In recent days, Putin has received a series of bad news. On the 24th, a car bombing occurred in Moscow, injuring a Russian military officer who had worked in the Russian military affairs department, and on the 25th, another tragedy occurred in Russia.
According to CCTV News, on the 25th, another Mi-28 helicopter of the Russian army crashed, and all the crew members were killed. The Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out that the plane was on a daily flight mission in Kaluga at the time of the accident, and it was initially judged that the crash may have been caused by a technical malfunction.
As a result, Putin has a headache. Since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia's security work has repeatedly exposed loopholes, and after the West has imposed an unprecedented scientific and technological blockade on Russia, the quality of Russian military equipment has become more and more questionable, which can not help but make people suspect that the quality of Russian military equipment is continuing to decline. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is still ongoing, the confrontation between the United States and Russia has further escalated, and Russia's own problems have emerged one after another, so it can be said that the situation facing Russia is still quite grim.
At this special juncture, Putin has made one more ruthless move after another.
First, the Russian army launched a surprise attack, and NATO instructors may be "put in a pot" again.
According to reference news reports, on July 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian army used the "Iskander"-M campaign tactical missile system to carry out missile strikes on the temporary stationing of foreign mercenaries in Kharkov, eliminating 100 militants, of which 40 were foreign instructors, and the remaining 60 belonged to the 151st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army.
It can be seen that the Russian army is specifically targeting NATO instructors to carry out "decapitation operations". Seeing that NATO's assistance to Ukraine continues to escalate, not only is it about to deliver F16 fighters to Ukraine, but it even intends to send NATO military personnel to Ukraine to train the Ukrainian army. In fact, the President of France has publicly called for sending reinforcements to Ukraine, and his statement has the taste of testing Russia's bottom line.
In this case, the Russian side is bound to deal a heavy hand, and the Russian side seems to intend to tell NATO that since NATO soldiers dare to appear in Ukraine, they must be prepared to be targeted by the Russian army, and NATO will pay the price of bloodshed.
Not to mention, the Russian mainland is frequently attacked, and in the eyes of the Russian side, NATO has provided key support for the Ukrainian army to attack the Russian mainland, and the Russian side is bound to retaliate.
In addition, Kharkiv is the area of fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine, and both the Russia and the West attach great importance to the fighting in the Kharkiv direction, and it is unknown whether NATO will send more personnel to Kharkov, but Russia is likely to continue to carry out such "decapitation operations".
Second, the Russian Navy will go to the "backyard of the United States."
According to a report by reference news on the 25th, the Cuban government recently announced that from July 27 to 30, a ship formation of the Russian Navy's Romanian Sea Fleet will visit Havana again. It has been learned that this fleet will consist of the frigate "Dreadnought," the training ship "Smolny," and the ocean-going oil tanker "Yelny." Cuba announced that the visit of the Russian Navy is only in accordance with the historical practice of countries that maintain friendly and cooperative relations.
However, this is not only a manifestation of the strengthening of cooperation and deepening relations between Russia and Cuba, but also a "deterrent" of Russia United States.
It has been learned that as early as June this year, Russia sent a fleet to visit Cuba and even dispatched nuclear submarines, which also specially conducted long-range strike exercises near the mainland of United States. Seeing that NATO has stepped up its containment of Russia and repeatedly escalated its assistance to the Ukrainian army, Russia is bound to take countermeasures.
As far as Russia is concerned, the Russian Navy's appearance in the "United States backyard" is nothing more than a "tooth for a tooth" for the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia reserves the right to provide long-range weapons to Western enemies. The Russian Navy's second visit to Cuba is obviously to further put pressure on United States.
At the critical moment of the United States election, Russia's repeated pressure United States will also prompt United States voters to re-examine the confrontation with United States: whether United States should further stalemate with Russia.