Kronstadt Naval Base Attack vs. Putin’s Shed Theory

June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

Before we get to the Kronstadt Naval Base attack and Putin’s memorable shed commentary, let’s take a moment to recall what he said just last week — that the situation in the Ukrainian Armed Forces had “stopped being difficult” and “taken on a catastrophic character”.

He then declared that “the end is near”. While a large portion of the Russian public blindly swallows state television narratives, another part has apparently started suspecting that The Kremlin tyrant repeated something he never bothered to verify. The result looked something like this:

Fuel Shortages Hit Russian Air Defense

A growing number of Russians have had a close-up view of the Good Birds¹ arriving, and no amount of cheerful propaganda — whether from TV hosts or the dictator himself — can undo what they saw. Meanwhile, in occupied Crimea an interesting pattern is emerging. Just a few days ago, the occupation authorities were still insisting that fuel supplies were perfectly fine. Today, the peninsula has introduced a registered waiting-list system for gas stations — you cannot fill up without a pre-booked slot. What makes this especially worth watching is unconfirmed but circulating information that fuel shortages are now affecting Russian air defense operations. If confirmed, that would be no less significant than another strike on a Russian frigate or corvette.

Speaking of the Russian fleet — the enemy Telegram channel “Spy Dossier” tends to assess losses fairly objectively, and it published footage from Kronstadt, the main base of the Baltic Fleet, showing a damaged Russian corvette. The damage is serious: beyond the twisted hull plating, the mast — normally carrying radar and other equipment — is visibly collapsed.

Putin’s Shed Missile Quote

The paranoid bunker-dweller did eventually show up at his own SPIEF gala in St. Petersburg. First came the teleprompter portion — a prepared speech about Russia’s supposedly robust economy. Then the “live conversation” segment began. The Kremlin tyrant confirmed once again that he has no interest in peace and is prepared to drag this aggression out indefinitely. And then came the moment that genuinely surprised not just sane observers but his own courtiers. He appeared to be justifying why he fired a missile worth at least $40 million at what he described as a Ukrainian shed. Here is the quote:

We struck the shed to see how the blocks settled — this is needed for future weapons deployment. Afterwards, our drones flew in to the shed we had struck and simply looked at how the separating blocks were laid. We counted everything down to the millimeter.

We have translated the quote and provided the screenshot, but we will leave this without further comment, as analyzing it belongs more to the realm of clinical absurdity than military strategy.

Putin closed his speech with his trademark theatrical address to the occupying forces: “Work, brothers”. That same night, Ukrainian drones delivered a fitting reply:

Honestly — I don’t know if any other army in the world can match Ukrainian drone operators for sheer volume of dark humor, but the inscription on the wing of that Good Bird deserves a translation.

After-party at Kronstadt. ‘Work, brothers’. Let’s work, gentlemen. USF².

15th Arsenal of the Russian Navy: Confirmed Strike

Despite The Kremlin tyrant’s upbeat claims about the “catastrophic situation in Ukraine’s armed forces”, the Kronstadt naval base attack resumed at 04:30 on June 6 — the closing day of SPIEF-2026. The Good Birds returned for a second visit. Hits were confirmed at coordinates 59.948812, 29.533411 — the location of the 15th Arsenal of the Russian Navy. The extent of the damage is not yet possible to assess due to a massive fire visible from 20 kilometers away. The SBU has already reported secondary detonations. Fires were also recorded near the Kronstadt naval base and the Kronstadt Marine Plant.

Meanwhile, the noose of fire blockade around temporarily occupied Crimea and part of Zaporizhzhia region is drawing tighter. By all indications, this process has not yet reached even the halfway point of what was planned.

¹Good Birds – slang for strike drones. Why “good”? Because they bring “warmth and light” to enemy military factories, ammunition depots, and oil refineries. Sarcastic? Of course. Effective? Even more so.

²USF – Unmanned Systems Forces, Ukraine’s newly established branch of the Armed Forces. No, not the U.S. Navy — in Ukraine USF means those who destroy Russian bombers, not those who park aircraft carriers.