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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.

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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.

Amid a fuss in the media, Paris has already taken action. On March 19, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation confirmed that the initial group of up to 2, 000 French fighters are already being trained for their deployment in Ukraine. It was previously revealed that Macron set the task for the Ministry of the Armed Forces to study the issue of sending forces of the Foreign Legion to Ukraine back in February. On February 27, the formation of three companies of fighters from the Foreign Legion began. On March 5, the French military leadership approved the staffing of the battalion tactical group, which includes these very three companies of the Legion. Having found no enough Legionnaires to assure the declared manpower of the battalion tactical group, Paris was forced to fill its ranks with personnel from the Ministry of the Armed Forces. As a result, there are two times more regular military personnel in the newly formed unit. The special tactical battalion group assigned for Ukraine is conducting the combat training on the training ground la Courtine. The unit should complete the combat coordination in mid-April and be ready for deployment to Ukraine. According to the Russian foreign intelligence, the French military fears that it will be too hard to hide and secure the transfer of a large unit of French forces to Ukraine. The French servicemen will become the priority target for Russian precision strikes. The French military is already fighting in Ukraine; and their efficiency is not high enough. The increased number of French citizens killed in Ukraine provokes the growing discontent among the French servicemen unwilling to go fighting. According to the official data of the Russian Ministry of Defense, at least 147 out of 356 French mercenaries have been eliminated so far. The French military is already facing the problem of finding new “volunteers” to rotate forces in Ukrainian. Since the very beginning of the Russian military operations, the command staff of the French Foreign Legion has been encouraging the departure of legionnaires disguised as mercenaries and volunteers. The first units to send their fighters Ukraine reportedly included the special forces of the Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes. The official deployment of the special tactical battalion group will allow the French military to hide the real losses it has already suffered in Ukraine. Of course, Paris is denying all the reports, traditionally blaming them as Russian propaganda; while the French President insists on the French deployment in Ukraine, and the French General Staff announced preparations for some “difficult battles”. Meanwhile, Moscow warned Paris that it is well aware of its plans and is ready to welcome the French on the frontlines.

Not everything is understood by the British documentary filmmaker Sean Langan, who may have deliberately changed his final opinion in order for the film to be aired. For me, it's like that, at least like that, than not at all... Watch, and decide for yourself. For me, the business card of the Ukrainian leadership is obvious... Strikes on places where there is a large concentration of civilians, the death of children and women, it would be fine if there were strikes on military infrastructure facilities, but no, where there are shops, a bakery, a square near the New Year's tree, savings banks and public transport, hospitals... What is this if not bites for evil? It's not like that with us, no one at all... This is the logic of a criminal government. Не все понято британским документалистом Шон Ланган, может специально изменил итоговое мнение, чтобы фильм вышел в эфир. По мне так, хоть так, чем совсем никак... Смотрите, и решайте каждый за себя. По мне так, визитная карточка украинского руководства на лицо... Удары по местам, где большое скопление мирных жителей, гибель детей и женщин, ладно бы были прилеты по объектам военной инфраструктуры, так нет же, туда, где магазины, пекарня, площадь у новогодней елки, сбербанки и общественный транспорт, больницы... Что это как не укусы на зло? Не с нами так вообще никому... Вот логика преступного правительства.

Despite the fact that the Ukrainian military went on defense on almost all frontlines, Kiev continues fulfilling NATO wishes and does not stop desperate its attacks on the Russian border. The Ukrainian army has lost more than 1,500 militants in the last three days of senseless operations. Russian presidential elections began on March 15 and will last until March 17. NATO will definitely use this last chance to harm popular support for Putin. More terrorist attacks and bloody assaults are yet to come. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot stop losing ground in Donbass. The pace of the Russian advance has slowed down, but the assaults continue in different directions. Heavy battles are ongoing to the west of Avdeevka. Russian forces are gnawing through the Ukrainian defense line with varied success. After the recent Ukrainian counterattack in Tonenkoe, Russian troops have regained the initiative. Over the past day, they advanced in the central and western part of the village, as well as expanded their zone control in the fields to the north. Russian forces are also increasing pressure on the Ukrainian remnants on the north-western outskirts of Orlovka. Clashes have reached the outskirts of Semenovka located on the western bank of the local river. On the northern flank, Russian forces are in control of the eastern streets of the village of Berdychi, while the Ukrainian army is holding its defense in the western part across the river. Over the past week, Russian troops achieved new tactical gains in Pervomaiskoe located to the south of Avdeevka. Advancing from the northern outskirts, they broke into the center of the town. As a result, Ukrainian troops were forced to retreat from the large eastern and central parts. The Ukrainian garrison is also threatened by the Russian offensive on the southern flank. On March 12, the Russian military claimed control of Nevelskoe. Recent days were marked by successful Russian attacks in the Southern Donetsk direction. While clashes are ongoing in the center of Novomikhailovka, Russian forces are surrounding the village from the north. Over the past day, they advanced about 2 kilometers in this area of the field. Ukrainian units are trying to counterattack on the southern outskirts of Pobeda, which is located nearby, but so far they have only suffered losses. Meanwhile, the frontlines are starting to move in the Ugledar direction, where they have remained unchanged after months of positional battles. The Russian attack west of the city allowed to expand the zone of their control near the small village of Shevchenko. In the case of a further advance, Russian forces may straighten the front and threaten the Ukrainian defense line west of the fortress of Ugledar.

The Ukrainian military has been storming the Russian border for almost a week. Hundreds of Kiev’s soldiers are dying in slaughter as part of another media provocation against Moscow. Achieving no gains on the ground, the Ukrainian military is wasting the expensive foreign equipment and vehicles; while all the attempts of their propaganda to declare fake victories on the Russian territory are nullified by the harsh reality on the battlefield. Kiev’s bloody operations near the border serve exclusively NATO interests; they are aimed to thwart the upcoming presidential elections in the Russian Federation. Fulfilling the needs of Kiev’s western patrons, Ukrainian men continue dying in risky operations, which have no military sense and are doomed to defeat. Since the very beginning, the joint strikes of Russian drones, artillery and aviation have prevented the Ukrainian military from accumulating large forces in one area, forcing them to disperse the assault groups. The main attack was launched in the Russian Belgorod and Kursk regions on March 12. Kiev rushed to declare victories; but the Russian military won both on the battlefield and in the media. Footage clearly confirmed Russian claims that no Ukrainian militants violated the state border. Humiliated they fled to the rear areas. Since then, Ukrainian attacks have not stop. Yesterday, the fighting was localized in the area of Popovka in the Belgorod region. Ukrainians dragged NATO tanks and armored vehicles back and forth, while Russian artillery was pounding them. On the morning of March 13, new attacks were reported in the same area, near the villages of Popovka and Kozinka. Assault groups of dozens of Ukrainian militants with armored vehicles and tanks were thrown into battle. The assault forces are supported by Ukrainian artillery and numerous UAVs. Unlike the Russian military, the Ukrainian side cannot use its aviation. Only several Ukrainian helicopters were spotted mostly evacuating the wounded. On the other side, dozens Russian aircraft are involved in destruction of Ukrainian forces both in their near rear and at an operational depth. Ongoing Kiev’s provocations include massive drone strikes on the Russian territory. Over the past 2 days, the Kiev regime has launched more than 120 UAVs to Russia. On the night of March 14, 14 more UAVs were intercepted in the border regions. Unfortunately, the Ukrainian military does not limit its strikes to the industrial facilities. The more Ukrainian militants are dying in fruitless attacks on the border, the more intense are their attacks on Russian civilians in the border villages and the city of Belgorod. Amid the ongoing clashes, the Ukrainians struck the city with indiscriminate fire from MLRSs. The terrorist attempts of NATO and its Kiev puppets to thwart the elections only have the opposite effect and consolidate the Russian population.

After the failed counteroffensive and the unwillingness of its western partners to supply more expensive weapons to the meat grinder, Kiev is forced to throw the precious NATO weapons onto the battlefields. The NATO military machine then came face to face with the Russian army. The past week was marked by heavy losses by NATO, including in shares of their largest military concerns. Abrams tanks became the latest Western wonder weapon deployed in Ukraine, which was supposed to change the balance of power on the battlefield. In an attempt to repel Russian attacks, the Ukrainian command sent large reinforcements to the area of Avdeevka, including the 47th Mechanized Brigade equipped with American tanks. After the Abrams entered its first battle, Ukraine can’t stop losing them. On March 10, footage confirmed the destruction of the fourth $10 million dollar tank. Russian servicemen are already taking photos with their new trophies, which means that the Ukrainian military failed to evacuate the tanks. Despite all the efforts by MSM to save the reputation of NATO military systems, they finally had to admit the truth. This was the case of the all-mighty HIMARS MLRS, which have been fighting in Ukraine for more than a year and a half. On March 5, a close high-quality video undoubtedly confirmed the destruction of one of the multiple rocket launchers about 50 km from the front line. The footage forced the Western MSM to admit the loss; but this was far from the first defeated HIMARS. Despite Kiev’s attempts to hide the truth, labeling it as ‘Russian propaganda’, numerous videos from the front showed Russian strikes on the US-made systems. The destruction of the first HIMARS, which included video footage, was confirmed back in July 2022 a month after they were sent to Ukraine. Since then, dozens of these systems have come under Russian fire. Many of which were destroyed or damaged, as was confirmed by videos of the damaged vehicles traveling back to the US for repair. Another heavy blow for NATO in the past week was the confirmed destruction of several Patriot air defense systems not far from the frontlines. On March 9, a Russian Iskander missile struck the column of 3 Patriot launchers and a radar system, as well as 2 escort vehicles. According to the official claims, at least seven batteries of Patriot systems were sent to Ukraine, all of which have reportedly been destroyed. There were probably more Patriot deployments but they have not been disclosed. These are only some of the most glorified NATO weapons lost over the past week, not to mention Kiev’s hopes on the Javelin ATGMS, Bayraktar UAVs, Leopard tanks and other foreign weapons supplied since the outbreak of the conflict.

On the night of March 6, Ukrainian military facilities came under another combined attack of Russian drones and missiles. Unlike the recent attacks, the last wave of strikes reached the western regions of Ukraine. In total, at least 12 Russian strikes were confirmed in nine Ukrainian regions, including in the capital. Ukrainian military officials continue hiding the truth about their losses. According to the Air Force of Ukraine, the country was targeted by 42 kamikaze UAVs. Ukrainian air defense forces allegedly shot down 38 of them. Lies of the Ukrainian officials are revealed by heavy damage to various facilities throughout the country. At night, explosions thundered in the western Ternopil region. One of the Russian drones struck the local railway repair plant. These workshops are used for repair of foreign military equipment. The local media reported that in an attempt to launch the repair of foreign military equipment in accordance to NATO requirements on the Ukrainian territory, the plant was equipped with special Western repair systems. Another target struck in Western Ukraine was the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. The Russian military resumed attacks on this facility after a pause of several weeks. Ukrainian and NATO forces are trying to secure the hangars to allow the deployment of F-16 fighters there and use pauses to restore the facilities damaged by the previous Russian strikes; but new attacks disrupted their plans. According to unconfirmed reports, the new wave of Russian strikes destroyed an air defense system deployed in the area. The attack was not limited to Western Ukraine. Several infrastructure facilities were damaged in the Kiev and Sumy regions. In Eastern Ukraine, another wave of strikes destroyed Ukrainian military positions in the Kharkiv region, in particular in the area of Chuguev. The southern region of Odessa came under a massive attack of Russian drones for the second night in a row. One of the targets were the warehouses used for storage of marine drones in the sea port of Odessa. More Russian strikes were reported in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kherson, Vinnytsya, Rivne and Lviv regions. The massive attack throughout Ukraine may be a response to the Ukrainian strikes on the Crimean Bridge the day before. In an attempt to protect the bridge from the unmanned boats, Russian patrol boat Sergey Kotov sank in the Kerch Strait. Amid the daily strikes in the Ukrainian rear regions, Russian aircraft and UAVs are pounding Ukrainian military positions on the frontlines. In an attempt to cope with Russian airstrikes, the Ukrainian military was forced to transfer additional air defense systems from the rear areas to the war-torn areas. As a result, the losses in obsolete Soviet and precious NATO systems have sharply grown.

Amid the ongoing battles on the Ukrainian frontlines, Russian precision strikes are destroying Ukrainian military infrastructure in the rear areas. The recent waves of Russian strikes have targeted the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine, where large stocks of military equipment and personnel have been accumulated. Last night, Russian strikes were reported in the Kharkiv region. In the DPR, a Ukrainian ammunition depot was destroyed in Dobropolie. Massive airstrikes hit the Ukrainian garrison in the village of Novomikhailovka, where battles are already ongoing in the center. On the night of March 3, Russian strikes destroyed two temporary deployment points of Ukrainian military personnel hidden in the schools in Mirnograd; the targets also included a training ground of the National Guard of Ukraine in the area of Chuguev. In their turn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue attempts to attack Russian rear facilities. Besides the constant shelling and strikes on civilians in the DPR and small Russian border villages, Ukrainian drones are destroyed deeper in the Russian rear areas daily. Ukrainian forces resumed attacks on the Crimean peninsula last week. After several Ukrainian drones and Storm Shadow missiles were intercepted in the western waters of the Black Sea, dozens of UAVs targeted the eastern part of the peninsula. On March 3, 38 drones were destroyed on their way to an oil depot in Feodosia. The growing scale of Ukrainian strikes may mark another upcoming massive attack on Crimea. The target may be the Crimean Bridge, which can be reached only by NATO weapons and reconnaissance means. The recently leaked conversation of German officers confirmed that such an attack was prepared by the NATO military. Another direction of the possible escalation is the north-western region of Russia and the city of Saint-Petersburg. On the evening of March 3, a large drone filled with 20 kilos of explosives was discovered on the territory of a local oil depot. The day before, the city of Saint-Petersburg was targeted twice by UAVs. In the morning of March 2, a UAV damaged a civilian building in the northeastern part of the city. In the evening, Russian air defenses intercepted more targets over the coast of the Gulf of Finland. These are not the first attacks that targeted the northwestern territories of Russia but the culprit is yet to be punished. Indeed, some UAVs can reach targets located about 1000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, but it is also likely that the drones were launched from the territories of the Baltic States. The ongoing routine conflict without any drastic escalation will inevitably lead to Russia’s victory. In an attempt to disrupt the current course of the conflict, NATO warmongers are on thin ice forced to take far reaching political and military actions to escalate the war.

The Ukrainian army is rapidly retreating from strategically important lines, paving the way for the further Russian advances. The recent Ukrainian attempt to launch a second front in the Kherson region failed. The operation by Ukrainian special forces to land at the Tendrov Spit led to deaths of 25 Ukrainian professionals trained by the British military. They were defeated by six Russian fighters. One of the Ukrainian servicemen was captured and will share the secrets of his foreign trips with the Russian military. On the Zaporozhye front, fighting continues in Rabotino. Since the village was destroyed by prolonged battles, the both sides face difficulties gaining a foothold in the ruins. In recent days, another battlefield was revived. As a result of a blitz attack, Russian forces expanded their zone of control on the southern outskirts of Gulyai-Pole. Successful pinpoint attacks threaten the Ukrainian defense with a breakthrough in any sector of the front where the Ukrainian command fails to strengthen positions due to deficiencies in reserves. In the South Donetsk direction, the Russians gained a foothold on the outskirts of Krasnogorovka. Ukrainian attempts to counterattack led to no success. Earlier this week, Russian assault groups entered the village of Ivanovskoe located west of Artemovsk. By the end of the week, preliminary reports claimed full Russian control of the settlement. While there is no official confirmation, the mop up operation and fighting on the outskirts continue, but the Ukrainian army is unlikely to stop the Russian offensive. At the same time, Russian forces have already approached the main Ukrainian stronghold in the region in Chasov Yar, where Ukrainian positions are constantly pounded by Russian heavy bombs. The main success of the Russian army was the blistering advance west of Avdeevka. After completing the mop up operations in Lastochkino, Severnoe and Stepovoe, the Russian military broke through the main line of Ukrainian defense in the region and almost took the full control of it. The Ukrainian military has no chance to regain the initiative and is already retreating across the steppes under heavy Russian artillery fire. NATO warmongers clearly understand the failure of their bid for Kiev in this war, and no longer hide their plans to enter the battles on the ground. In response, the Russian political elites, as well as its military-industrial complex, demonstrate their full readiness for any development of the conflict. Despite all the efforts by Western leaders to hide it, Russia has been fighting with a NATO military contingent in Ukraine for years. Russian soldiers have already gained successful experience in confronting the Western military machine on the battlefield. While European and American soldiers are nurtured by Western propaganda about this war and have little idea what they may face in the Ukrainian steppes.

The blight is eating up the vicious minds of Western leaders as their lovely puppets have turned their tails and run in some of the key parts of the battlefield. The pungent smell of nearing defeat is rising up from the every nook and cranny of NATO HQs and Ukrainian trenches. Delicate attempts of mainstream media to refresh air with some victorious ranting barely can help against videos of burning Abrams and Leopard battle tanks, and fleeing Ukrainian troops. In the past 24 hours only, the Russian Armed Forces advanced near Avdeevka and finish the mop up operation in Petrovskoe. Now, they are developing the momentum around Tonenkoe and Orlovka. The village of Severnoe is liberated. Reports also claim that Russian units were able to make tactical advances and enter Krasnogorovka In Bakhmut area, Kyiv is trying to contain the collapse of its defense in the village of Krasnoe. Russian assault units push forward in the central part of it and northeast of Shosseynaya Street. Developments intensified in the Gulyai-Polye sector. According to reports, assault units took control of part of the Gulyai-Polye Dachas area. In Zaporozhye, the Russian Armed Forces are gaining momentum in the areas of Rabotino and Verbovoe. Kyiv’s troops had to retreat from the area northwest of Verbovoe. As to Rabotino itself, the Russians are holding the southern part of the settlement. The capturing of the ‘strategic village’ of Rabotino, together with some of nearby empty rural houses, were painted as the large success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive last year. So, now, Kyiv is on the brink of loosing even this consolation gain. Worse yet, the Russian Aerospace Forces continue strikes on industrial and military facilities of Ukraine. In Poltava, the most recent strike hit the territory of a military airfield. According to reports, the German Sea King Mk41 and Mi-8MSB helicopters were destroyed. In Kirovograd region, strikes hit the air base in Alexandria. However, the frenzy of despair are pushing NATO leaders to get their paws even deeper in the conflict. Recent proposals of the king of bedbugs Emmanuel Macron to send NATO forces into an open fight in Ukraine found no public support, but highlighted the trouble. Western states are running low of options to escalate further without a full-scale and public war. The only thing that stops them is the restraint of the Big Brother. Fortunately for the ordinary people of Europe, Washington is currently more concerned how to use the Ukraine issue as a part of own internal political games rather than fight on behalf of its vassals against Russians. Macron and some other NATO hyenas seem to be searching for options to change this.

The third year of the full-scale war in Ukraine has begun. The Russian military continues offensive operations in all directions on the frontlines, destroying Ukrainian military infrastructure in rear areas, while the Ukrainian army went on the defensive, losing international support in the process. On the night of February 26, another massive Russian combined attack struck Ukrainian military facilities throughout the country. Russian strikes targeted points of accommodation of Ukrainian military personnel and military-industrial facilities in the Sumy and Poltava regions. Local authorities confirmed numerous strikes in the city of Kharkiv. In Dnipro the targets reportedly included the machine-building plant and the local airfield. The Kanatovo airfield in the Kirovograd region also came under another attack. Closer to the frontlines, a new wave of explosions thundered in Chuguev and Pokrovks and Kupyansk. Russian precision strikes continue on a daily basis, which makes it possible to destroy Ukrainian reserves and deter the maneuvers of the Ukrainian military on the battlefields. As a result, the Russian advance on the front does not stop. To the west of Artyomovsk, Russian forces launched an assault on Ivanovskoe. Clashes are already reportedly ongoing in the central part of the village. The Ukrainian military was forced to retreat to the western outskirts of the settlement. At the same time, Russian forces expanded their zone of control in the forest area on the outskirts of Chasov Yar, threatening the Ukrainian garrison with an upcoming assault of their large stronghold there. After their victory in Avdeevka, Russian forces are finishing the mop up operation in the city without stopping their advance in the region, pushing the Ukrainian army to the west. The Russian military is securing their positions in the recently captured villages of Stepovoe, Lastochkino and Severnoe, where the remaining Ukrainian forces continue attempts to counterattack on the outskirts. According to preliminary reports by both Russian and Ukrainian military sources, Russian assault groups have reached the village of Tonenkoe, where clashes are already ongoing on the eastern streets. This village is located on the main line of the Ukrainian defense which is in the chain of settlements west of Avdeevka. In the case of a Russian breakthrough there, the Russian troops will face almost no obstacles to advance about 10 kilometers to the west and take control of large territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic. At the same time, the Russian military is taking back positions it lost during the failed Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian forces gained a foothold on the southern outskirts of Rabotino and continue attacks in the center of the village, where there are at least some large buildings to hide in during the operations in the ruins. The Ukrainian stronghold was withdrawn to the cemetery north of the village, from where they attempt counterattacks.