Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory

Re:Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory by GTP on Sunday July 26, 2026 @09:52AM (#49058266)

> one option is an escalation with NATO.

Wouldn't this make the situation much worse for Russia, and therefore for him as well? The oligarchs will know who is to blame if Putin starts a war with NATO.

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Re:Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory by miohtama on Sunday July 26, 2026 @10:08AM (#49058398)

Regime security for Putin in an escalation/mass mobilisation situation is high. The chances of the Russian economy surviving are poor.

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Re:Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory by WJW on Sunday July 26, 2026 @10:21AM (#49058512)

Often economic crisis leads to less regime security, not more. Why would it be different in Russia?

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Re:Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory by miohtama on Sunday July 26, 2026 @10:31AM (#49058600)

Watch the video in the link and it is quite well explained there.

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Re:Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory by cbg0 on Sunday July 26, 2026 @09:56AM (#49058295)

The oligarchs aren't the ones controlling Putin, it's the other way around. But yes, escalation with NATO is a very poor idea, given Russia's struggles with a single non-NATO country.

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Re:Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory by GTP on Sunday July 26, 2026 @10:13AM (#49058446)

I belive it's the other way around only up to a point. If the situation gets too bad, I believe they have the resources to overthrow him.

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Re:Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory by 8note on Sunday July 26, 2026 @03:10PM (#49061343)

war with nato means he can more easily convince the russian public to go along with mobilization

russians arent excited to go die in ukraine, but defending the homeland from NATO is a different story

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