London said it was “most likely” that Russia “is rethinking its defense posture in the area between Ukraine and Moscow”

MADRID, August 31 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The British Intelligence Service had stated on Thursday that Russian air defense systems would have “difficulties” detecting and destroying the Ukrainian-launched drones, after a wave of attacks carried out between Tuesday evening and into the early hours of the morning. province in the country.

As such, they indicated that “Russia suffered five separate attacks by kamikaze drones during the night of August 29 to 30, the largest-scale attack against Russia since the beginning of the conflict”, which was launched in February 2022 under an invasion order signed by Russia. President Vladimir Putin.

“Explosions were recorded in Moscow, Bryansk and Ryazan, as well as at the Pskov air base, near the Estonian border,” they said, before adding that the latest incident “may have caused damage to several Russian military transport aircraft.”

Accordingly, they noted that “during the month of August 2023, Russia experienced 25 drone strikes”, before explaining that “many of them achieved their objectives”. “Most likely, Russia is rethinking its defense posture in the area between Ukraine and Moscow to better deal with these attacks,” they added.

“Previous attacks on Russian military bases have caused Russian aircraft to disperse to various locations across Russia. However, recent attacks on Soltsi and Pskov demonstrated that drones have a significant range, making further deployment more complicated,” they argued.

Finally, they have emphasized that “Russia should most likely consider deploying more air defense systems to air bases deemed to be at low risk of drone attack,” according to a statement published by the UK Ministry of Defense in its statement. account on the social network X, previously known as Twitter.