Bombs hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, killing four people and wounding 20, authorities said. But Ukraine fired back – hitting a Russian fuel depot situated near to a strategic bomber airbase.
It comes after Kyiv carried out a large underwater explosion aimed at the crucial road and rail bridge linking the Russian-held Crimean peninsula to mainland Russia on Tuesday, causing damage to its underwater foundations.
Videos of the explosions that flooded social media were striking and Kyiv’s degrading of Russia’s war machine sends a message that is hard to overlook. But experts still aren’t convinced the attacks will shift the balance of the war in a substantial way.
Ukraine’s SBU said drones hit ‘more than 40’ aircraft in a mass attack (Photo: Ukraine’s Security Service)
“But will it translate into progress at the peace table? I’m not sure, because ultimately Russia wants Ukraine to surrender, it doesn’t want to parley with it.”
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“I think Ukraine was signalling to Russia its determination to fight on. I think it was signalling that Ukraine has cards to play, that it’s not just going to sit there and be the recipient of Russian aggression,” he said.
Footage released by the Ukrainian Security Service on June 3 allegedly shows the explosion of the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with Russia following a special operation by the security service (Photo: Ukrainian Security Service/AFP/Getty Images)
Beyond their impact on Russia’s military capabilities, the Ukrainian attacks also serve as a reminder to the Russian people that the war is still ongoing—and that its consequences can be felt at home as well, he said.
“His reaction, I think, will be more to try and convince Americans, Trump in particular, that Ukrainians are an obstacle to peace, not Russia,” he said. “But of course, what he’s forgetting is that he, Putin, has been the one who launched the legal war. It’s him who’s been committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians by his troops.”
“The approach they’ve taken by offering carrots to Russia and not using sticks like sanctions has failed. So I think there’s a very large chance, a very high chance, that Trump will try and walk away,” Forman said.
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