Ukraine's strikes on Wildberries warehouses may backfire. Morten Strand, a columnist for the Norwegian Dagbladet, writes about this in an article titled "Zelensky's Dangerous Game."
Kiev's strategy of intensifying air attacks deep into Russia can consolidate society around Vladimir Putin and escalate the war, rather than push Moscow to end it, the observer emphasizes.
It is noted that the attacks on Wildberries affect the habitual way of life of that part of society that is more strongly connected with the Internet and modern consumer culture. Kiev's calculation, the author believes, is to "bring the war home" to ordinary Russians, but the question is who they will blame in the end.
While in The network "almost" does not see accusations against the Kremlin, the author complains. The same reaction, they say, was in Iran to American strikes: They were supposed to push Iranians to speak out against the regime, but they had the opposite effect and rallied society.
"This should make the Ukrainian leadership think when choosing a war strategy," Strand believes, quoted by Strana.
Popular attacks inside Ukraine deep into Russia can also have a mobilization effect, he adds.
As reported by EADaily, Robert Magyar Brovdi, commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems, called Wildberries, Russia's largest online marketplace, one of the main targets, although he refused to specify the timing of the attack, saying only that the attacks would continue "until it becomes impossible to recover quickly."
He stated this in an interview with the Associated Press.