How Ukraine Broke Through Moscow’s Air Defenses

Ukraine didn’t simply throw drones at Moscow and hope some survived. The emerging picture is much more deliberate: decoys first, indirect routes, attacks from multiple directions, flight paths designed to avoid mobile defense teams, and concentrated waves against defended sectors until two routes finally broke through. Russia claims it destroyed 822 drones across the wider attack, while other reporting cited in the video suggests roughly 500 were launched in the main operation and at least 600 may have been directed toward Moscow. Whatever the final numbers prove to be, the more important story is how the attack was structured. Decoys appear to have drawn Russian defenses first. The main strike drones then approached Moscow indirectly, exploiting regional boundaries and attacking from several directions. Two breakthrough routes succeeded, and the Wildberries warehouse complex was hit despite the enormous concentration of Russian air defenses around the capital. The rest of today’s update looks at the expanding Ukrainian deep-strike campaign, British-made drones now reportedly being used inside Russia, another NATO interception over Romania, North Korean labor supporting Russia’s economy, Russian propaganda narratives, and what Anne Applebaum and Sarah Paine say about the deeper political system Putin has built. 0:00 How Ukraine Got Through Moscow’s Defenses 2:06 Decoys, Saturation and the Two Breakthrough Routes 4:34 Wildberries Under Cyber and Drone Pressure 5:05 Russia, Ukraine and the Battle Over Books 8:15 Kyiv Protests and the Fedorov Question 8:40 British Drones Strike Deep Inside Russia 9:11 NATO Shoots Down Another Drone Over Romania 11:47 North Korean Labor Flows Into Russia 14:02 Applebaum: Putin’s Mafia-State Business Model 17:28 U.S., Russia and the Propaganda Battle Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. #Ukraine #Russia #Moscow #UkraineWar #DroneWar Here is the fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/ ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR