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On the night of June 7, the Russian military launched a new massive combined attack on the Ukrainian military and industrial infrastructure in the rear regions. The attack began with strikes in the eastern war-torn Kharkiv region, where large Ukrainian forces are pounded on a daily basis. As a result of the night strikes on the outskirts of the city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian and foreign heavy military equipment supplies from NATO were destroyed. Night strikes destroyed targets in the southern sea port of Chernomorsk in the Odessa region, where NATO countries are trying to supply their military equipment by sea routs and the Ukrainian military has facilities for production and deployment of various naval drones. A series of explosions thundered in the Poltava region. According to local reports, an air defense system was destroyed as a result of the precision strikes. Russian missiles again struck the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnitsk region. The capital of Ukraine, the Kyiv region, also came under attack. Russian strikes were reported in the city of Bila Tserkva, where the target was presumably another Ukrainian air defense system and areas of accumulation of military personnel. Footage confirmed a large fire that broke out as a result of a Russian strike presumably on an industrial infrastructure facility in the Kyiv region. The results of Russian strikes deny yet another lie by the Ukrainian General Staff about the alleged interception of all Russian drones and missiles. The night was busy not only for the Ukrainian military but also for their colleagues in Poland. The press service of the Polish Ministry of National Defense again reported that Polish fighters, as well as aircraft of their NATO partners, were forced to take off for patrolling in the border areas. Warsaw complained that the action that night was thick and the entire air defense system of the country was on alert monitoring the airspace. On the other hand, the Ukrainian military attempted yet another massive wave of drone strikes in the Russian rear regions. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the interception of at least 29 Ukrainian UAVs in the western and southern regions as well as over Crimea. In the morning, the Ukrainian military continued the attacks, including in residential areas in Russian cities. A Neptune missile was destroyed on its way to Belgorod. At least three more missiles were destroyed near Rostov-on-Don. The city of Luhansk also came under missile attack. As a result, dozens of civilians became victims in a destroyed multistory building. The number of victims of the Ukrainian terrorist attacks on civilian facilities continues to grow.

The morning of June 5 began with another dubious victory in Ukraine. The Command of the Air Forces of Ukraine declared that another massive attack of Russian drones was repelled. 22 out of 27 kamikaze UAVs were allegedly destroyed by the almighty Ukrainian air defense forces. At night, sirens sounded in all regions in the south, center and east of the country. While Kiev was staging new victories in the media, the regional authorities were forced to admit the damage. It was confirmed that Russian strikes reached their targets in the Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk and Mykolaiv regions. Military and energy infrastructure was damaged there. In the morning, a series of Russian airstrikes hit the Ukrainian military in the northern Sumy region. The local authorities confirmed missile strike on workshops of an industrial enterprise in Konotop, which was definitely used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In its turn, the Ukrainian military has been recently avoiding massive attacks with NATO missiles on the Russian rear and has limited itself to drone launches and artillery shelling in border areas. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, three UAVs were destroyed in the Belgorod, Kursk and Voronezh regions at night. The constant Russian rear strikes are supporting the ongoing offensive operations along the entire line of contact in the Donbass. The town of Volchansk turned into the main battlefield in the Kharkiv direction. Heavy battles are ongoing on the streets in its center, where Russian forces are storming the aggregate plant, repelling Ukrainian counterattacks. Containing large Ukrainian forces in the north, the Russian army is developing offensive in all other directions. The area of Chasov Yar is inflamed by heavy battles. In the city, clashes are ongoing in Kanal district. The densely located high-rise buildings there complicate Russian assault on the streets but at the same time, the situation of the Ukrainian garrison is deteriorating on the flanks. Russian forces have recently advanced in and near Kalinovka and reached the Seversky Donets canal where an important supply road was cut. Russian forces achieved new gains in the area of Avdeevka. After their victory in Netailovo, they launched assault on Karlovka and took control of the eastern part of the village. No water reservoir could help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hold the defense there. To the north, the Russian military is advancing in different directions from Ocheretino. The mop up operation is ongoing in Sokil, while the Russians launched new assault on Novoaleksandrovka. The Russian military is expanding the zone of its control on the heights in the area, threatening the village of Progress, an important logistics hub turned into Ukrainian stronghold. New Russian victories were achieved in the South Donetsk direction. Russian flag was raised in Paraskovievka. Battle for Konstantinovka, the main Ukrainian stronghold in the area has begun.

Kiev is actively preparing for the upcoming peace conference on Ukraine, which is to be held in Switzerland in mid-June. While Zelensky travels around the world, begging for support, Ukrainian propaganda has gone full blast in an attempt to remind Kiev’s sponsors of the ‘valiant struggle of the most democratic country defending world peace from the terrible Russians’. On the eve of all the meetings with Western decision-makers, all kinds of provocations are expected aimed at accusing the Russians of various crimes. Moscow tries to act ahead of the curve. Russian authorities have warned about upcoming provocations in the Kherson region. A group of 13 Ukrainian film makers and war correspondents arrived in Kherson to stage fake Russian strikes on civilian facilities with heavy losses. Fake videos are also filmed on the frontlines. Recently, Chechen soldiers discovered a Ukrainian field film studio in one of the captured positions in the Kremennaya area. There, Ukrainian propagandists filmed fake videos about their victories using dummy bodies of Russian soldiers, red paint and various fragments of Russian equipment. Exchanged Ukrainian POWs are also exploited by Kiev’s propaganda. Ukrainian media rarely show the traitors who surrendered to the Russians, but recently, as if by order, numerous videos have begun to appear with stories featuring healthy POWs about the terrible conditions in Russian captivity. Outright lies are spread by official sources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published a message about an allegedly downed Russian aircraft, supporting it with photo of a crash at the Royal International Air Tattoo airshow in 1993. Another official statement by the Ukrainian 110th Mechanized Brigade about the alleged destruction of a Russian Su-25 was supported by footage from a computer game. The use of war simulators and games is one of the most popular methods used by Ukrainian military propagandists. On the other hand, Kiev’s attempts to accuse Moscow of its own crimes look ridiculous. While Ukrainian men are afraid to leave their homes so as not to be captured by military recruiters, Kiev has officially declared that thousands of videos featuring illegal mass mobilization, beatings and kidnappings are nothing more than fake videos shot by the Russian film studio Mosfilm. The same lies are spread about Russian crimes and Ukrainian democracy during the years of the war. Kiev’s methods of information warfare have changed little, which is why their effectiveness is rapidly declining and does not lead to the desired support for the terrorist regime. The low efficiency and negligence of Ukrainian officials and propagandists also testify to the fatigue of the population and the agony of the regime, which can no longer support the struggle in the media or on the battlefield.

The United States prepares for the upcoming elections, as always, by increasing the escalation in various world regions where Americans are involved in military conflicts. Washington is trying its best to demonstrate the determination and capacity of the elderly Biden. Amid some political coolness, since Biden refuses to join Zelensky’s conference in Switzerland, American warmongers have allowed their weapons to strike at Russian territory. The servile ‘partners’ in Europe willy-nilly pick up the new trend. Moscow assess the ongoing discussion around the use of Western weapons outside of the conflict zone quite unambiguously, calling the NATO countries a party to the conflict, in part because the use of foreign weapons requires the participation of the military of the North Atlantic Alliance. All statements coming from Western officials have very little to do with reality. Kiev and NATO have long been attacking the Russian rear with Western weapons, including missiles, artillery launchers, as well as HIMARS MLRS and Patriot SAMS, which are the main topic of the fuss in the controlled MSM. In particular, back in January, a Patriot air defense system shot down a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft with Ukrainian prisoners of war on board. Various Western systems are deployed along the entire front line. Many of them are located in the northern border regions, from where they are shelling Russian territory, including civilian targets. In response, Russian forces are pounding the regions, destroying enemy military positions with drones, missiles and heavy bombs. On the night of June 3, the Kharkiv region came under new wave of strikes. A series of explosions thundered in its capital. According to local reports, an air defense system hidden on the territory of a local industrial facility, as well as armored military equipment, were destroyed. More Ukrainian military positions came under attack near the towns of Bogoduhov, Zmiev and Zolochev. Not to mention the front areas. Heavy strikes are targeting the large Ukrainian military reserves sent to the Kharkiv region in order to stop the Russian offensive. Together with regular units taken from other directions, the Ukrainian command is throwing elite forces into the battle. According to the latest reports, the notorious 414th separate elite battalion of unmanned strike aircraft systems, known as Ptahy Madyara, was deployed in the Kharkiv direction. The forces specialized on massive drone strikes are likely aimed to counterbalance the lack of artillery shelling capability that the Ukrainian military is suffering as a result of heavy losses in artillery systems. The Kharkiv frontlines are inflamed by heavy battles. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted large counterattacks in the forest areas on the outskirts of Volchansk, while clashes continue in the center. In another direction, Russian forces broke through the Ukrainian defenses and slightly expanded their zone of control southeast of Liptsy.

The United States appears to have made the decision to escalate the conflict in Ukraine and increase tensions in the Middle East. On May 30, The Politico reported that the Biden administration has secretly given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia using U.S.-provided weapons. One U.S. official told the outlet that Biden had made the decision to allow Ukraine to use such weapons for counter-fire purposes in Kharkiv only, noting that the policy of not allowing long-range strikes inside Russia “has not changed.” The decision will allow Ukraine “flexibility” to defend itself from attacks on the border near Kharkiv, another official said. Now, Kiev forces will be able to use U.S.-provided weapons to shoot down Russian missiles heading toward Kharkiv, against troops massing just over the Russian border near the city, or at Russian bombers launching bombs toward Ukrainian territory. The U.S. officials alleged that Ukraine will not be allowed to hit civilian infrastructure or launch long-range missiles, such as the ATACMS, to hit military targets deep inside Russia. They didn’t however explain how exactly the U.S. will enforce this. Biden’s dangerous decision came after top U.S. allies, such as the United Kingdom and France, said that Ukraine should have the right to attack inside Russia using Western weapons. How exactly Moscow will respond remains unclear. In addition to inflaming the conflict in Ukraine, the Biden administration and its allies are increasing tensions in the Middle East. On May 30, the U.S. and U.K. carried out a series of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen in response to the group’s repeated attacks on Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea and other nearby waters. The Iranian-backed group has been launching these attacks in response to the U.S.-backed Israeli war on the Palestinian enclave known as the Gaza Strip. The coalition strikes targeted 13 Houthi targets in parts of Yemen controlled by the group. Al-Masirah said that 14 people were killed and more than 40 others were wounded in the American-British strikes. In addition, the U.S. unilaterally destroyed eight Houthi suicide drones over Yemen and the Red Sea. The deadly attack on Yemen, which was the fifth to be carried out jointly by the U.S. and the UK since January, will likely provoke a fierce response from the Houthis. It shows how the Biden administration is starting new wars in the Middle East instead of pressuring Israel to end its war on Gaza, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 36,000 Palestinians. Overall, the U.S. does not appear to be interested in pursuing any diplomatic solution for the conflicts in Europe and the Middle East. This complete abandonment of diplomacy in favor of uncalculated military adventures is pushing the world closer to an all-out war.

Kiev welcomes the continuous flow of Western leaders, who are coming to the Ukrainian capital to eat pizza and play guitar in a bar; but for some reason they refuse to travel the country and visit the eastern cities like Kharkiv. While Kiev is playing diplomacy, Russian precision strikes are pounding the Ukrainian military throughout the country and Russian troops are advancing on all frontlines. On the night of May 21, a new wave of Russian strikes targeted different Ukrainian regions. The Command of the Ukrainian Air Force proudly declared that the air raids in the five rear regions were repelled by the all-mighty Ukrainian air defense forces. According to the official data, 28 out of 29 Russian UAVs were allegedly destroyed. It seems that one Russian drone missed by the Ukrainian air defenses managed to inflict heavy damage across the country. The southern city of Odessa came under attack the third night in a row. Local sources confirmed strikes on the outskirts of the city as well as damage to the port infrastructure in Ilyichevsk. More successful Russian drone strikes were reported in the city of Cherkassy in the central part of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military accumulated in the city of Kharkiv and the surrounding regions are pounded by Russian strikes all day long. Last night, large fires broke out in the city, where the points of accommodation of military reserves came under attack. The precision strikes in the rear support the ongoing Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region. Both Russian and Ukrainian military sources acknowledge Russian advances in the town of Volchansk. Footage from the settlement confirms Russian control of one Ukrainian stronghold after another. The Russian military pushed Ukrainian forces across the river to the southern part of the town, completing the mop up operation in the center. Heavy battles are ongoing on the flanks in the settlements nearby. The Ukrainian command sends reinforcements with NATO vehicles and heavy military equipment to the area, but Russian forces maintain the initiative. Ukrainian forces are trying their best to prevent the advancing Russians from taking fire control of their main supply road to Volchansk. In the case of Russian success, the Ukrainian garrison in the town will find itself in an operational encirclement. Russian assault groups are expanding their zone of control in and around Liptsy, while the Ukrainian grouping in the town is ground down by heavy bombs and artillery. The pace of the Russian offensive in the region slowed down after the fighting reached settlements that had been turned into Ukrainian strongholds; but the number of surrendering Ukrainian servicemen remains high at this front. Alongside numerous Ukrainian men, who were recently captured on the streets and thrown into battles without the necessary training, Ukrainian POWs include professional servicemen of the Main Intelligence Directorate and experienced militants from the Nazi battalions.

On May 20, Zelensky’s term of office expired. The presidential elections should have been held on March 31, but the current regime canceled them due to martial law. The Ukrainian parliament extends it every three months. However, the constitution of Ukraine states that it is impossible to hold only parliamentary elections during martial law, without mentioning the prohibition of the presidential ones. The MSM and the Ukrainian media launched an information campaign justifying the preservation of power in the hands of Zelensky. One of the main broadcasting narratives pushes to convince the public that Zelensky’s support is so high that he simply has no competition. Indeed, opposition parties are banned in the country, and all independent media and TV channels were closed long ago. On May 18, the new law strengthening military mobilization came into force. People are afraid to go out on the streets. Half of the population has no right to leave the country, those who try to illegally cross the border are shot, and the military kidnaps people en masse on the streets. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has published data which reveals that Zelensky’s popularity among military personnel does not exceed 20 percent and continues to decline. As for the local civilian population, more than 70% of Ukrainians no longer believe local media reports, and about 90% are ready to leave the country. Rapidly losing the support of the population, Zelensky staged a purge in the country. Afraid of his vulnerability, he gets rid of the unreliable entourage, changing the command in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Services and other structures. The fear-stricken Ukrainian president even launched a media campaign regarding an alleged preparation of an assassination attempt on him by the State Security Department. The continued defeats on the frontlines do not add to Zelensky’s public support either. The assault units of the Russian northern group continue to advance in the Kharkiv region in two directions. In Volchansk, the Ukrainian command throws into battle the professional fighters of the special forces and ardent militants from nazi battalions; but this does not help to stop the Russian advance. Russian forces are securing their positions in the center of the city and are already crossing the river, attacking the last Ukrainian strongholds in the southern part of Volchansk. The Russian military gained new victories in Chasov Yar and advanced on the streets of its eastern Kanal district. In the Donetsk direction, Ukrainian military sources acknowledge the loss of the strategically important town of Netailovo, where the Russians are completing mop up operations. Despite all the defeats on the battlefields and in the rear, Kiev tries to convince the population that support for Zelensky is so overwhelming that there is no point in holding elections.

Amid the ongoing heavy battles on the frontlines, Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange massive strikes in the rear areas. On the night of May 17, Russian forces launched a series of precision strikes in different Ukrainian regions. While Russian troops are approaching Kharkiv, Ukrainian military facilities in the city and the region are pounded by drones, missiles and heavy bombs. The local authorities confirmed damage as a result of Russian night strikes in its different districts, including the industrial zone. The destroyed targets included the points of deployment of the Ukrainian military, used for accommodation of reserves prepared for further deployment on the Kharkiv frontlines. More explosions thundered in Poltava, where an air defense system was reportedly destroyed. Ukrainian military infrastructure facilities, including a command post, were struck in the Vinnytsya region. After a pause, Russian Geran UAVs came back to the southern Odessa region. In its turn, the NATO/Ukrainian military are increasing the intensity of attacks in the Russian rear. On the morning of May 17, the Russian Ministry of Defense summed up that 102 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in five Russian regions as a result of the night air battles. Crimea was targeted by a combined attack. Together with 51 Ukrainian UAVs intercepted over the peninsula, at least 6 unmanned boats were destroyed in the Black Sea. The attack was as usual coordinated by NATO reconnaissance aircraft operating in the area. As a result of the drone strikes, falling wreckage caused fire at an oil depot in the town of Tuapse. Some minor fires were reported in Novorossiysk. All of the fires were eliminated by the morning. One of the intercepted Ukrainian drones exploded near the energy substation in Sevastopol causing minor damage. The scale of the night attack is not comparable to the miserable results. The Crimean peninsula, mainly its western part, including the city of Sevastopol, were targeted by massive combined attacks for the third day in a row. On May 16, at least 13 Ukrainian unmanned boats were destroyed in the western waters of the Black Sea. The Ukrainian military upgraded its marine drones and equipped them with antiaircraft missiles; but they are still easily destroyed by helicopters of the Russian Navy. The new wave of escalation is waging in Ukraine. The Russian army is grinding down the Ukrainian defenses and advances in the Kharkiv, Avdeevka, Zaporozhie and other directions. Kiev armed by NATO is heavily shelling civilian areas, increasing attempts to reach any strategic targets deep in the Russian rear. Kiev is serving the needs of the NATO warmongers. Once the Ukrainian army loses the ongoing war, it does not end the standoff between Moscow and the West. Thus, any decisive damage to the Russian military, in particular in Crimea, will benefit NATO in the end.

While the Russian military is capturing one Ukrainian stronghold after another on the frontlines, NATO is scraping money together to keep the Kiev regime alive. Meanwhile, Ukraine is hunting down its own citizens in an attempt to find more cannon fodder for the meat grinder of war. Russian flags are raised on one newly captured settlement after another. Over the past days alone, the rapid Russian advance resulted in control of three strategically important villages north of Avdeevka. No deployment of additional reinforcements, including the units equipped with the US-made Abrams tanks, helped to hold the defense west of Avdeevka. All the main strongholds there have already fallen. If the Ukrainian military command does not allow the withdrawal of the remaining troops from the northern outskirts of Berdychi, this battlefield is likely to turn into another mass grave. The Russian military also won another heavy battle in the southern Donetsk direction. Russian forces gained a foothold at the refractory plant in Krasnogorovka. This large facility was turned into the main stronghold of the Ukrainian army in the area, which in order to strengthen, large resources were sent. The Russian flag over the plant may become a turning point in the battle for the town, which is located on the hills and offers fire control over a large surrounding area. The pace of the Russian advance in different directions marks cracks in the entire Ukrainian defense in the Donbass and the depletion of the Ukrainian military. No amount military support from the West could help the Ukrainian army gain back the initiative, but rather only prolong its agony. Suffering heavy losses, Kiev is faced with an acute shortage in manpower. While the military commissars are hunting for drivers for Leopard and Abrams tanks on the streets, Kiev is taking unpopular measures looking for some legal ways to expand the mobilization. In May, a new law will enter into power and allow Kiev to take more young, elderly and handicapped people to the front. Violating the Constitution, Kiev does not allow potential soldiers to hide either in Ukraine or abroad. Ukraine suspended all consular services to men of military age living abroad. Kiev’s policy may help find some more cannon fodder but it has more important long-term consequences, mainly for the European states which are already suffering from the poor control of migration. Thrown out of the legal field, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have every chance to strengthen thriving criminal structures in Europe.

Loosing battles on the frontlines, Kiev prolongs the bloodshed, sacrificing its population, forced to fulfill the wishes of NATO warmongers. The last few weeks were marked by a rapid Russian breakthrough of the Ukrainian defenses on the northern flank in the Avdeevka direction. The Russian Ministry of Defense officially confirmed full control of the village of Novobakhmutovka, which complicated the positions of the remaining Ukrainian garrison near Berdychi. Ukrainian units that lost precious American Abrams tanks are now grinded in a fire cauldron. Russian forces are reinforcing their foothold around Ocheretino, while the Armed Forces of Ukraine are losing the battle for Netailovo nearby. The Russian military continues multiple pinpoint attacks along the entire front line, cracking the Ukrainian defenses at the seams. The recent Russian assault in the Kupyansk front, which has been inflamed by positional battles in recent months, has already brought new victories. Russian troops crashed into Ukrainian defenses near the village of Kislovka and took control of a large part of it. Suffering from defeats in the Donbass, Kiev invents victories to declare in the media. The Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief reported control of the small island of Nestriga in the floodplain of the Dnieper River. Such claims are aimed to please the audience but have zero tactical impact on the situation on the battlefield. A small Ukrainian infantry group was reportedly destroyed on the island on the same night. Most of the Dnieper islands remain in the grey zone and neither of the warring sides hold a secured foothold there. Pushed by heavy defeats, Kiev and its NATO patrons are looking for large media victories. One of these provocations may be the expected massive attack on the Crimean Bridge on one of the upcoming Russian holidays. In an attempt to weaken Russian air defenses in the peninsula, the Ukrainian/NATO military launched airstrikes on the airfield near Dzhankoi on April 17. On April 28, 5 ATACMS missiles that targeted air defense facilities on the Western Cape Tarkhankut were destroyed. Despite Kiev’s lies about the defensive nature of the NATO military supplies, the new batches of ATACMS missiles were supplied for the strikes deep in the Russian rear. An attack on the Crimean Bridge is not important from the point of view of military necessity, but in the case of success, it may bring the necessary media attention to temporarily hide Ukrainian losses. On the other hand, the damage to Russian military facilities in Crimea, including the military airfields and the Black Sea Fleet, may become a heavy blow to Russia. Pinpoint strikes in the Russian rear with advanced Western missiles will not help the Ukrainian military to win; but they could have a long-term effect and may weaken Russia in the case of a larger war.

The war in Ukraine sees no end. The upcoming warm and dry weather is expected to bring another escalation to the front. Armed and trained by NATO, the Armed Forces of Ukraine failed to take back control of any new territories and can’t stop retreating from their positions. Preparing for a possible Russian offensive, for example across the border in the Kharkiv, NATO is sending new weapons, paying to keep their puppets alive. The main goal of the new military supplies is to offer the impotent Kiev a chance to launch strikes in the Russian rear, which is another harsh provocation. New NATO weapons are yet to bring any strategic victories, while the Russian army is rapidly expanding the zone of its control in different directions. On May 2, the Russian Ministry of Defence officially confirmed the full Russian control of the village of Berdychi, which was the last stronghold of the Ukrainian line of defense west of Avdeevka. At the same time, Ukrainian forces are fleeing from their positions northwest of Avdeevka, where the battle for Arhangelskoe is already ongoing. The russian assault is ongoing from the southern and southeastern directions and has reached the centre of the village. The notorious 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is losing another battle, ground together with its NATO heavy vehicles. This Brigade called Magura was considered one of the most well-trained Ukrainian units. Trained by American military instructors to launch massive combined assault operations, the 47th Separate Motorised Brigade was thrown on the edge of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye region last year. Destroyed in failed offensive operations, the unit suffered horrific losses in NATO vehicles and in manpower. Having achieved no victories, the Brigade was redeployed to Avdeevka in an attempt to stop Russian advance. As a result, a large amount of western military equipment, including a lot of US-made Abrams tanks, were destroyed. During the mop up operation in Berdychi, the Russian military captured new trophies from NATO; and the fields around Berdychi are covered with bodies of dead Ukrainians. Meanwhile, the Russian army erased the miserable results of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye region. Russian troops have recently advanced in several directions there. After the recent advance in the area of Rabotino, new Russian victory was reported in Urozhainoe. After massive shelling of the Ukrainian military positions, Russian assault groups advanced several hundred meters and gained back control of a foothold in the southern part of the settlement. This victory paves the way for a further Russian offensive in the settlements nearby. No NATO tanks, armored vehicles nor training helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine to save control of the few small villages captured during the failed counteroffensive.

I think the title translates to 'Fungus' in English. If someone has a better translation, please let me know. Voice over is in Lithuanian language. A Soviet Cartoon by "Soyuzmultfilm" Moscow 1958

Another day was marked by devastating Russian strikes in Ukrainian rear areas. On the night of April 19, numerous explosions thundered in the southern, central and eastern regions of the war-torn country. The massive attack involved Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers armed with Kh-22 and Kh-32 missiles as well as MiG-31K fighters armed with Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles and waves of Geran drones. The targets of the night attack included the railways of Ukraine. Several missiles struck Ukrainian infrastructure, which was serving military traffic. In the early hours, large explosions thundered at the railway station in the city of Dnipro, which is one of the largest logistic hubs of the Ukrainian military in the eastern and southern areas of the front. The Ukrainian Railways company officially confirmed the damage which was not possible to hide, but blamed the Russian military for attacks on the allegedly civilian infrastructure. In fact, various independent sources confirmed that the target was a military echelon with equipment and military personnel, which was successfully destroyed. The day before, the same city of Dnipro suffered heavy losses as a result of the precision Russian strikes at the local military airfield. At least two Russian missiles with cluster munitions struck the parking area for military aircraft. Three MiG-29s of the Ukrainian Air Force were heavily damaged. One more missile destroyed a local depot housing military equipment. Another Russian strike destroyed the launcher of a Ukrainian S-300 air defense system and damaged its radar in the city. Footage of the attack was quickly shared online confirming the damage. The strikes at a distance of about 90 kilometers from the frontlines were coordinated by Russian reconnaissance UAVs, which passed unnoticed by Ukrainian air defense forces. This is yet more evidence of the growth of the fire and reconnaissance capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The Russian side also suffered losses during the night attack on April 19. One of the Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers crashed in the Stavropol region. According to the Ministry of Defense, the aircraft was returning from a combat mission, explaining why there was no ammunition on board. The preliminary cause of the crash is a technical malfunction. According to unofficial reports, two crew members died as a result of the accident. The commander of the crew forcibly ejected three of his subordinates, but sacrificed his own life. He remained in the plane to the last minute in order to guide it away from residential buildings. Thanks to his deed, there was no collateral damage on the ground. Another crew member was reportedly found dead on the ground after ejecting. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to declare another fake victory, claiming that the aircraft was allegedly shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile; but even the Ukrainians no longer believe their lies.

Russian precision strikes give no rest to the Ukrainian military in rear regions. The exhausted Ukrainian air defense can no longer effectively repel the constant combined strikes. Despite Kiev’s attempts to blame the Russians for attacks on civilian facilities, the truth is more and more difficult to hide. On the night of April 18, new wave of Russian strikes hit Ukrainian military and energy facilities in the Kharkiv and Kiev regions. Explosions were reported in the town of Vishgorod not far from the Ukrainian capital. The target of the attack is yet to be revealed; but the town hosts a large pumped hydroelectric energy storage facility. While Kiev is threatening Russia with the continuation of ground operations in the border regions, Russian forces are pounding Ukrainian military facilities in the border Kharkiv and Sumy regions. Last night, Russian strikes on Ukrainian manpower and equipment thwarted plans of Ukrainian assault groups to launch attacks in the Russian Belgorod region. According to local reports, Russian drones and missiles reached targets in the western Ukrainian regions. A military airfield in the Ivano-Frankivsk region reportedly came under attack. The facility served as a reserve airfield for the Ukrainian Air Force. During the massive Russian strikes, Ukrainian aircraft are moving there from the neighboring regions. It is also used for repair of military aircraft. More strikes were reported in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk itself, where a point of temporary military deployment and an ammo depot were destroyed. Another military airfield struck last night was reportedly the notorious Starokonstantinov in the Khmelnitsk region, which is targeted on a regular basis to prevent the deployment of NATO F-16 fighters there. Russian attacks in the Ukrainian rear continue around the clock. On April 17, Russian missiles inflicted heavy losses on the Ukrainian military, accommodated in a hotel in Chernihiv. Another strike destroyed a lot of Ukrainian servicemen hiding in a school in Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. On the other hand, Ukrainian forces can only achieve any victories when their attacks are launched with the close-in support of the NATO military. Likely preparing for another attack on the Crimean Bridge, NATO-Ukrainian forces attacked a military airfield in northern Crimea. Russian air defense deployed there suffered losses from the strikes of the US-made ATACMS missiles. The strikes were coordinated by American reconnaissance UAV spotted over the Black Sea.

Amid the drastic escalation of dangerous military conflicts, the French president is trying to play the role of global peacekeeper. One of his small goals on the way to saving the world is to stop all wars during the Olympics in Paris. Macron in all modesty began working on the Olympic truce, asking for help from his “partners”, including China. Beijing has yet to respond to Macron’s ambitions; but Russian President Putin had previously made it clear to his French counterpart: Moscow is ready to consider any peace initiative, but would proceed only from its own interests and from the current situation at the front. Despite all Paris’s attempts pull the wool over the public’s eyes, his actions are not based on the basic principles of peace and friendships embedded in the idea of the Olympic Games. Macron is only pursuing his political goals, while his initiatives, on the contrary, are aimed at influencing the situation on the battlefields. While the International Olympic Committee blatantly discriminates against Russian athletes, Paris has stated that Russians and Belarusians are not welcome. In addition to the political field, Macron’s initiatives may have a direct impact on the situation on the Ukrainian frontlines. The Ukrainian army urgently needs a break to regroup troops, strengthen defense, and tighten reserves. Macron’s peacekeeper game has no chance of helping to resolve armed conflicts, but can only briefly bring solace his French audience. Meanwhile, Russian missiles are bringing an end to the war in Ukraine much faster. In particular, with precise strikes against the French military, who have come to the aid of the Kiev militants. While Macron is talking about peace, his decision to send forces to Ukraine can only prolong the fighting and even escalate the great European war. Just a few days ago, reports from the Ukrainian frontlines claimed that the first groups of French militants from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the French Foreign Legion have arrived in the city of Slavyansk in the DPR. The unit includes specialists in artillery reconnaissance, as well as an engineering group specialized in field fortifications. The French were reportedly stationed at the location of one of the Ukrainian brigades. On the morning of April 15, a large explosion thundered in Slavyansk. According to claims from the local guerrilla movement, the precision Russian strike destroyed the location of the Ukrainian gunners, where the French could also have been stationed. At the moment, only the training of the French special battalion tactical group consisting of about 1,500 servicemen from the Foreign Legion and regular troops of the French Army have been officially confirmed. Reports on the deployment of the French military on the frontlines can be reliably confirmed when Paris will no longer be able to hide the obituaries from Ukraine.

Amid the escalation in the Middle East, Kyiv is extremely scared by the unwillingness of its western patrons to continue pumping money into the failing Ukrainian army. While Zelensky is begging for weapons with a vengeance, the Russian military is fulfilling its goal of demilitarization of its unfriendly neighbor. On the night of April 16, a new wave of Russian strikes pounded Ukrainian rear areas. A series of explosions thundered at the notorious military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. Russian strikes prevent the Ukrainian military from restoring the infrastructure necessary to host NATO F-16 fighters at the base. A Ukrainian military training center was reportedly struck in the city of Uman. Explosions thundered near the town of Mirgorod in the Poltava region, where a military airfield is located. More Russian strikes on the Ukrainian military were reported in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. The attrition of the Ukrainian air defense is increasing the efficiency of Russian precision strikes, allowing for the deployment of fewer drones and missiles in order to destroy the targets. The Russian military is also launching daytime strikes in the war-torn regions. On the afternoon of April 15, at least four Russian missiles struck a military training ground near Chuguev in the Kharkiv region. Kiev attempted to hide the real damage, but local sources confirmed large fires and heavy losses. The precision strikes thwarted the rotation of the Ukrainian garrison on the northern Donbass frontlines. The losses provoked a wave of outrage among the Ukrainian military commanders, which supposes the deaths of some high-ranked Ukrainian military officials. More Russian strikes destroyed targets in Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In response, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are pounding civilian areas in an attempt to reach at least some military or industrial facilities. Since the Russian air defense is more and more effectively fighting Ukrainian drones, Ukrainians are forced to invent new ways to launch the attacks. On April 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that a Ukrainian small-sized air balloon was destroyed in the border Kursk region. The new Ukrainian invention failed to fulfill its task. At the same time, Kiev is still hatching plans to destroy the Crimean Bridge. As was the case with the failed Ukrainian counteroffensive last year, now Ukrainian military officials and the MSM are again talking about their plans. With the support of its Western commanders, Kyiv’s intelligence reportedly developed a strategy for a powerful attack, which is already close to come. Amid the blind threats from Kyiv, the first steps are already being taken without any results. On April 15, two Storm Shadow missiles were reportedly intercepted in the town of Berdyansk. The NATO missiles were likely heading to the bridge in order to probe Russian air defenses.

The ongoing Russian advances in different directions on the Ukrainian frontlines demonstrate the inability of the Ukrainian army to hold its defensive positions and save control of its territories. The constant precision strikes by Russian drones and missiles on military and industrial rear facilities have put the entire country on the edge of collapse. Various experts in Russia, Ukraine and abroad believe that the turning point in the war may come in the near future, and that the Russian military will break through the front. The night of April 12 was marked by a new wave of strikes on Ukrainian-controlled territories. UAVs hit targets in Kyiv, Krivoy Rog and Starokonstantinov as well as in the Odessa, Zaporozhie and Vinnytsia regions. According to local reports, Russian drones have again hit the Ladyzhenskaya TPP in the Vinnytsia region. Ukrainian authorities attempted to partially restore operation of this large power generation facility after the previous Russian attacks, but in vain. More Russian Geran drones have as usual reached the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, which was previously supposed to welcome F-16 jets from NATO. All attempts by the Ukrainian military to restore its infrastructure also turned out to be futile due to the constant devastating Russian strikes. More explosions thundered in the areas of the Zaporozhye region which are still under control of the Kiev regime. Fire damage was inflicted on the areas of deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, of their colleagues from the Main Intelligence Directorate, as well as on weapons storage depots. Despite all the attempts of the Kiev regime and its Western patrons to assure the public of the threat of genocide of the Ukrainian people and cruelty of the Russian military, the ongoing massive Russian strikes all across Ukraine led to no civilian casualties. Moscow officially highlighted that based on humanitarian considerations it did not launch massive strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in winter in order not to leave the civilian facilities without electricity. Russian President Putin explained that the strikes on the energy system serve the goal of demilitarization of Ukraine. This is the primary way to affect its military-industrial complex. Suffering from an acute shortage of ammunition and horrific losses of military personnel, the defending Ukrainian units found themselves in probably the most vulnerable situation on the frontlines. Meanwhile, the lack of effective air defense systems prevent the Ukrainian military from protecting its rear. The battered Ukrainian defense may not stand up to much more of this and this will lead to the collapse of the front and the beginning of a large-scale Russian offensive. According to Russia’s representative to the UN, ‘very soon the only topic for negotiations would be the unconditional surrender of the Kiev regime’ and Moscow advised the West to prepare for this.

On April 11, Russian forces launched a new wave of devastative strikes throughout Ukrainian rear regions. Explosions thundered in almost all regions from east to west. Targets included large Ukrainian energy and industrial facilities. Russian Geranium kamikaze UAVs were the first to enter the battle in order to distract Ukrainian air defense forces. Then, several strategic missile carriers Tu-95ms launched the strikes. Hypersonic Kinzhal missiles were also launched from MiG-31 aircraft. The ministry of Energy of Ukraine confirmed attacks on energy systems in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Lviv regions. In the morning hours, citizens of the Ukrainian capital witnessed a large fire on the Tripolye thermal power station. The facility located to the south of Kyiv came under several precision strikes. As a result, all four of its four power units caught fire. After the decommissioning of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Tripolye TPP with an installed capacity of 1,800 MW was the largest energy generating facility in the Kiev region. The station supplied electricity not only to the capital, but also to several neighboring regions. The destruction of such a large energy facility will have a significant impact on the Ukrainian military and industrial complex, since a large number of military enterprises and workshops are deployed on the outskirts of the capital. A massive missile attack targeted the western Lviv region. According to Ukrainian reports, 8 Russian MiG-31s launched hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at a strategic target near the border with Poland. The Polish fighters took off on alert. All Kinzhals launched from three direction and 4 Kh-101 cruise missiles reportedly struck the Stryi area, where the target supposedly was a strategic gas storage facility. Russian forces launched another wave of strikes on the city of Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine. At least ten explosions thundered in the city. According to local reports, the combined heat and power plant number 3, as well as 3 large industrial plants came under attack. Power substations were damaged in the southern Odessa region and a critical infrastructure facility came under attack in Zaporozhie. More explosions thundered in seven other Ukrainian regions. Kyiv is traditionally hiding the real scale of destruction it suffered from the attack. In its turn, the Ukrainian military attempted to reach at least some targets in the Russian rear regions. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 12 Ukrainian UAVs in six Russian regions over the past night. No significant damage was confirmed. At the same time, Kyiv continues waging the war of terror against the Russian civilian population. On April 10 alone, three civilians, including two children, were killed in the Russian border Kursk region; and a teenager was wounded in the DPR, after Ukrainian UAVs dropped explosives precisely on them.

On the night of April 9, Russian forces continue targeted destruction of military facilities and related enterprises in the territories controlled by the Kiev regime. Russian strikes hit targets in the Poltava region. As a result of the attack, the local facility of the fuel and energy complex was heavily damaged. More Russian strikes destroyed a number of targets in the Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa regions. UAV arrivals were reported at Ukrainian military faiclities in Kamenskoye and in the city of Konstantinovka in the east of the country. Several explosions thundered in the border areas of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. On the night of April 9, drones of the Kiev regime were again launched to the Russian rear areas. One of the Ukrainian UAVs crashed in the Voronezh region. The Zaporizhia nuclear Power Plant which is under Russian control has come under another attack of Ukrainian drones. A Ukrainian UAV attacked a unique simulator of the reactor hall of a nuclear power plant. The roof of the building was damaged. Fortunately, none of the station’s staff or the soldiers guarding it were injured. In recent days, Ukrainian troops have been regularly attacking the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant with unmanned aerial vehicles. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has admitted that the nuclear power plant was already close to a nuclear accident during the April 7 drone attack; but the Kiev regime ignores all warnings about the danger of the consequences of its attacks. The Russian army, overcoming fierce resistance from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, continues to push the enemy in several directions on the front. Ukrainian forces are retreating in the Seversk direction in the north. According to preliminary reports, the Ukrainian army began withdrawing from military positions in the village of Belogorovka, where prolonged fighting continued on the outskirts, including in the chalk dump. Earlier, Russian units took control of a local chalk factory, which served as an important Ukrainian stronghold in the area. Control over Belogorovka paves the way for further offensive on Seversk, and the heights there allow them to establish fire control over vast territories. In the Avdeevka direction, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the Ukrainian garrison and took the full control of the town of Pervomaiskoe. There has been no official confirmation yet, but Ukrainian sources also admit that Ukrainian forces have been withdrawn to reserve positions near Netailovo. Russian troops also continue to advance on Chasov Yar, bypassing it from the north and south amid ongoing assault from the east. Successful flank attacks make it possible to increase fire control over Ukrainian positions in the town, which, in turn, destroys the stronghold, facilitating the assault.

Zelensky met with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and proudly described the current situation at the front stating that the ‘Russian advance was stopped in all directions’. His claims had nothing to do with reality, but rather were aimed to calm down the population. Amid heavy fighting on the battlefield, Kiev is losing strategically. While the elites are traveling around Europe, begging for weapons, the efficiency of Russian precision strikes in Ukrainian rear areas is growing. The Ukrainian military cannot hide either Soviet-made air defense systems or its precious Western systems. The devastating Russian attacks thwarted the operation of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, while its energy grid was almost destroyed. On the other hand, Russian military production is booming, and Keiv is awaiting a new large-scale Russian offensive in the near future. The Russian air defense is repelling massive Ukrainian drone strikes on a regular basis. On the night of April 5 alone, Russian forces destroyed at least 53 Ukrainian UAVs. 44 of them were shot down in the Rostov region, where they targeted the airfield in the Morozov district. No significant damage was inflicted as a result of the attack. Despite Zelensky’s attempts to declare fake victories, the Russian army is pushing the Ukrainian military in different directions. In the Artyomovsk region, fighters of the Russian 98th airborne division passed the forest area and broke through the Ukrainian defense on the outskirts of Chasov Yar. The town, located on the the hights, is a difficult fortress to storm. This was an important victory for the Russians to gain a foothold on the hills on its eastern outskirts. At the same time, Russian troops managed to advance on the hills to the southeast of the town. From Ivanovskoe, Russian forces broke through the forest to the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal. Heavy battles are ongoing west of Avdeevka, where the Russian army is rapidly expanding its zone control near Umanskoe, storming the last streets under Ukrainian control in Semenovka. These two villages are the main strongholds of the Ukrainian defense on the western bank of the local Durnaya River. Judging by the pace of Russian advance, Ukrainian forces probably cannot hold them for more than two weeks and they will be forced to retreat kilometers to the west. Ukrainian forces attempted to launch flank attacks and counterattacks in Pervomaiskoe; but failed to achieve any results. Amid the ongoing defeats of the Ukrainian military, the Kiev regime turned to terrorist attacks against the Russian population. Russian special services are capturing more and more people involved in the terrorist attack on Moscow on March 22. As a result of the operational actions, material evidence of Kiev’s involvement in this bloody operation was obtained.

The Russian Armed Forces have launched a new series of powerful strikes against targets in Ukraine. Last night, a series of precision strikes destroyed Ukrainian military facilities in various regions of Ukraine. In the city of Kharkiv local authorities confirmed the strikes in the central part of the city. According to military sources, the points of deployment of military personnel and the command of the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate in the Kharkiv region were destroyed. More Ukrainian military facilities were destroyed in the town of Cossack Lopan, located near the Russian border. Russian strikes also hit targets in the village of Borovaya in the Izyum district. Located here is the frontline headquarters of the Ukrainian forces, which coordinates Ukrainian military operations in the areas east of the Oskol River, where Russian troops are currently advancing. In addition to the Kharkiv region, Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian facilities on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region, including points of deployment of Ukrainian marines. The Ukrainian military complains that the Russian Aerospace Forces are more actively using heavy aerial bombs of various sizes with universal planning and correction modules, “which makes the work of Ukrainian air defense extremely difficult.” In 2024, Russian bombs began to reach targets in the city of Kharkiv. In March, the intensity of such strikes on the city outskirts increased significantly. Now explosions may thunder in the city at any time, without any air alert, while missiles are passing unnoticed by Ukrainian air defense forces. The upgrade of Russian heavy bombs, including the FAB-1500, has improved the accuracy of such strikes. Thanks to the universal modules, their flight is adjusted from a distance that was previously considered unattainable for this type of weapon. The bombs are guided by the Russian GLONASS GPS system and are capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 60 km from the launch site. Russian warplanes are now able to strike at Ukrainian fortified areas without entering the enemy’s air defense zone. FAB heavy bombs are no longer an ordinary weapon of destruction, but rather a strategic tool capable of delivering highly precise devastating strikes. The invention of the universal modules by Russian engineers has significantly changed the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine. Russia has been using the FAB-250, FAB-500 and FAB-1500 bombs for a long time, and now the huge FAB-3000 has been added to this list. The new heavy bomb may also be equipped with a universal planning and correction module in the near future. The deployment of these three-ton bombs may have a strategic impact on the situations on the front line and will definitely affect the moral of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military compares them to tactical nuclear weapons. Despite the destructive power of the FAB-3000, they are allowed by military conventions.

Last night, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a new round of strikes on military and energy infrastructure in Ukraine. Media sources claimed that the Russians used almost 100 drones and missiles to hit the targets. This number reportedly included at least 60 ‘Geran’ UAVs, 3 hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, 30 air-launched missiles of various types and 6 Iskander-M or Iskander-K missiles. According to pro-Kyiv sources, the engaged targets included thermoelectric and hydroelectric power stations in the central and western parts of Ukraine. The strikes came amid offensive actions by Russian units on the frontlines. On March 28, Russian forces entered the center of Novomikhailovka village and advanced north of it. As of today, the village located southwest of Donetsk city remains the point of intense fighting. Clashes also continued in the area of Semenovka, the southern parts of which are now contested, and around Berdichy. Meanwhile, Kyiv’s units suffer from ever increasing Russian pressure in the areas west of Avdeevka and southwest of Bakhmut. Recent developments were marked by the resumption of massive Russian strikes on targets in Ukraine, including its energy infrastructure, which remains valuable for its collapsing military industry. These strikes correspond with the recent series of attacks by the NATO-backed Kyiv regime on Russian oil infrastructure, including oil refineries in western and central Russia, and the increased terrorist activity inside Russia, which is linked with activities of Ukrainian and British special services. Earlier, Russia had restrained from systematic and powerful strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure objects, likely for political reasons or just taking into account their high costs and potential service after the settlement of the conflict. Apparently, the behavior of Kyiv and its puppeteers forced Moscow to reconsider this approach as well as undertake more active actions to contain the threat to its national interests and security originating from the territory of Ukraine. Kyiv and its allies are already squealing and complaining about the potential upcoming Russian offensive. Reports about fresh Russian reinforcements, including troops and military equipment, that gather in rear areas appear on a regular basis. Maneuvers of Russian detachments are also reported on in the territory of Belarus. These preparations, however, are not really a secret. For example, Kazakhstan already called on its citizens to urgently leave the Odessa and Kharkov regions of Ukraine for security reasons. Nonetheless, it is unlikely that a possible Russian offensive campaign in the summer of 2024 would be aimed at capturing any large cities or regional centers. More likely, the Russian military would focus on defeating large military formations of the Kyiv regime on chosen parts of the battlefield and destroying its remaining military potential despite all the support and supplies from NATO. Thus, the Russians would be able to seize and secure the strategic initiative in the ongoing conflict.

While the world attempts to assess the consequences of the horrific terrorist attack in Moscow to the current international struggle, the war on the Ukrainian frontlines runs its course. On March 25, new wave of Russian strikes hit Ukrainian rear facilities. Unlike the previous attacks, today’s targeted the Ukrainian military facilities in the eastern regions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine traditionally declared that all 12 Russian kamikaze UAVs were destroyed by the Ukrainian air defense forces, but the official numbers contradicted the reports by local Ukrainian sources. Last night, numerous explosions thundered in the city of Kharkov. The targets reportedly included the local energy facilities. The city was almost completely de-energized as a result of the recent Russian attacks. It is possible that the Russian military is forcing the remaining civilians evacuate from the city before the upcoming assault in the region. At the same time, Kharkov is a large industrial city and the disruption of electricity supplies thwarts the operations of the remaining military facilities there. Another target of the Russian night attack was the point of temporary deployment of the Ukrainian 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, which consists of the former fighters of the Azov nazi battalion. The precision missile strike destroyed one of the dormitories of the mechanical plant in Novgorodka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. As a result, the brigade lost its reconnaissance platoon and its military equipment. Meanwhile, the Russian army is pushing Ukrainian forces away from their positions in almost all directions on the front. After the prolonged heavy battles, Russian forces achieved strategic success and took control of the town of Krasnoe on March 23. The retreat threatened the entire line of Ukrainian defense. In recent days, Russian forces expanded their zone of control in Bogdanovka and approached the outskirts of the main Ukrainian stronghold in the region, Chasov Yar, from the western direction. No reserves deployed in the villages west of Avdeevka helped the Ukrainian military stop the Russian advance. After victories in Orlovka and Tonenkoe, Russian forces launched an assault on Semenovka. According to preliminary reports, on the morning of March 26, Russian troops entered the village from the southern direction. Amid the ongoing Russian attacks on the northern outskirts, Ukraine is unlikely to hold control of Semenovka for a long time. At the same time, Russian forces have significantly advanced in the village of Novomikhailovka in the Southern Donetsk direction. The Ukrainian army is in control of only about one quarter of the settlement. Over the past day, it was also repelled from its military positions on a large farm in the northern outskirts. After several weeks of positional battles, Russian forces advanced in the Seversk region and improved their positions on a wide front near Veseloe.

In response to the Ukrainian provocations on the Russian border, the Russian military resumed massive strikes on Ukrainian strategic infrastructure. On the morning of March 21, at least 11 Russian strategic missile carriers launched strikes on Ukraine, including with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles. According to Ukrainian reports, the main target was the Ukrainian capital, where at least 3 series of explosions thundered. During the day, more Ukrainian military facilities were destroyed in the Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions, as well as in the Donetsk People’s Republic. For example, the Zarya plant, which is one of the key enterprises of the Ukrainian defense industrial complex came under attack in Mykolaiv. The strikes were aimed at distracting the Ukrainian air defense. The main attack was launched on the night of March 22. The Russian military achieved strategic surprise thanks to “false” strikes on Kiev and the preparation for the upcoming devastating attack remained unnoticed by Ukrainian forces. According to Zelensky, on March 22, about 90 Russian cruise and ballistic missiles and 60 kamikaze UAVs targeted Ukraine. The Ukrainian air defense forces reportedly intercepted only 35 missiles. The footage of heavy damage throughout the country prevented the Kiev regime from hiding the truth. The Ukrainian air defense reinforced by NATO systems failed. The targets of the missile strikes included the largest facilities of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. One precision strike destroyed the engine room of the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station in the Zaporizhia region. Another precision strike hit the Ladyzhenskaya TPP in the Vinnytsia region. In the Kharkiv region, the Zmievskaya TPP and the CHP-3 were put out of operation. One of the strikes hit the largest power plant in Western Ukraine, the Burshtyn TPP. Heavy damage to energy facilities in the Odessa region was also reported. Together with the energy infrastructure, Russian forces struck Ukrainian military facilities. One of the facilities of the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate came under attack in Dnipro. An air defense system launcher was also reportedly destroyed in the city. Explosions thundered in Kremenchuk in the Poltava region, and at Kanatovo airfield in the Kirovograd region. A series of strikes destroyed locations of Ukrainian military personnel, headquarters and warehouses in Zaporizhia, Kharkiv, Krivyi Rih, Cherkassy and other cities. This was one of the largest Russian attacks in recent months. Single daily precision strikes on local energy facilities have been disrupting the operations of military enterprises; but there were no such heavy massive attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure during the cold winter months. As another gesture of goodwill, Moscow allowed Kiev to provide its citizens with heat and electricity. In response, the Ukrainians launched attacks on Russian territory, killing Russian civilians, in order to fulfill the wishes of their NATO patrons.

Despite the loud statements by European and American leaders about the non-recognition of the elections in Russia, the NATO member states backed out on the political battlefield. The West continues to consider itself the main source of legitimacy for the whole world, but in the end it has to accept reality. The top of European diplomacy turned out to be ridiculous wordplay. So, the Germans now have to say just “Putin” without the word “President”, but Berlin is not going to break any contracts with Moscow. Joe Biden will not congratulate Putin on his victory, but Washington will proceed with the realities of Putin being president of Russia. The West takes after the petty Kiev regime, where it is customary to write the surname of the president of Russia with a small letter. Of course, all these cruel measures should greatly upset Russian President Vladimir Putin, but they actually confirm that NATO lost the battle against the Russian elections. This is also the fact on the battlefield. All Ukrainian attempts to break through the Russian state border were repelled. After the elections ended, the intensity of the border attacks has significantly decreased, but attempts to gain a foothold in the Russian village of Kozinka continue. This settlement is located right on the Ukrainian border. Hiding in the houses on the outskirts is the easiest way to gain a foothold on Russian territory; but Ukrainian militants have been failing so far. Unable to achieve any gains on the ground, the terrorist Kiev regime continues the intense shelling of the Russian border settlements, killing and wounding civilians. After a short pause, fighting intensified along almost the entire front line. The villages around Avdeevka are inflamed by heavy battles. On March 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense officially claimed full Russian control of the village of Orlovka located to the west of the city. Ukrainian forces attempted several attacks near Novokalinovo, probing Russian defenses on the northern flank, but they did not achieve any significant gains. mid Russian victories in the South Donetsk direction, the Ukrainian military command was forced to transfer reserves to the area of Kurakhovo. Such measures are especially necessary because entire Ukrainian units are surrendering to Russian forces in the area. Newly shared footage confirmed that a group of 18 Ukrainian servicemen, including their commander, surrendered near Georgievka. The United States is surprised that fewer and fewer Ukrainians are willing to die for American interests. US Senator Lindsey Graham, who had previously declared that the death of Russians is the best investment of the United States, came to Kiev again with a request to strengthen mobilization and throw more young Ukrainians into the slaughter.