On Tuesday, four other distilleries in Russia were attacked through Ukrainian drones. Its greatest attack against Russian alcohol production comforts to date. Factories are also supplying fuel used in the current war, while a combined force plant and a force plant and an artificial rubber plant have also been attacked in the strike.
According to posts on the Telegram social messaging app, an undisclosed number of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) hit targeted facilities in the Tula region, while another was directed at a plant in the Tambov region. An additional distillery in the Novokhopersky district of the Voronezh region was also targeted in the drone strike.
Though the Kremlin quickly reported that the Ukrainian drones were all shot down, users on Telegram have shared photos and videos that suggest otherwise. The photos and clips have seen been shared on X, and show that at least one of the distilleries in the Tula region suffered significant damage with the building engulfed in fire.
This is not the first time that the news has temporarily circulated on social networks, even if Moscow seeks to maintain a lid in history without success.
“Although it was not shown through the Ukrainian government, the images appear valid and nothing indicates that they were faked, it may change,” advised Dr. Kurt Braddock, an adjunct professor of communication at American University.
“Since the photographs extend in Telegram, it turns out that Moscow has escaped the news of the attack on the services in secret,” Braddock added. “There were statements that Russian aerial defenses had arrested a drone attack on the Moscow road, however, that was not shown either. “
The old reports of Russia’s social networks are in a large part of the so -called “Milbloggers” that have strangely criticized the effort of the Russian war, while supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin. In this case, they are the “average” Russians who were the first in percentage of news on social networks that the comforts were attacked.
“It’s hard to keep this data out of the Russian public,” said Dr. Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor in the Department at the University of New Haven. “The Russians are getting data off the organized turf from TV channels controlled through the Kremlin. “
None of the specific facilities remotely near Ukraine, and the distilleries cannot be considered as objectives of the army. Therefore, those movements were probably absolutely unforeseen and the Russian citizens were taken by surprise.
The attacks under pressure that kyiv could hit even more in Russia, while Moscow cannot militarily the history of Ukraine.
“It’s a blow to Russia and especially to Putin’s ability to repel Ukraine’s attacks on Russian territory,” Braddock added. “We can expect to see more of those elements go ahead and just to demonstrate Ukraine’s reach, but also to show that Russia’s ability to push those kinds of attacks is more limited than Moscow would like to admit. “
Although it might not be a breaking moment for the Russian people, it won’t likely see support for the war increase.
“In fact, there was a new public opinion vote that suggests that there is still help for war, the public is looking for a regulation,” said Schmidt, who suggests that the average citizen will temporarily percentage those images with friends and parents the country.
“This is what these messages are stimulating at this time,” he added.
The other side of this story is how many on social media were quick to joke that Russians may revolt if the nation’s vodka producers are taken offline. While meant as satire, it actually misundrestands the significance of these facilities to the war effort.
“The first idea is that those are vodka plants,” Schmidt said. “These are plants that make alcohol for intake in commercial programs like copper cord removal for hypersonic missiles and all sorts of other commercial projects. And an astringent.
Here is where the average Russian—or even Ukrainian—might not appreciate the significance of Tuesday’s drone strikes.
“Russia will have other plants online in 2026 and 2027,” Schmidt added. “But through then, Russia faces a real bottleneck in terms of releasing things and hitting alcohol production is a way to slow down. “
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