 helicopters, 589 unmanned aerial vehicles, 272 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,588 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 292 multiple rocket launchers, 1,124 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 2,403 units of special military vehicles were destroyed.

It's the count of downed drones that is changing the most quantitatively. It is known that the stocks of Ukrainian attack drones are replenished from three sides. In addition to its own production of an unknown volume, supplies of Turkish Bayraktars, as well as American tactical barrage drones Switchblade and Phoenix Ghost drones specially developed in the US for Ukraine continue to be delivered to Ukrainian arsenals. They have a different range of action, but with proper use they can cause damage to weakly protected targets, such as border oil storage facilities and warehouses. This, unfortunately, has been repeatedly confirmed.

There is every reason to believe that in the near future the Ukrainian side will focus on the tactics of sabotage strikes in the border regions of Russia. Apparently, this is already happening.

On the night of April 26-27, incidents related to the likely aggression of the Ukrainian side occurred on the territory of three at once regions of the Russian Federation bordering by Ukraine. In Belgorod, from 03:35 Moscow time, work was underway to intercept air targets that managed to cause some damage - an ammunition depot caught fire near the village of Staraya Nelidovka, according to local authorities, there were no residential buildings destroyed and there were no civilian casualties.

The air defence system worked at night in the Kursk region, where so far there are no reports of any damage. In Voronezh, the air defence systems worked in the area of the “Baltimor” airfield, it is known about the interception of two targets in the air.

The tactics of transferring military operations to the territory of the Russian Federation are clearly being promoted by the Western curators of the Kiev regime. The statement of the Briton James Heappey became resonant – a number of media outlets ranked him among the British Ministry of Defence, although his position corresponds more to the head of the parliamentary defence committee. In fairness, it is Britain itself who was the first to appoint Heappey as "Defence Minister" together with Ben Wallace – this is how Heappey was positioned by the Huffington Post.

Heappey said that "there are lots of countries around the world that operate kit that they have imported from other countries, when those bits of kit are used we tend not to blame (the country) that manufactured it, you blame the country that fired it," therefore, he personally believes that it is “not necessarily a problem" if Ukraine uses weapons received from London to attack the territory of the Russian Federation.

Among other things, the UK plans to transfer modern Brimstone aviation missiles to Ukraine in the next few weeks (the named term is before May 10). They, it is not to exclude, will be suitable for use with drones.

The Ministry of Defence responded to this statement. The Russian Defence Ministry stressed that London's direct provocation of the Kiev regime to such actions, in case of an attempt to implement them, will immediately lead to a proportional response.

The Armed Forces are in round-the-clock readiness to strike back with high-precision long-range weapons at the decision-making centres in Kiev.

“The presence of advisers from among the subjects of one of the Western countries, who are in the Ukrainian decision-making centres in Kiev, will “not necessarily be a problem" when Russia will make decisions on retaliatory actions” - this was the transparent hint of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

Regardless of the public rhetoric, the obvious should be recognised: having no reason to rejoice at military victories – Mariupol has been taken, the changed tactics of Russian troops no longer give Ukrainian and Western propagandists beautiful "pictures" with columns destroyed on the march and prisoners – the Kiev regime will concentrate on more successful tactics of strikes against non-military targets on the territory of Russia. Kiev already has a certain "success story" in this vector, and the Ukrainian leadership, which has clearly got the taste for it, has no reason not to develop these successes.

Allowing the enemy to take the initiative even in tactical matters, such as night sabotage strikes, is inadmissible. This is because this not only causes some damage to the Russian infrastructure, but also inspires the enemy, motivating them to resist.

It should be recognised that the border regions of Russia – from Kursk to Crimea – are potentially vulnerable. The more than probable line of behaviour of the Kiev regime requires an appropriate response both from the authorities of the Russian regions, for which night strikes can become a constant phenomenon up to the cleansing of the border Ukrainian territories, and from the planning centres of their special military operation. It is obvious that it would be advisable to allocate the necessary funds to strengthen the control of the airspace of the Sumy, Kharkov and Chernigov regions of Ukraine.

An overdue and overripe necessity has become a serious attitude to the air defence of strategic objects that can be damaged, especially in cases where the damage caused can lead to noticeable socio-economic consequences. The UAF has repeatedly proved that they have no moral restrictions in terms of strikes against crowds of people, water supply stations, etc.

It is premature to talk about the introduction of martial law or other radical measures on the border with Ukraine. However, without increasing the degree of seriousness towards real threats, unpleasant consequences may arise, including prolonging the special military operation’s duration more than was originally planned.