Why Russia Cannot Meaningfully Retaliate to the Drone and Bridge Attacks

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Check out my book "How Ukraine Survived": https://amzn.to/47gnlEf. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) After two splashy attacks from Ukraine, Russia has not properly struck back---at least not yet. Why not? Today, we look into a couple of central problems with trying to retaliate. Russia's own domestic political pressures limit how much Russia can mobilize for the war effort, and it seems that the Kremlin is uninterested in pressing those limits despite the attacks. As a result, the Kremlin does not really have any new cards to play. It is sitting to wait to draw new ones. In turn, the normal course of the war persists. 0:00 Where's Russia's Response? 1:54 Retaliation Timing 101 3:40 Russian Political Constraints 5:52 Russia's Lack of Military Capacity 10:53 The HIMARS/Oreshnik Affair 12:46 The Kursk Invasion The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Security Services of Ukraine: https://t.me/SBUkr/14947 By Rosavtodor.ru: https://rosavtodor.ru/about/upravlenie-fda/upravlenie-stroitelstva-i-ekspluatatsii-avtomobilnykh-dorog/transportnyy-perekhod-cherez-kerchenskiy-proliv/novosti/327721 By Kremlin.ru: http://tours.kremlin.ru/tour/senate http://kremlin.ru/catalog/keywords/78/events/50329 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54660 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60490 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60495 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61732 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66675 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68016 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68371 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70029 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70746 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/72081 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/72284 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73186 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73411 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73648 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73585 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74334 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74511 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75614 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75909 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76446 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76450 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76879