UK says Ukrainian attack in Tatarstan shows ability to hit 'deep areas' in Russia

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British Intelligence services highlight that the target was a 'Shahed' kamikaze drone assembly factory

April 16 () –

The United Kingdom Intelligence services have maintained this Tuesday that the recent attack carried out by Ukraine against a factory in the Russian region of Tatarstan, more than a thousand kilometers from the border, “demonstrates again” kyiv's ability to hit targets “in deep zones” in Russia.

“The factory has been operating since July 2023 and is known for building Iranian 'Shahed' drones that Russia uses to launch attacks against Ukraine,” they said, before highlighting that the attack is proof that Ukrainian forces can “evade the systems.” of air defense” and “locate any support point for the war”.

Likewise, they have stressed that the statements of the head of the region, Rustam Minijanov, after the attack “most likely show a fear of these attacks” and have added that Moscow would be having problems to “protect these facilities”, as reported by the Ministry of British defense through its account on the social network X.

“They are likely content to balance the risk to places where civilians work in favor of maintaining their focus on the front lines, where Ukrainian drone tactics and the frequency of strikes continue to cause problems for Russian forces.” “, have maintained the British Intelligence services.