The picture shows Iranian drones bombing Kiev
Recently, after Russia used Iranian drones to launch a swarm tactical attack on the infrastructure of Ukraine, Ukraine said that it has developed a new suicide long-range drone, and the range of the drone can easily reach Moscow, the capital of Russia. The outside world speculates about this, is Ukraine developing drones with extremely long ranges going to attack Russia? So what information does this drone currently disclose and what performance does it have?
The picture shows the "Tiu-141" swift drone
According to the Ukrainian Defense Industry Company, this new drone has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers and the warhead can carry a weight of 75 kilograms, which is 25 kilograms more than the Iranian drone used by the Russian army to rename "Geranium"-2, which shows that it is more powerful. Relevant data shows that the cost of new Ukrainian drones is about 10,000 to 12,000 US dollars, and its manufacturers have supporting parts that can achieve mass production. So how did Ukraine develop this drone without military technical support? Military expert Alexei Leonkov believes that the drone is likely to be a "Tu-141" swift drone that was restructured in the Ukrainian Arsenal, and both of these drones are completely consistent in their technical characteristics. So is Ukraine trying to expand the war by developing such a long-range suicide drone? In this regard, I have the following views:
The picture shows the "Haimas" rocket launcher
First of all, long ago, Zelensky applied to the United States to provide the army tactical missile equipped with the "Haimas" rocket launcher . The range of this missile is 300 kilometers and can hit the Russian mainland. The United States rejected this request because it was afraid that Ukraine would use the missile to attack Russia's mainland, which would anger Russia and cause trouble. From this point on, it can be seen that Ukraine has already had the idea of expanding the war. Ukraine developed this time is a long-range drone. Moscow is less than 500 kilometers away from the Ukrainian border. The drone can reach Moscow in about 4 hours, so it further reflects Ukraine's urgent desire to attack Russia's mainland and expand the war.
The picture shows the wreckage of "Geranium"-2 drone
Secondly, Russia used "Geranium"-2 drone to bomb Kiev , causing about one-third of the damage to local infrastructure and some casualties. Therefore, Ukraine's development of suicide-type long-range drones is also a counterattack against the Russian bombing of Kiev. Ukraine is very excited about its development of long-range drones. Ukrainian politicians and Ukrainian Army Information Psychological Action Center wrote in a slogan: "Battle Moscow", and Ukrainian also arrogantly claimed that it would send 25,000 new drones to Russia. Ukraine's harsh words to attack the Russian capital this time prove that its ambition to expand its war will have an unimaginable consequences once it really attacks Moscow.
Finally, Ukraine was previously unable to respond by Russian drones' continuous large-scale bombing, and Western countries also dared not easily provide strong assistance to Ukraine under Russia's nuclear deterrence. If Ukraine successfully attacks Russia's mainland this time, it will surely escalate the situation and expand the war. Then the West can take this opportunity to provide more advanced and large-scale military assistance to Ukraine while vigorously condemning Russia, thus putting Russia's situation on the battlefield into a more disadvantageous position.
In short, from the perspective of the Western countries behind Ukraine, Russia cannot underestimate Ukraine's drone too much. Kiev put a lot of effort into developing it and made a fuss to fight Moscow. It is not difficult to see that there may be Western help behind it and intend to expand the war. It is also unknown whether Russia can withstand the attack of new drones, but what we can know is that Kiev's expansion of war this time is not a wise choice for us. If the fisherman wins profits, Ukraine may shoot itself in the foot in the end.
