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Ukraine is well within their rights to attack strategic targets inside of Russia. They are at war. It might actually wake some of the Russian citizens up. Welcome to Putin's war.
My only concern is that it might cause increased support for the war in the civilian population. But as you said, it's fair game for the Ukrainians.
Breaking the civilian population with brute force is rarely working. See the battle of Britain, the bombs in London or the carpet bombing over Germany. It only leads to people digging in and becoming determined. Yet, little assaults like the drone one to keep the war uncomfortably close and spread a lingering feeling of insecurity might work.
Actually it did effect the German population and they learned the war was lost and over. Also the Dutch gave up after some carpet bombing during wwii. I'd also present Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Breaking the civilian population is a goal and is often attained in total war imho...