Colonel Davydov killed in car bomb near Moscow
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Hypothetically, if these attacks are indeed tied to Ukrainian intelligence, would a rational Kremlin response hinge on escalation in Belarus or a renewed push for negotiations? Or would it just double down on internal purges, which history suggests is more likely?
The claim that this is the latest targeted assassination needs qualification. Colonel Davydov’s death is indeed tragic, but FSB Major General Vyacheslav Gladkikh was killed in an apartment explosion in Saint Petersburg just two weeks ago. The official narrative attributed that to a gas leak, though security services have been tight-lipped about Davydov’s case so far.
davydov wasn't just any colonel. he signed off on syrian artillery strikes that killed civilians in idlib less than a year ago.
Welp, if this is part of a sustained campaign... does that mean we’re watching a shadow insurgency inside Russia? Or is this just the usual sabotage that’s been going on since 2022 but now targeting officers instead of rail lines...?
Which sample size of Russian military assassinations in the past six months qualifies as a ‘sustained trend’? Official statistics are either nonexistent or weaponized, and open-source counts depend entirely on who’s doing the counting.
The EU’s planned ban on Russian soldiers joining the bloc is a concrete step toward isolating Moscow diplomatically. It won’t end the war, but it signals growing European resolve to treat Russia as a pariah, not a negotiating partner.
Remember when Russia blamed Ukraine for the 2019 Arkhangelsk bus bombing, only to have the suspect turn out to be a local anarchist? Claims of ‘terrorism’ stick better when the body count is high enough that people stop asking questions.