‘Putin is having a very bad day’: US generals mock Russia after Ukrainian attack

They praised the synchronicity and coordination of the attack.

Retired US generals have responded to Ukraine’s massive strike on Russian airfields by praising the coordinated nature of the attack, which showed “that Ukraine has plenty of tricks up its sleeve,” Newsweek reports .

“For months, some have argued that Ukraine holds ‘no cards.’ Many of us have countered that assertion by saying that a turning point is coming soon on the battlefield, due to the failures of the Russian military economy and the continued ineptitude of Russian leadership, but especially due to the continued strong support and will of the Ukrainian government, military, and population, coupled with innovative use of special operations, unmanned systems (various drones), and fiber-optic capabilities to counter Russian electronic warfare,” wrote Mark Hertling, former commander of U.S. Army Europe.

He noted that the coordinated and synchronized attack, which appeared to have destroyed much of the Russian air fleet based more than 4,000 kilometers from the front line, showed that Ukraine “certainly has a lot of tricks up its sleeve.”

In turn, retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis, who served as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, took a jab at Putin, writing in a message on the social network X: “Vladimir is having a very bad day,” adding, “You reap what you sow, Putin.”

In his comments to CNN, Stavridis called Ukraine’s attack “wonderful.”

“It’s a kind of Trojan horse… These wooden boxes that they dragged into the country, and suddenly out of them come these warriors destroying all these planes, and there are no people in any of them. It’s really an amazing feat of war,” he added.

At the same time, former US Representative from Illinois Adam Kinzinger emphasized that striking Russian bombers is “absolutely legal and expected in a war.”

“Russia’s response would be directed at civilians and would be a war crime. But this is Russia. They are bombing hospitals in Ukraine and Syria. They are a… terrorist state,” he added.

(C)UNIAN 2025