Europe

The Illusion of Control

Drones over Moscow, and the widening gap between the Kremlin's image of control and the reality on the ground.

SecurityStrategy
17 JUN 2026 · The Consulo · Members

Drones over Moscow. Explosions in Saratov, Kazan, Tatarstan. Oil refineries burning thousands of kilometers from the front line. Looking at the map of events rather than Kremlin briefings, the picture looks like a war slowly returning home to whoever started it.

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