Ukraine's strikes on Russia undermine Kremlin's narrative of war as 'localized operation' – UK intel

The UK Ministry of Defense said this in an intelligence update published on X, Ukrinform reports.

The update notes that the Ukrainian strikes are the latest in a pattern of increased regularity of Ukrainian UAS strikes deep into Russian territory, emphasizing the challenge confronting Russia to protect its infrastructure and strategic assets balanced against protecting its operations at the front line.

"Putin and the Russian senior leadership almost certainly consider Ukraine's ability to both target and cause disruption within Moscow to be a significant embarrassment. It also undermines the Russian leadership's narrative of the conflict as a localized operation as opposed to a war," the update reads.

UK intelligence also pointed out that Russian state-controlled media reporting of the strikes has been minimal which likely "reflects unease by the Russian leadership regarding any potential adverse reaction from the population."

Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that on the night of March 10-11, Ukraine's Defense Forces targeted several strategic Russian sites involved in sustaining the country's war effort against Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed that hundreds of drones attacked Russian territory that night, with 337 allegedly intercepted, including 91 of them over the Moscow region.