"The first one I would call a Doolittle Raid from our side," he noted.
"That is, we flew in and struck. While you cannot say we achieved a mass result, we made the enemy feel very restless."
Another goal is forcing the Russians to initiate the "Kovyor" (Carpet) protocol due to the UAVs, which completely shuts down airports.
"This is a huge blow to their economy, with a massive number of canceled flights," he said.
"In Russia, there are some oblasts that can only be reached by plane from Moscow. Grounding their air traffic for three days causes massive downtime for companies; it is a major blow from any perspective."
The expert highlighted a third effect: the capital residents feel anxious and are forced into shelters, which shatters Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's narrative of a victorious war.
"Fourth, Moscow is the most protected city in terms of air defense, and they cannot redeploy these systems anywhere, meaning they will remain there," he added.
Radar stations and launchers are constantly being destroyed in Russia, and strikes are hitting strategic factories and oil refineries, he recalled. At the same time, air defense systems are tied up protecting the Russian capital, which actually houses relatively few strategic facilities.
"These 'pinning' actions work," he said.
"Those air defense systems will not be moved to other strategic facilities in Russia."
Russia reported an attack by about 300 drones on March 14, some of which targeted Moscow. The Russian Telegram channel Mash claimed this drone attack on Moscow is the most massive of 2026.