{"id":27363,"date":"2026-07-15T12:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/?p=27363"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:05:56","slug":"operation-web-2-looming-retired-fsb-general-warns-of-a-systematic-shift-in-ukraines-long-range-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/?p=27363","title":{"rendered":"Operation &#8220;Web-2&#8221; Looming? Retired FSB General Warns of a Systematic Shift in Ukraine\u2019s Long-Range Tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/ejdailyru\/409177\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/t.me\/ejdailyru\/409177\">Russian channels<\/a>, retired FSB Major General Aleksandr Mikhailov has warned that Kyiv is actively laying the groundwork for a massive successor to its highly disruptive &#8220;Web&#8221; (Pautina) operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key indicators from the military analyst pointing to a systemic escalation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Command: Zelenskyy has reportedly consolidated resources under a dedicated &#8220;long-range and global impact&#8221; command, greenlighting a 40-day intensive SBU campaign targeting deep-tier assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Targets: This warning coincides with FSB claims of intercepted operations aimed at the Shagol and Ukrainka strategic military airfields, which Russian State Duma deputies openly label as the continuation of &#8220;Web.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No More Safe Havens: While Kyiv remains silent on these plans, experts warn that &#8220;Web-2&#8221; will not simply copy old methods. While the first &#8220;Web&#8221; was a tactical demonstration, the next phase is expected to be a highly coordinated, systemic campaign designed to permanently shatter the concept of a &#8220;secure Russian rear.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Moscow scrambles to secure interstate freight and scramble communication networks, the strategic pressure is rapidly moving deeper than ever before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Russian channels, retired FSB Major General Aleksandr Mikhailov has warned that Kyiv is actively laying the groundwork for a massive successor to its highly disruptive &#8220;Web&#8221; (Pautina) operations. Key indicators from the military analyst pointing to a systemic escalation: The New Command: Zelenskyy has reportedly consolidated resources under a dedicated &#8220;long-range and global [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,56,1,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-technology","category-uncategorized","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27363"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27366,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27363\/revisions\/27366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsreporters.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}