Large-Scale Attacks on Ukraine Often Coincide with Full Moon, Experts Note
Military expert Oleg Zhdanov has noticed that Russia's large-scale attacks on Ukraine over the past year have often occurred during a full moon. He stresses this is an observed coincidence, not proof of deliberate planning.
Russia's large-scale attacks on Ukraine over the past year have often coincided with the full moon, Ukrainian outlet TSN reports. Military expert Oleg Zhdanov drew attention to the pattern, while Igor Mekheda, a researcher of mystical teachings, suggested that Russia's leadership might also attach importance to occult ideas when planning strikes. The war in Ukraine has continued since Russia's full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022.
Zhdanov's observations
Zhdanov says that during the full moon Russia has regularly carried out massive attacks using drones, missiles or combined strikes. In his view, the latest example was the night of 26 October 2026, when Russia again launched such an attack. The expert stresses that this is an observed coincidence, not proof that attack dates are chosen because of lunar phases.
Mekheda's assumption
Mekheda, who is interested in mystical teachings and occultism, believes the coincidences could be deliberate. He suggests Russia's leadership may believe in a special significance of the full moon and consider that at such moments it receives support from higher powers. He also pointed to some attacks that took place during solar or lunar eclipses, as well as during the new moon phase.
However, these claims reflect his interpretation, not an independently proven principle of Russian military planning. Mekheda himself acknowledged that the full-scale invasion began on 24 February, while the full moon that month fell on 16 February, and that this discrepancy remains unexplained in the context of his assumption.
Limitations
Russia has also attacked Ukraine on other days, not only during the full moon. Lunar phases alone do not prove the motives behind attack planning, nor that a new strike is certain on a particular date. Experts stress that the observed coincidences should not be treated as a reliable forecast, since the risk of strikes is determined by the military situation and other factors, not merely astronomical events.
