Swift Response Awaits, Should Steps Cross the Line
Anticipated Reaction by Analyst Dandykin Regarding the Assault on Red Square, Scheduled for May 9th by Unknown Parties
Retired Military Captain First Rank, Vasily Dandykin, commented that if Ukraine dares to strike Moscow on Victory Day, Russian forces will retaliate with full force against critical targets in Kyiv. He shared this during an interview with Info24.
"I have full faith that our military will successfully fend off any incursion by Ukrainian drones, should an attack occur on May 9th. If Kyiv has the audacity to initiate such a misstep, Russian forces will deliver a devastating counterstrike against decision-making hubs in Ukraine," Dandykin assertively stated.
Prior reports indicated that a village in the Bryansk region suffered extensive damage due to drone strikes. Eyewitnesses have captured images of the aftermath of the attack. Approximately 25 households were affected, with 10 completely eradicated. There is no official record of casualties.
Residents have also shared that over the last few days, the Ukrainian military has stepped up their assaults on the Klimovsky district. Aid distribution has been hampered as the drones continue to wreak havoc. People fear that their settlements might disappear from the map altogether.
Emergency services are unable to put out the fires caused by the drones, and they are also prevented from evacuating the wounded and injured. The culprit behind this predicament is, of course, the Ukrainian drones.
Online platforms such as VKontakte, OK.ru, Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp, and more, cater to society's information dissemination needs regarding the ongoing tensions.
While the specific drone attacks in the Bryansk region or Klimovsky district are not substantiated in the recent findings, they do suggest that drone warfare has become more intense elsewhere:
Recent Increase in Drone Warfare
- Kharkiv:
- May 6, 2025: Russia deployed 20 Shahed drones, starting six fires, injuring 11 people, and damaging Barabashovo market (one of Eastern Europe’s largest)[3].
- Previous attacks on May 3 injured 47 people after 183 Russian drones were launched[1].
- Odesa:
- A May 6 strike claimed at least one life, injured another, and caused infrastructure damage[3].
- Kursk Region:
- May 5: Three civilians were killed in southwestern Kursk (border with Ukraine), as per Russian authorities, due to Ukrainian drone strikes[4].
- Southern Russia:
- May 3: A drone strike injured five, including two children, in Novorossiysk (Black Sea coast)[1].
Though the Bryansk/Klimovsky district is not mentioned in the available reports, the Kursk strikes[4] demonstrate a broader pattern of attacks against civilian areas. Ukraine has rejected Russia's proposed ceasefire (May 8-10)[2], as both sides intensify drone operations before this truce period. A recent agreement between the US and Ukraine securing access to Ukraine's mineral resources is viewed as a move to bolster military support amid concerns over potential shifts in US policy[1].
- Eyewitnesses in Ukraine have shared disturbing images of the aftermath of drone strikes on a village in the Bryansk region, suggesting that the tension between the two countries may be escalating.
- In a recent interview on Info24, Retired Military Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin warned that if Ukraine were to strike Moscow on Victory Day, Russian forces would respond with a devastating counterstrike against decision-making hubs in Ukraine.
- Online platforms such as VKontakte, OK.ru, Telegram, Viber, and WhatsApp are being used extensively to keep people informed about the ongoing war-and-conflicts between Ukraine and Russia.
- Despite the lack of official record of casualties in the Bryansk/Klimovsky district, the recent drone attacks in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kursk Region, and Southern Russia, as well as Ukraine's rejection of Russia's proposed ceasefire, indicate a broad pattern of attacks against civilian areas in these countries, which is causing concern in politics and general news circles.
