{"id":2328567,"date":"2024-08-21T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-drone-attacks-drive-home-new-normal-of-war-in-russia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T16:11:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:11:44","slug":"ukraines-drone-attacks-drive-home-new-normal-of-war-in-russia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-drone-attacks-drive-home-new-normal-of-war-in-russia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s drone attacks drive home \u2018new normal\u2019 of war in Russia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraines-drone-attacks-drive-home-new-normal-of-war-in-russia-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a series of drone \u200cattacks initiated by\u2064 Ukraine around Russia, particularly highlighting \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drones-hit-city-of-pskov-in-likely-largest-drone-attack-against-russia-in-war\/\" title=\"Ukrainian drones strike Pskov, potentially biggest attack on Russia in ongoing conflict.\">significant drone assault<\/a> near Moscow that disrupted flights at local airports. \u200bMoscow&#8217;s Mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, described\u200b it as one of the\u2062 most extensive \u200battempts to \u200btarget the capital\u2064 with drones. Russian authorities reported intercepting multiple drones during these incidents and temporarily halted aircraft operations in Murmansk, a region\u200d far from \u200cUkraine. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian military officials claimed success in targeting Russian logistical operations in the \u2064Kursk region, \u2063showcasing their effective \u200buse of Western military \u200bequipment like the \u2064HIMARS\u200d system to \u200dstrike important infrastructure. The recent Ukrainian incursions into Russian\u2064 territory have caught \u200cRussian\u2062 officials off-guard, leading to a \u200bshift in public\u200b sentiment where\u200c the Kremlin is \u2062encouraging \u2064acceptance\u2064 of a &#8220;new normal&#8221; involving continued Ukrainian \u2064operations within Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Russian \u2062authorities \u2063have attempted \u2062to \u2063deflect blame, suggesting that the incursion is backed by NATO\u2064 support, while Ukraine has reportedly\u2062 kept its plans secret from Western allies \u200cto avoid opposition. The overall impression \u2064is \u200bof a changing \u2064warfare dynamic, with Ukrainian\u200d forces \u2062gaining confidence in their\u2063 ability to operate successfully within\u200d Russian borders, creating a situation that may lead to prolonged conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ukraine&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officials-warn-rough-road-ahead-in-afghanistan-critics-warn-bidens-response-will-shatter-international-partnerships\/\" title=\"Biden officials warn rough road ahead in Afghanistan, critics warn Biden\u2019s response will shatter international partnerships\">drone attacks<\/a> drive home &lsquo;new normal&rsquo; of war in Russia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a> launched a flurry of drone attacks around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia\">Russia<\/a>, according to Russian authorities, including a drone barrage near Moscow that <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/world\/2024\/08\/21\/moscow-airports-back-to-normal-operations-after-drone-attack-restrictions-watchdog-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>disrupted<\/a> flights at some airports near the capital.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones ever,&rdquo; Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/ukraine\/2024\/08\/21\/ukraine-moscow-drone-attack-updates\/74886216007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> Wednesday on social media. &ldquo;The layered defense of Moscow that was created made it possible to successfully repel all the attacks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Russian aviation authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/economy\/1832109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also<\/a> &ldquo;halted receipt and departures of aircraft&rdquo; temporarily in Murmansk, a northern Russian region <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2024\/08\/21\/northern-russias-murmansk-region-targeted-in-drone-attack-a86099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>almost 1,100 miles<\/a> from the Ukrainian border, in response to another drone attack alert. As Russian authorities claimed to be intercepting dozens of drones around the country, the Ukrainian forces seizing Russian territory in Kursk oblast crowed about their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-didnt-work\/\" title=\"Why The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Didn\u2019t Work\">continued success<\/a> in targeting Russian logistical links.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where do Russian pontoons disappear in Kursk Oblast?&rdquo; the Ukrainian military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2024\/08\/21\/7471240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a Wednesday statement. &ldquo;Operatives from the Special Operations Forces, together with units of Ukraine&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bulletproof-backpack-makers-retailers-slam-new-york-confiscation-legislation\/\" title=\"Bulletproof Backpack Makers,\u00a0Retailers\u00a0Slam New York Confiscation Legislation\">defense forces<\/a>, are effectively crushing them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That boast accompanied a video that appeared to show Ukrainian forces &ldquo;identifying targets and directing HIMARS systems fire on bridges and pontoon crossings,&rdquo; an overt display of the use of Western weapons inside Russia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We see and know everything. Our precision bombs will get you anywhere,&rdquo; Ukrainian Air Force Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2024\/08\/21\/7471297\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a separate statement with additional purported footage from Kursk. &ldquo;I am grateful for the Air Force&rsquo;s tactical aviation pilots for their effective strikes against clusters of enemy personnel and equipment, as well as their positions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&rsquo;s audacious incursion into Russian territory shocked Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vladimir-Putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vladimir Putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>&rsquo;s team and observers in capitals around the world in early August. Russian officials claimed initially to have stymied the Ukrainian advance, but they have shifted to signaling that Russian society needs to adapt to a &ldquo;new normal&rdquo; in which Ukrainian forces could hold their new positions for months.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During a shock &mdash; and this was certainly a shock &mdash; there are always leaps [in the polls]. Then people get used to it and everything settles down,&rdquo; an unnamed source &ldquo;close to the Putin administration&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/en\/feature\/2024\/08\/21\/kremlin-officials-think-ukraine-s-kursk-incursion-could-continue-for-months-and-they-want-to-convince-russians-this-is-the-new-normal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> Meduza, an independent Russian media outlet. &ldquo;What happened during the Prigozhin rebellion, the mobilization, and the start of the war?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Russian authorities have tried to shift responsibility for the attack from Kyiv to NATO allies. &ldquo;The incursion into the Kursk Region is taking place with full support from the West as it was authorized by the West,&rdquo; Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1832045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3126488\/ukraine-hid-russia-operation-from-us-avoid-veto-by-allies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hid their plans from Western partners\">hid their plans from Western partners<\/a> to avoid facing objections from U.S. or allied officials who might have feared that Putin would give an escalatory response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just a few months ago, many people around the world, if they had heard that we were planning such an operation like the one in the Kursk region, would have said that it was impossible and that it would cross the strictest of all the red lines that Russia has,&rdquo; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/vid-nashoyi-spilnoyi-roboti-zalezhit-yaka-zbroya-v-rukah-u-n-92669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> this week. &ldquo;We are now witnessing a significant ideological shift, namely, the whole naive, illusory concept of so-called red lines regarding Russia, which dominated the assessment of the war by some partners, has crumbled these days somewhere near Sudzha.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Russian officials have &ldquo;decided to postpone local elections in seven districts&rdquo; in Kursk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The commission did not specify for how long the elections would be postponed, but noted that votes will not be held in the districts of Belovsky, Bolshesoldatsky, Glushkovsky, Korenevsky, Sudzhansky, Khomutovsky and in the city of Lgov until the security of voters could be &lsquo;fully guaranteed,&rsquo;&rdquo; as <em>Novaya Gazeta<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/novayagazeta.eu\/articles\/2024\/08\/21\/russia-postpones-elections-in-seven-border-districts-amid-ongoing-ukrainian-offensive-en-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine has intensified its drone strikes across Russia, as reported by Russian officials, including a significant drone assault near Moscow that caused flight disruptions at nearby airports. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated on social media that this was one of the most extensive drone attacks on the city to date and noted that Moscow&#8217;s layered defense successfully thwarted all attempts. In response to another drone alert, Russian aviation authorities temporarily suspended aircraft arrivals and departures in Murmansk, located nearly 1,100 miles from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>While Russian officials claimed to have intercepted numerous drones nationwide, Ukrainian forces in Kursk oblast celebrated their ongoing successes in targeting Russian supply lines. The Ukrainian military questioned the fate of Russian pontoons in Kursk Oblast and shared a video purportedly showing their forces directing HIMARS fire at bridges and pontoon crossings\u2014an explicit demonstration of Western weaponry being used within Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Air Force Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk emphasized their capability for precision strikes against enemy positions while expressing gratitude for the effective operations conducted by tactical aviation pilots.<\/p>\n<p>The bold Ukrainian incursions into Russian territory took many\u2014including President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s team\u2014by surprise earlier this month. Initially claiming to have halted Ukraine&#8217;s advance, Russian officials are now suggesting that society must adapt to a &#8220;new normal&#8221; where Ukrainian forces may maintain control over newly acquired positions for an extended period.<\/p>\n<p>An unnamed source close to Putin\u2019s administration remarked on how public sentiment often shifts after initial shocks like these events. Meanwhile, some Russian authorities are attempting to shift blame for the attacks onto NATO allies; Maria Zakharova from the Foreign Ministry accused Western nations of fully supporting Ukraine\u2019s actions in Kursk.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian leaders had kept their plans under wraps from Western partners out of concern about potential objections regarding escalatory responses from Putin. President Volodymyr Zelensky noted a significant ideological shift regarding perceptions of &#8220;red lines&#8221; with Russia as previous beliefs about what was possible have been challenged by recent developments.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these tensions, local elections have been postponed in seven districts within Kursk until voter safety can be assured according to reports from Novaya Gazeta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2743,"featured_media":2328568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kursk-bridge-blown.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38843,38844,6991],"class_list":["post-2328567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drone-attacks","tag-new-normal","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kursk-bridge-blown.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2743"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}