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On 30 March, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) published an audio recording of an intercepted conversation between residents of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, in which they can be heard responding positively to Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow.
The recording shows the growing frustration of Russians from non-central regions who are experiencing the consequences of the war on their own territory, while Moscow, in their view, is “living its own life”.
“That’s right, we should have gone straight to Moscow to make them move. Otherwise, poor people are suffering, and Moscow is dancing and singing,” the woman tells her interlocutor, commenting on the drone’s flight towards the Russian capital.
She also admits that she couldn’t sleep all night because of the sound of drones flying near the village of Krasna Yaruga, just 10 km from the border with Ukraine.
“They keep buzzing… If our people don’t take action, we’ll all be screwed,” she laments, hearing that up to 70 drones are allegedly flying towards Moscow.
GUR: “Russians have not been doing well with air defence lately”
Commenting on the interception, Ukrainian intelligence noted that even Russian citizens notice problems with the effectiveness of Russian air defence, and this only increases internal tensions.
“The Russians have not been doing very well with air defence lately,” the DIU ironically concluded.
This recording is yet another example of how the war initiated by the Kremlin is turning inside Russia itself, both in the form of military threats and psychological threats.
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Context:
In recent months, Ukraine has been actively using long-range drones to target military and logistics facilities in Russia’s deep rear, including Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and other regions.
The attacks demonstrate the vulnerability of Russian air defences and are causing increasing misunderstanding and discontent among ordinary citizens, especially in the border regions.
