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— Some Russians are now saying that the “special military operation” needs to end. One of them is a rather interesting man in a Russian Railways uniform who spoke after another major fire broke out at a Wildberries logistics hub in Krasnodar. I do not know whether he will be shot or imprisoned tomorrow, but he somehow dared to say that people were evacuated only after the first strike hit.
It is burning beautifully. Two Wildberries logistics centers were on fire this morning, one in Nevinnomyssk and another in Krasnodar. A large oil depot in Armavir was also burning, with the fire covering 800 square meters. That is not a bad result either, is it?
— Someone should immediately explain to that young man in the Russian Railways uniform that it is not the “special military operation” that needs to end. The question he should be raising is the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
Once Russians begin repeating that exact point and using that precise language, we can conclude that the fires inside Russia are beginning to produce results.
It is important to emphasize that Ukraine’s Defense Forces, whose largest component is the Armed Forces of Ukraine, can achieve their best results only through close coordination and synergy with the Defense Ministry. In my view, Drapatyi’s appointment is therefore one of the best personnel decisions that could have been made.
The remaining question is who will become defense minister and how the army will be supplied, because there could be complications there. Drapatyi and former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov appeared capable of working together very effectively.
But we still do not know what decision President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make regarding the defense minister. Formally, the decision is made by parliament, but we understand that this is largely a formality.
Returning to the Russian Federation, I would like to congratulate everyone, particularly Mykhailo Drapatyi.
First, Russia placed him on its wanted list this morning. Second, he has already begun his advance across Russian territory.
I understand that the decision regarding the Wildberries facilities was made before last night and before his appointment. Nevertheless, the fact remains that it all happened under his command. I hope what comes next will be even more interesting and extensive.
Our objective is not some abstract “end to the special military operation.” Orcs, that is not how this works.
Withdraw your troops from Ukrainian territory. Then we can talk.
— Why do you think the attacks on these particular Wildberries warehouses affected them so deeply?
This morning, I saw a screenshot of a post by a woman named Kim. As far as I understand, she is considered either the formal owner or a co-owner of the Wildberries marketplace.
Shares associated with both Wildberries and Ozon began falling. Why are these fires so painful for Russians? Even when oil refineries were burning, the reaction did not seem as strong as it was when these logistics warehouses caught fire.
— The explanation is actually very simple: This affects broad sections of the Russian population.
Let us consider who owns Russia’s oil refineries, gas station networks and similar assets. They are owned by major Russian businesses — the people Russians regard as untouchable elites who live in a completely different world from ordinary Russians.
Attacks on those facilities are therefore perceived as someone else’s problem. Those assets belong to the elites, so any damage is their concern.
Wildberries, however, is connected to Russia’s small and medium-sized businesses. These people have lived according to a particular formula and have been trained to think in a particular way: We do not care about politics, we do not get involved, and we either vote for United Russia or do not vote at all. United Russia will win anyway, while Vladimir Putin supposedly provides stability, security and everything else.
Now it has become clear that none of this works.
Wildberries cannot protect itself, while Russian television is effectively telling businesses that they are supposed to protect themselves.
We are therefore sending a message to the orcs who are now crying into their smartphones about bankruptcy and various financial difficulties: Something needs to change.
Once again, I believe the time has come for Ukraine to raise the question officially and explicitly: Russian troops must withdraw from Ukrainian territory.
Given the extent to which Russia is now burning, the proposals that were discussed previously seem somewhat outdated.
— We have already touched briefly on Drapatyi. For some reason, the news of his appointment as Ukraine’s commander-in-chief greatly agitated Russian propagandists. Some of them began asking how it was possible that the “damned Ukrainians” could apparently change something by taking to the streets with cardboard signs. Then came their reaction to Drapatyi himself. Some remarkable posts have already appeared on Russian social media. They claim that he was “licking an English saber” as far back as 2021. As the top graduate of a defense university’s operational and strategic program, he was presented with what was described as a royal saber or the queen’s sword. It is an annual award given to the program’s best graduate, and Drapatyi was the top graduate in 2021.
The Russians are now saying this proves that he is completely devoted to the British. They have placed him on their wanted list and begun writing that he hates Russians and was already running them down in 2014. They recalled the first liberation of Mariupol in 2014. This appointment has clearly infuriated them. Why do you think they reacted this way?
— Let us start from the beginning. Running over Russians and Russian monsters on Ukrainian territory is doing God’s work, and there is no reason to be ashamed of it.
We are, of course, talking about Mariupol and the famous footage of an infantry fighting vehicle charging forward as the city was being liberated.
Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicles will obviously not be flying around in the same way now because the war has changed. But in my view, something similar will eventually happen in Moscow because that is where the evil lives.
First, Mykhailo Vasylovych Drapatyi commands enormous respect within the Ukrainian military.
He does not have the inflated ego that often comes with rank, which is one of the reasons he is so respected. He has retained his humanity despite building an impressive career in the Ukrainian military and studying abroad.
Ukraine will inevitably move away from the reputations attached to some commanders and from the approaches that Russians refer to as “meat assaults.”
Ukraine has not fought that way for a long time, but a number of commanders and former commanders still carry that reputation.
At the same time, we should be fair. Criticism is always easier in hindsight. Some of those decisions were made before drones were widely available.
When you do not have drones or sufficient weapons but still have to hold the front, there are not many options.
I am, of course, talking about former Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
My point is that Ukraine has a tendency to remove someone from office and then immediately begin attacking them. But before doing that, people should propose something better and imagine themselves operating under the same circumstances.
The situation today is one thing. What was happening even four years ago was an entirely different reality.
Russia is now searching for Drapatyi. I therefore think he has every reason to travel to Moscow or send his representatives there.
His education is another interesting point. Virtually all of Ukraine’s key military positions are now held by people with Western military education.
This demonstrates that Ukraine became part of the West a long time ago.
Belarusians, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and Tajiks still send young people and experienced officers to study in Moscow. Ukraine has not done that since 2014.
Even before 2014, there was never any particularly close military cooperation with Russia, including during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency.
Russian television loves to reduce everything to idiotic, simplistic explanations. They will probably call Drapatyi a British agent or something similar.
On the other hand, former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi is already on their list, as is Zelenskyy himself. We are used to it.
The Russians should now expect more fires.
Once again, those fires should push them toward one very simple conclusion: Russian troops must withdraw from Ukrainian territory.
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Section: Russian war
Author: Дем'ян Шевко
