Russian military voices urge Kremlin to seek peace, ISW says
Russia begins to reckon with successful Ukrainian strikes on critical infrastructure (photo: Getty Images)
Successful Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia have intensified discussions in Russian military circles about the need for a swift end to hostilities against Ukraine, ISW reports.
According to ISW analysts, successful Ukrainian strikes on Russia are causing growing concern in the Russian ultranationalist information space.
A well-known Russian ultranationalist military and political commentator stated that the West's economic potential is "orders of magnitude" greater than Russia's, and that Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia are increasingly posing a significant threat to infrastructure.
It is also reported that Russia cannot produce enough interceptor missiles to compete with Western economic potential, and is therefore "doomed to defeat" and forced to immediately "solve the problem of ending the war."
Russian pro-war voices in the information space are also beginning to acknowledge Ukraine's successes on the front line and its adaptation of drones.
On March 26, a Russian ultranationalist blogger complained that Russian forces will not be able to change the unfavorable situation on the battlefield in the coming months, and that "rather successful" Ukrainian counterattacks have undermined Russia's ability to continue its offensive in 2026.
The milblogger also noted that Ukrainian forces "surpassing" Russians in technological adaptation, praised the quality of Ukrainian interceptor drones, and criticized Russian military leadership for its slow response to Ukrainian drone adaptation.
What preceded this
On March 29, drones once again attacked Russia's Leningrad region. As a result, a fire broke out at the Ust-Luga port.
The first strike on the port occurred on March 25. At that time, a fire broke out on the territory of the Ust-Luga port after a drone attack.
The Ust-Luga port is one of Russia's largest ports on the Baltic Sea and a key hub for exporting Russian petroleum products, located about 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
