Mounting casualties. Fuel shortages. Explosions in warehouses and oil ports.
For years, Moscow had successfully insulated its population from its invasion of Ukraine. But now, the war is coming home to Russia.
Western officials have told The i Paper the war has “unquestionably escalated” in recent months, with Ukrainian drones hitting targets deep inside Russia.
Strikes on the warehouses of leading ecommerce companies Wildberries and Ozon have killed Russian citizens and sent plumes of black smoke billowing through Russian skies, triggering rare public dissent against the regime as traders share videos in tears at the loss of their businesses.
The public outcry – and concerns about the videos helping Ukrainian intelligence analysts – has led to further crackdown in freedom of information in Russia, including a ban on warehouse employees bringing smartphones to work and continued, unpopular limitations on the internet.
