Reported attacks by Ukraine in Russia could be used by Moscow to portray Ukraine as the aggressor and strengthen the case for mass mobilization.
"That's not a new threat, that was the exact same threat that they levied on the Ukrainians after thesinking," he added, referring to Russia's flagship that Ukraine said it targeted with Neptune missiles in the Black Sea on April 13, although Moscow says themissile strike in the Ukrainian capital
It is not clear how many incidents of Kyiv breaching Russian territory there have been, but Radio Free Europe reported an estimate of at least a dozen since the war started on February 24.who advised Ukraine on its military reform "If it is the Ukrainians, I'm not sure that anyone [in the Russian military establishment] would even tell Putin that this is happening because that would be saying 'we are failing,'" said Grant.
And while Ukraine has denied Russian accusations that it is shelling checkpoints and Russian targets across the border, Moscow could use the claims to portray Kyiv as the aggressor, which come in useful if it seeks to call up reservists.
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