Why do people have to post topics without giving their own opinion? Gah!
Anyway, no, it couldn't. The VVS was in a pretty bad position to launch strategic bombing attacks on important targets until well into 1944. It would also have diverted resources from its frontline aviation which was just becoming an effective force in 1943, and thus would've made the VVS considerably less effective. Not to mention the Soviets had no large strategic bomber force to draw on.
There's also the questionable effectiveness of the strategic bombing campaign itself, but that's wildly debated, so I won't go into that.
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