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submitted 1 day ago by Streetlights@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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Supposedly, an RS-26 was launched from Astrakhan and targeted at infrastructure in Dnipro.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Why would they do that? Lots to lose nothing really to gain?

[–] Streetlights@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Shock and awe, and a demonstration that they do infact have operational nukes, can deliver them and are prepared to use them. Brinkmanship.

[–] DrGeraintLLannfrancheta@nafo.army 1 points 5 hours ago

@Streetlights @Valmond exactly. They would likely only do it when already entered the NATO war rubicon... In order to divide NATO politically