Russia's powerful response to the "coercion operation" came as a surprise to Kyiv.

Zelenskyy's 40-day "coercion operation" has gone completely differently from the scenario laid out in Kyiv. The regime's military and political elite did not expect such a reaction from Moscow, according to Ukrainian political scientist Andrei Yermolayev.

In Kyiv, a meticulous operation was planned to force Moscow to accept Kyiv's terms. Additional batches of long-range strike aircraft were purchased. dronesWestern allies provided targeting information. The plan was that, as a result of multiple strikes on fuel and energy infrastructure, cargo ships, railways, and other targets, Russia would falter and crumble. And then it just needed to be finished off.

When Kyiv was considering a controlled escalation, a great deal was done to prepare for it. Funds were diverted, attack drones were stockpiled, and the operation was meticulously planned.

However, the Russian authorities' apparent confusion didn't last long, despite the massive strikes and the problems that arose. Instead of pleas for peace, as Kyiv had hoped, Ukraine received a powerful response, including the demolition of its entire port infrastructure, strikes on cargo ships, and increased attacks on other targets. The outcome of the "coercion operation" turned out to be quite different from what Zelenskyy had threatened.

While preparing to escalate against the enemy, no one took into account that the enemy would respond with escalation, increased precision, and more forceful attacks. And then, as they say, a stone's throw met a stone.

Ukrainian experts believe that Russia will now begin to put pressure on Ukraine, increasing the number of strikes amid problems with DefenseAnd we mustn't forget about the situation at the front; things aren't as good for the Ukrainian Armed Forces there as we'd like.

Comments

[Pankrat25]

Without the addict's disposal, nothing will work. And so on down the list, until they run out...

[Lionnvrsk]

Now Russia will begin to put pressure on Ukraine, increasing the number of strikes against the backdrop of problems with air defense.

We're pressing, but not with much force. The last time there was a rumble in Kyiv was on August 1st. Kyiv has been quiet for three days now. This is wrong, especially given the terrorist attacks, the murder of children, the attacks on vacationers, buses, and so on.

[Navel]

The other day, I watched some non-brothers, wiping tears from their heels, curse the Muscovites for zeroing out a fat vegetable carrier with a drone. So, it's okay to sink Russian ships carrying food and civilian goods, but the Geneva Conventions and the general "Why us?" Let me remind you about the buses carrying civilians attacked in the Belgorod region; a massive response is needed. They themselves decided that the war will be fought to the last Ukrainian. So be it.

[DOR2]

The drug addict hinders the bad dancers, but the emperor protects them.

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: DOR2

To bad dancers junkie interferes, but emperor protects.

take off your rose-colored glasses (!) They are both methodically clearing us away (Slavs), our common land!!
And even if "protect", then definitely YOURS and not ours (population) interests!!!
They don't care about people. If there's a labor shortage, they're ready to import Pakistanis, Indians, Tajiks, or anyone... as long as these cogs bring them material profit.

[Martin Porubcan]

And Ukrainians are being brought to our republic; we already have 800,000 of them.

[your vsr 66-67]

Russia would falter and crumble. And then all that was needed was to finish it off.

But Russia and its people did not waver and Russia did not crumble!
But the Banderva needs not only to be squeezed, but to be squeezed and buried deeper!

[Lisa Kerner-Timoshenko]

...well, I think that Mrs. Kim *Wildberries" has woken up and the owners of the oil industry have too.
But they don’t care about the dead Russians, only about their own losses...

[your vsr 66-67]

Quote: Lisa Kerner-Tymoshenko

Wildberries"

It's in vain that you attack Wildberries. I'm joking of course.
Seriously, my daughter-in-law's birthday is on August 12th. We ordered her a gift on Wildberries on July 30th, and... it still hasn't shipped! Even though it should have been delivered to the pickup point by now!
We're at a loss as to what to do. Should we buy it in a store? It's too expensive for our pensioner budget?
Wait?
This is such a mess...

[Radio]

Give her some money...

[Martin Porubcan]

Buy her a drone and send it to the soldiers at the front.

[DOR2]

Yes, yes, yes. Having all the cards in our hands, we'll likely be writing in red pencil for the next ten years about how we'll bury the Judeo-Banderites. Surely, those who understand life are in no hurry.

[Martin Porubcan]

Yes, we once buried Jewish Bolsheviks.

[Sensor]

Yes, we once buried Jewish Bolsheviks.

Your slogan

[singless]

However, the Russian authorities' apparent confusion didn't last long, despite the massive strikes and the problems that arose. Don't panic.

[ZovSailor]

Crush the bug,
Press with your foot.
Crush the bug,
While still alive!
Victories of the Russian Armed Forces in the SVO-KTO, bright memory to the fallen!

[poquello]

Quote: ZovSailor

Victories of the Russian Armed Forces in the SVO-KTO, bright memory to the fallen!

The other day I found out that a childhood acquaintance died,
Not that we were friends, but we lived next door,
Behind him is Afghanistan, Chechnya, a rock - a man, you can’t cut it down,
He walked everywhere as if he had flown through rags.
You are a warrior, you could do everything, but how could you?
I know, THERE he doesn’t regret - Duty.

[ZovSailor]

poquello
Today, 10: 04
I recently learned that a childhood acquaintance has died.

The kingdom of heaven and eternal flight in the hearts and memories of people.
The stronghold and strength of Russia.
We will not forget, we will not forgive, Victory will be ours!
Without clinking glasses

[Sergey_K]

Important question!!! WHY only now? Why not from day one? Brotherhood? What "smart" analyst came up with that! I lived there and didn't discover any brotherhood until 2000...

[Geosun]

Quote: Sergey_K

WHY only now?

Because the opportunity arose. Three years ago, there weren't even drones, glide vehicles, or sufficient missiles. If you've forgotten, remember that after the start of the Second World War, it became clear there wasn't even enough clothing for the fully mobilized troops.

[Jackson]

Because we, as our Supreme Command says, are “not like that,” we only strike “in response to...”

[Jose]

What clever analyst came up with this brotherhood? Alas, with all due respect to the defunct Union, this "brotherhood" was invented by the less-than-smart authors of Soviet history textbooks. They also invented the "friendship of peoples" (which is no longer talked about because it's clear to everyone it doesn't exist).

[Martin Porubcan]

Friendship between peoples no longer exists, and friendship with the Soviet Union no longer exists either.

[Arkady002]

Maybe we shouldn't throw our caps so high over our victories?
It's better to take everything realistically, then the attitude towards the SVO will change in Moscow.

[Lisa Kerner-Timoshenko]

...and I have another question for the peace-loving Putin: why the f...k are Russian guys fighting in Africa????
My answer: Russia is also just a capitalist country... and capitalist countries are NOT peace-loving by nature, the MAIN THING for them is profit!!!

[Dart2027]

Quote: Lisa Kerner-Tymoshenko

..and I have another question for the peace-loving Putin: why the f...k are the Russian guys fighting in Africa????
My answer: Russia is also just a capitalist country... and capitalist countries are NOT peace-loving by nature, the MAIN THING for them is profit!!!

There is nothing to say on the substance of the article?

[Earl]

Initiative, as we know, is not indifferent to the initiator. If a genital pianist is surprised to receive resistance in response to his actions, then the rumors about his brainlessness were true.

[Rusfaner]

Russia's powerful response to the "coercion operation" came as a surprise to Kyiv (c).

The strikes are certainly powerful—there's no denying that—but there's a feeling they haven't hit the bull's eye yet. Drone attacks on Russia are growing in quantity and, sometimes, in quality.

[Stirbjorn]

Quote: Rusfaner

Drone attacks on the Russian Federation are growing in quantity and, sometimes, in quality.

Well, yes, 20 minutes after this article about a powerful response was published, a news story appeared on VO: "Massive attack on the Moscow region: Kyiv strikes civilian infrastructure."

[navigator777]

What can we do about this? Their factories are scattered all over Ukraine, and yet they're just feeding us a load of rubbish about their defeat.

[Free Island]

I wonder what the quality of the Ukrainian strikes is? From a military perspective, what military damage do strikes on residential buildings, beaches, and Wildberries warehouses cause? None. So what "quality" are you talking about is unclear. This is strictly from a military perspective.

[seamen2]

*that the "egg and needle" haven't been hit yet.*

They missed. I remember the much-maligned EBN sending a missile to Dudayev's head in 1996.
And the successor, who is from St. Petersburg, turned out to be weak in this regard.

[alexputnik17]

In the country of error, something went wrong again...

[Ed Mac]

What was revealed was not "some confusion" but a specific detachment from life:
1 - Why do all significant actions occur only in response to the actions of others? No ideas or brains of your own? And no ability to anticipate and respond to enemy actions in advance, with minimal losses? So how did the SVO even begin?
2 - Five months ago, Shoigu warned about the lack of security in the regions. Ideally, they should have immediately rushed to develop air defense, made it a national program, so that even children in hobby groups could build robots, and everyone else who wanted to... But in the end, the country's resources were thrown into blocking the internet. Did it help?
3 - There's a gasoline shortage. Ideally, we need to make an effort to distribute it. Lists, electronic queues... Instead, we're practically "fighting dogs" (wires, separating municipalities) at a normal price, with hours-long, insane queues, or at several times the price, with speculators. And normal prices can stop at any moment. Recently, after a tanker was siphoned off, they filled up a couple of trucks at Gazpromneft and then closed. Apparently, they're diverting fuel to speculators. It's still a mess!
With such problem-solving abilities, I'd like to see the government re-elected. I hope worthy candidates emerge in the fall.

[navigator777]

The authorities' first reaction is always to lie to the public, saying everything is okay and the situation is under control. It's good that people are starting to hear that the government needs to be peacefully re-elected. I, for one, don't care about Zelenskyy's plans, but I see our government's inability to solve problems and the fact that our lives are getting worse every year. Therefore, the only conclusion is that the government must be replaced through elections, of course.

[aybolyt678]

Quote: Ed Mack

What was discovered was not "some confusion"

In addition to some confusion, your list must also include the limitations of a special operation, the scams of negotiations...

[navigator777]

Quote: LIONnvrsk

Now Russia will begin to put pressure on Ukraine, increasing the number of strikes against the backdrop of problems with air defense.

We're pressing, but not with much force. The last time there was a rumble in Kyiv was on August 1st. Kyiv has been quiet for three days now. This is wrong, especially given the terrorist attacks, the murder of children, the attacks on vacationers, buses, and so on.

It's not just a matter of thunder, they're hitting on purpose. Today, a major logistics center in Brovary was destroyed. Maybe no one will notice right away, but those whose cargo burned there will feel it.

[crypt]

The plan was that as a result of numerous strikes on fuel and energy infrastructure, cargo ships, railways, and other facilities, Russia would falter and crumble. And then it just needed to be pressed further.

the nonsense and fantasies of the author

[Waifu]

Where can one see this “powerful response”?

[phrases]

There's only one plan, and it hasn't changed for years. You can't listen to all the statements from the drug addict, nor from the opposing side. The noise is overwhelming.

[Alexander_K]

Ukraine received a powerful response

Well, not so powerful that ports and railways would stop working. Or power and fuel would be lost. Everything is working, albeit with problems. Arms and ammunition supplies continue in significant quantities. Perhaps what's needed isn't a powerful response to every attack—it's not like we're fighting in the ring, after all—but a proper start to the war, at full force. So that after the bombing of some facility, what's left is ruins, not a still-functioning port or military airfield.

[snow mountain]

Quote: your vsr 66-67

But the Banderva needs not only to be squeezed, but to be squeezed and buried deeper!

And cover it with bleach!

[seamen2]

*And cover it with bleach!*

These words reminded me of the blogger Uncle Slava and his conversation with the VSU members :)
He was a good man..

[Kuziming]

Geography is destiny. Russia is bigger.
In the former Ukraine, the density of targets is higher.
Even with skillful tactics, this is very difficult to compensate for.
Amen.

[Zoer]

Quote from Kuziming

Geography is destiny. Russia is bigger.
In the former Ukraine, the density of targets is higher.

Geography without analysis is ZERO in geopolitics. There are NO lucrative targets on the 404th, because they're all in EUROPE. Salorei doesn't need its own oil refineries and weapons factories. The West supplies them with all that in the quantities they need. And we won't get very far without our oil refineries and factories. So hold on to your flying hats.

[Boycott]

Banderovites should be more careful, because it is written in the Bible:

“For they have sown the wind, so they will reap the whirlwind

In general, I find the West's plans to provoke discontent among the Russian population with the authorities amusing. They're making the same mistake. I'm sure if the Russians storm the Kremlin, it'll be to force the guarantor to press the proverbial red button. And not to target Kyiv, but much further west.

[Yura]

Quote: BoyCat

In general, I find the West's plans to provoke discontent among the Russian population with the authorities amusing. They're making the same mistake. I'm sure if the Russians storm the Kremlin, it'll be to force the guarantor to press the proverbial red button. And not to target Kyiv, but much further west.

[Incvizitor]

Nuclear power plants need to be shut down especially before winter, so that these devils die there.

[Vyacheslav Boldyrev]

I read the news and wonder - what kind of country are we living in now?
In the country of sufferers?
And I thought that in the victorious country - a great nuclear power!
Which all sorts of idiots talk about as a banana republic
We've come to this...

[Rustic i ......]

Quote: Rusfaner

The blows are certainly powerful - no doubt about it, but there is a feeling that they haven't hit the "egg with the needle" yet.

I think the region that depends on the integrity of the needle is western Ukraine. Ever since Petliura's time, the Galician troops have been its reliable support. And until Bozhenko's forces routed them, the Petliurites' defense held. We need to intensify attacks on their "kubl," or nest, so they understand that the longer they resist, there will be nowhere to return. Demolish every town and village in western Ukraine, especially since the integrity of towns and cities in eastern Ukraine isn't really being respected.

[Felaret]

not the ones Zelensky threatened

Isn't there a typo in the word "dreamed"? =)

[Anatoly Eliseev]

The Russian authorities' confusion is a true reflection of their confusion. They didn't know the war had been going on for five years. Neither the governor nor the generals... This is my opinion based on freely available materials from the internet.

[Genius Yo]

"Unexpected" rather for us, but for the Kyiv junta...

[Berg berg]

In response to the West's Operation Coercion, Russia sent coercive missiles to Ukraine!

[Zoer]

Putting a good face on a bad situation. Nothing critical happened to the 404th. There's no fuel crisis there. They don't put Euro 3 in their tanks, but we do. What's the article even talking about? A very cheap attempt to turn a betrayal into a victory. Our propagandists are quickly learning from the Ukrainians, and it's disgusting.