It's worth noting that Putin is a moderate in Russia, and if there's any criticism of him domestically it's that he's being too timid in Ukraine and dealing with the west. If anything happened to Putin, it's guaranteed that somebody like Medvedev, who's far more hardline, would be in charge instead.
In that case maybe not targeting Putin is ideal, but I still agree that there is little military benefit to the cruise missiles in some "deep strike" role.
Just like Kursk, stuffing limited military resources into desperate gambits isn't going to convince any Russian politician or general that the war isn't going in their favour.
Indeed, and even western media openly admits that deep strikes into Russia can't really achieve much of anything https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-long-range-missiles/
It's worth noting that Putin is a moderate in Russia, and if there's any criticism of him domestically it's that he's being too timid in Ukraine and dealing with the west. If anything happened to Putin, it's guaranteed that somebody like Medvedev, who's far more hardline, would be in charge instead.
convinced me, I'll assassinate Putin
In that case maybe not targeting Putin is ideal, but I still agree that there is little military benefit to the cruise missiles in some "deep strike" role.
Just like Kursk, stuffing limited military resources into desperate gambits isn't going to convince any Russian politician or general that the war isn't going in their favour.
Indeed, and even western media openly admits that deep strikes into Russia can't really achieve much of anything https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-long-range-missiles/