r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 11d ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/cbarrister 11d ago

Supposedly 70 missiles potentially incoming, which is much more than typical, even considering Kyiv has been under much more intensive attack recently.

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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 11d ago

Ukraine just release their FP7 ballistic missile. When the FP9 that can reach Moscow comes out, shortly, they can return fire a lot more readily, not just with drones.

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u/FlipZip69 11d ago

It could take a while (a year?) to actually build up any real manufacturing capability. With that being said, I feel if Russia could field any large attacks, they would already be doing so. Yes they may do a particularly bad one but obviously they cannot sustain shit anymore.

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u/mortgagepants 11d ago

i don't think zelensky would spill the beans. i think they have plenty of ammo and if russia goes through with this attack, they're going to take out all of moscow's electricity, tit for tat.

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u/FlipZip69 11d ago

Agreed. Russia has more latitude to take bigger losses but that is a two sided sword. Russia also has a much larger population that they need to ensure resources are availed. Putin is skating on thin ice these days.

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u/mortgagepants 11d ago

this might be the last attack putin makes. if ukraine shuts down moscow, putin is done.

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u/Select_Challenge_425 11d ago

Ukraine is nowhere close to shutting Moscow down.

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u/mortgagepants 11d ago

if we're splitting hairs, they're a lot closer now than they were 4 years ago when the russian army invaded.

but we'll see if the russian winter ends this war like they did a few others.

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u/FlipZip69 11d ago

30% of diesel and gas reduction in Russia. That is absolutely massive for a country of 150 million. Putin is managing this somewhat by directing those fuels from remote poor areas into Moscow to keep the wealthy happier but that has limits. Add to this the massive losses from companies like Wildberries and damage done to agriculture (both exports and lack of farming fuels) and you have a lot of tension and real hardships. On top of this Putin has effectively printed a couple trillion in money and lack of goods due to sanctions, inflation is not going to be helt back.

You are right in that nothing shuts down per se. But few Russians were really motivated to get in a war to begin. They accepted it as long as it did not effect them. It is effecting them.