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Fedorov Wanted to Swarm Moscow’s Airports With 1,000 AI Drones

Published 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Ukraine reportedly had a plan to send 1,000 autonomous drones toward Moscow’s airports in a single night—not primarily to destroy them, but to isolate Putin’s elite and force the war into their lives. Zelensky allowed preparations to continue, but one catastrophic risk prevented final approval. Then Fedorov was fired—and the operation stopped.

Ukraine reportedly developed Operation M&Ms to overwhelm Russian air defenses and force prolonged closures of Moscow’s airports using as many as 1,000 autonomously guided drones. The strategy targeted a critical pressure point: the officials, oligarchs, and wealthy Putin loyalists who still depend on international air travel. I examine why Zelensky withheld final approval, how Fedorov’s dismissal affected the operation, Ukraine’s effort to secure Starlink access for strikes inside Russia, its growing air-defense problem, deteriorating Russian public sentiment, European weapons production, Moscow’s mobilization denials, and what America is learning from Ukraine’s drone warfare.

0:00 Fedorov’s 1,000-Drone Plan for Moscow

2:26 Fedorov’s New Mission With Elon Musk

4:03 Ukraine Resets Its Defense Priorities

7:03 Why Ukrainian Democracy Threatens Putin

8:50 Ukrainian Weapons Move Onto NATO Soil

11:49 Putin’s Strange Walk Through an Empty Moscow

13:23 Russians Believe the Worst Is Still Ahead

16:16 Russia Recruits Teenagers and North Koreans

18:30 America’s Patriot and Drone Problem

21:11 How Putin Benefits From a Wider War

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