00:00In early 2026, Ukrainian leaders considered carrying out a large-scale operation using drones powered by
00:09Artificial intelligence to block Moscow airports, according to The Atlantic, citing sources familiar with the matter.
00:16The operation, codenamed M&M's, involved drone attacks against airports in and around Moscow.
00:25The hope was that the mass attacks would force international airlines to suspend flights to Russia.
00:32According to the author of the article, when Ukrainian officials presented the plan to Volodymyr Zelensky in winter, the president
00:41expressed serious concerns.
00:42He was particularly concerned about the risk of shooting down a civilian aircraft and killing passengers or crew members.
00:50At the same time, out of a desire to exert additional pressure on Russia, Zelensky, according to sources, allowed them to continue
00:58the preparations for the operation.
01:00The publication indicates that this was not a simple drone attack. The plan involved the use of drones.
01:07autonomous beings capable of finding targets independently using artificial intelligence systems.
01:14The author explains that this technology allows the drone to compare images of the terrain with loaded maps and photographs of the target.
01:22previously, and then decide autonomously whether to attack.
01:26According to one source, the operation could have required up to a thousand drones in a single night to penetrate the air defenses.
01:34Russians.
01:35The large number of small and relatively inexpensive drones is what gave rise to the name M.Y.M.S.
01:41in reference to the well-known candy.
01:44The publication notes that the scale of the project was considerable, although not unprecedented in the current war.
01:50The main objective of the operation was not simply to physically damage aviation infrastructure.
01:58The idea is to close Moscow's airspace to civilian flights for an extended period, The Atlantic reports.
02:05to one of the people involved in the development of the plan.
02:09The publication indicates that the suspension of Moscow's airports could directly affect Russian officials, oligarchs, and others.
02:18wealthy supporters of Vladimir Putin.
02:21People from the elite could go to Putin and say, we have a problem here, the publication's source said.
02:28It was assumed that this pressure, combined with the economic and social consequences of the war, could push the Russian leadership to its limits.
02:37towards the negotiations.
02:39At the same time, the implementation of the plan was fraught with serious legal and moral risks.
02:46The Atlantic notes that the use of autonomous systems that select and attack targets independently remains a subject of debate.
02:53of intense debate regarding its compliance with the laws of war.
02:57The possibility of misidentifying the target is especially worrying.
03:04According to two sources, the development of MIM was halted in July following the dismissal of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mayhailo.
03:13Fedorov, who, according to sources, was one of the main architects of this plan.
03:18Fedorov was responsible for developing Ukraine's military drone program and forming a team of programmers for the system.
03:26AI and seek European funding.
03:30Following the appointment of the new Defense Minister, Yevgen Khmara, the future of the operation remains uncertain.
03:37A source told The Atlantic that the project could resume, but would require a new team and approximately three
03:45months of work.
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