They're testing the waters - as much for the media and public perception as for actual official responses.
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classic flood the zone. everything is both at the same time a distraction and a genuine attack
Russia pushing, pushing, all the time pushing.
Its not like nobody said this sort of thing would never happen. Some of us have been saying it for years! Russia cannot be trusted and needs to be hit hard.
Yeah... doing this once we can attribute to stupidity in the Russian ranks. Twice in a few days is unacceptable and requires a response.
Time to test the waters with a hypersonic missile aimed at Kreml...
No.
I'd like the Russians to sort Putin out themselves. As the legend goes, he fearfully watched Gaddafi being .. handled by his own people. So that's what I envision for him. If someone external is doing it, it leaves the opportunity for martyrdom and for spinning the story that he actually was loved by his dear countrymen but the evil West disposed of him.
Also, it will be an important lesson to them that they actually have the power to defeat one of their rulers reigning with iron fist. And that they have to sort out their own stuff.
We however can do whatever we can do to indirectly assist this happening.
Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in 'preventative' move
Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace on Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, Polish authorities said.
The Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said the planes took part in an operation near the border with Ukraine "to ensure the security of our airspace", three days after Poland shot down Russian drones in its airspace with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies.
"These actions are preventative in nature and aimed at securing airspace and protecting citizens, especially in areas adjacent to the threatened area," the Command said in the statement.