The pilot hit one of the shells on the guide package with the strike drone. The munition detonated and pierced the cockpit.
https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1938597027819995544
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
6 bunker busters through the same hole.
“Insane precision.
According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the first MOP was used to remove a concrete cover, then the remaining 5 mops entered the same hole. The two other holses suspected to be impacts, are actually just part of the ventilation.”
https://x.com/DefMon3/status/1938278013445054531
The pilot hit one of the shells on the guide package with the strike drone. The munition detonated and pierced the cockpit.
https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1938597027819995544
Since there is no crater surrounding the entry hole, all MOPs exploded well below ground.
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1938590081599914034
Holodomor
The Ukrainian Genocide
Ukraine, with its history of resistance to the Soviet rule, was a threat to the Soviet regime. Fearing that opposition to his policies in Ukraine could intensify and possibly lead to Ukraine’s secession from the Soviet Union, Stalin set unrealistically high grain procurement quotas. Those quotas were accompanied by other Draconian measures intended to wipe out a significant part of the Ukrainian nation.
In August of 1932, the decree of “Five Stalks of Grain,” stated that anyone, even a child, caught taking any produce from a collective field, could be shot or imprisoned for stealing “socialist property.” At the beginning of 1933, about 54,645 people were tried and sentenced; of those, 2,000 were executed.
As famine escalated, growing numbers of farmers left their villages in search of food outside of Ukraine. Directives sent by Stalin and Molotov (Stalin’s closest collaborator) in January of 1933 prevented them from leaving, effectively sealing the borders of Ukraine.
To further ensure that Ukrainian farmers did not leave their villages to seek food in the cities, the Soviet government started a system of internal passports, which were denied to farmers so they could not travel or obtain a train ticket without official permission. These same restrictions applied to the Kuban region of Russia, which borders Ukraine, and in which Ukrainians made up the largest portion of the Kuban population - 67 percent.
At the time of the Holodomor, over one-third of the villages in Ukraine were put on “blacklists” for failing to meet grain quotas. Blacklisted villages were encircled by troops and residents were blockaded from leaving or receiving any supplies; it was essentially a collective death sentence.
more text:
https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/holodomor
The Massacre at Babyn Yar
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kiev-and-babi-yar
—
“Babi Yar” by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
No monument stands over Babi Yar.
A drop sheer as a crude gravestone.
I am afraid.
Today I am as old in years
as all the Jewish people.
Now I seem to be
a Jew.
Here I plod through ancient Egypt.
Here I perish crucified on the cross,
and to this day I bear the scars of nails.
I seem to be
Dreyfus.
The Philistine
is both informer and judge.
I am behind bars.
Beset on every side.
Hounded,
spat on,
slandered.
Squealing, dainty ladies in flounced Brussels lace
stick their parasols into my face.
I seem to be then
a young boy in Byelostok.
Blood runs, spilling over the floors.
The barroom rabble-rousers
give off a stench of vodka and onion.
A boot kicks me aside, helpless.
In vain I plead with these pogrom bullies.
While they jeer and shout,
‘Beat the Yids. Save Russia!’
Some grain-marketer beats up my mother.
O my Russian people!
I know
you
are international to the core.
But those with unclean hands
have often made a jingle of your purest name.
I know the goodness of my land.
How vile these antisemites -
without a qualm
they pompously called themselves
the Union of the Russian People!
I seem to be
Anne Frank
transparent
as a branch in April.
And I love.
And have no need of phrases.
My need
is that we gaze into each other.
How little we can see
or smell!
We are denied the leaves,
we are denied the sky.
Yet we can do so much -
tenderly
embrace each other in a darkened room.
They’re coming here?
Be not afraid. Those are the booming
sounds of spring:
spring is coming here.
Come then to me.
Quick, give me your lips.
Are they smashing down the door?
No, it’s the ice breaking ...
The wild grasses rustle over Babi Yar.
The trees look ominous,
like judges.
Here all things scream silently,
and, baring my head,
slowly I feel myself
turning grey.
And I myself
am one massive, soundless scream
above the thousand thousand buried here.
I am
each old man
here shot dead.
I am
every child
here shot dead.
Nothing in me
shall ever forget!
The ‘Internationale,’ let it
when the last antisemite on earth
is buried for ever.
In my blood there is no Jewish blood.
In their callous rage, all antisemites
must hate me now as a Jew.
For that reason
thunder
I am a true Russian!
“Partisans?”
They’re everywhere...
Ukraine SOFs destroyed 4 Russian Su-34s last night at Marinovka Airfield in Volgagrad.
Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
The complete transcript:
—
[ Battle for Kupiansk. Russian Encirclement Becomes Brutal Meat Grinder! ]
Today [ June 23 ], there are interesting updates from the Kupiansk direction. Here, the strategic Battle for Kupiansk is unfolding as Russian forces intensify efforts to cross the Oskil River and encircle the city, hoping to shift momentum in their favor. Yet, despite repeated assaults and tactical shifts, their advance remains stalled - trapped in a deadly fire pocket, crippled by logistics, and methodically dismantled by a patient and lethal Ukrainian defense.
The Battle for Kupiansk is characterized by persistent Russian pressure along two key axes. Primarily via the Pischane funnel, a narrow corridor extending westward toward the Oskil River. Here, Russian units attempt to widen their area of control, aiming to solidify positions near the riverbanks and save themselves from the deadly Ukrainian fire from 3 sides.
However, because of the fire pocket, Russian forces in this sector are severely undermanned, undersupplied, and critically lack armored support. Their presence largely consists of scattered infantry groups operating without meaningful logistical backing, rendering them particularly vulnerable to precise, small-scale raids by Ukrainian Special Forces.
Ukrainian forces, employing a robust active defense, maintain continuous pressure in an active defense, conducting raids with Special Forces teams to take prisoners, obtain mission-critical intelligence, and disrupt Russian force gathering efforts. Thus, Russian elements within the funnel remain strategically insignificant. Given ongoing, high-stakes battles elsewhere, particularly around Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Sumy, allocating substantial Ukrainian resources to decisively eliminate this minor Russian penetration, would be impractical.
Additionally, pushing Russian forces back here would inadvertently shorten their overextended supply lines, unintentionally improving their logistical conditions. Therefore, Ukraine’s current strategy of containment and attrition effectively drains Russian manpower, without compromising Ukrainian resources.
Meanwhile, Russian command persistently attempts to close the pocket around the Pischane funnel, striving to transform it into a platform for a more substantial advance, directly toward Kupiansk and the strategically important Oskil River. Despite frequent offensive attempts, Russian progress remains negligible. Various tactics have been employed, including infantry-only assaults, motorcycle-mounted rushes, and even limited armor-supported pushes. Each of these efforts has consistently failed, due to relentless and highly effective Ukrainian resistance.
Over several months, Russian forces have sought to widen the funnel’s eastern flank to alleviate the concentrated Ukrainian fire pocket. Despite their efforts, Russians have managed to widen only half the funnel, achieving little practical advantage. Consequently, this maintains the position that the Russian funnel itself, presents no immediate strategic threat, as Russian forces continue to scatter valuable combat resources, without achieving any real operational breakthrough toward Kupiansk.
Another critical element of Russian operations in the Kupiansk direction is their presence around the Dvorichna bridgehead. Here, Russian forces have managed to establish a precarious foothold across the Oskil River. However, their logistical situation is dire, relying exclusively on rubber boats traversing the river’s narrower stretches, which is an inherently unreliable method, susceptible to Ukrainian interdiction. Despite being advertised as possessing amphibious capabilities, geolocated footage shows that Russian armored vehicles have repeatedly proven inadequate for effective river crossings.
Consequently, Russian offensive potential from this bridgehead is severely handicapped, relying almost entirely on infantry groups that gradually cross the river, and then mass together for concentrated assaults. This predictable approach frequently backfires: Ukrainian forces tactically permit certain Russian units to penetrate slightly, quickly sealing the breach afterward. Thus, isolated and encircled, these Russian groups are systematically neutralized, amplifying enemy losses.
Additionally, the recent Ukrainian air assault, conducted deep behind Russian lines around the Dvorichna sector, has substantially disrupted Russian rear-area logistics and command structures. This also deepened the operational difficulties Russian forces faced at the bridgehead, creating significant confusion and limiting their offensive effectiveness. Consequently, Russian advances in the Dvorichna area remain stalled, their positions static, and their capability for meaningful offensive action severely degraded.
Overall, the Ukrainian defensive strategy in the battle for Kupiansk remains highly effective Ukrainian commanders have demonstrated an exceptional awareness of operational patience, intelligently managing limited resources to contain and systematically treat of Russian forces, without excessive commitments.
Ukrainian troops consistently exploit Russian weaknesses. such as: poor logistics. insufficient manpower, and ineffective tactics to inflict disproportionately high casualties. Instead of attempting costly counterattacks to eliminate strategically insignificant Russian penetrations, Ukrainian forces strategically capitalize on enemy mistakes, gradually eroding enemy combat potential. This approach is methodically draining Russian powers along the Kupansk front, ensuring that, despite the repeated efforts, the Russians failed to secure any meaningful operational advantage or threaten key Ukrainian held territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ8NSENCmt0
TENSIONS RISE! Russians Gather Forces at NATO’S WEAKEST FRONT!
June 24th
Possible Russian battle plane to take the Suwalki corridor connecting Kaliningrad to Belarus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkmSpsZr1L8
It was across the plains of Ukraine's "borderland" that Hitler's ally, Stalin's divisions swept west into Poland in 1939, bolstered by Ukrainian Communist troops claiming to "liberate" other Ukrainians in Poland.
ANKE69: "When the Nazis invaded the U.S.S.R. in June 1941, Bandera’s followers murdered 4,000 Jews in Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, in a few days, using weapons ranging from guns to metal poles."
When the Soviets invaded Poland in September 1939, they murdered 22,000 (Katyn Massacres) Poles and deported another 60,000 to Kazakhstan, of whom only a few ever returned to Poland.
Among those murdered were hundreds of Polish Jewish officers, professionals (i.e., doctors) & religious leaders.
ANKE69: "Today;
AZOV is not just some far right extremist group.
They have actually been integrated into the official state-sponsoed Ukrainian National Guard."
Today:
Russian fascists continue to invade neighboring countries (Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, etc.), while murdering and deporting their populations in the name of "liberating" those regions.
While pretending to be "traditional values" capitalists, small-d democrats and Christians, in fact, Russians today far more closely resemble 1940s era socialists, fascists, Nazi, communists, imperialists, colonialist totalitarians.
As for Azov,
The 12th Special Forces Brigade was given the name "Azov" in honor of the courage of those who fought and died at Mariupol.
The 12th's personnel may include a few survivors from the original Azov Regiment destroyed at Mariupol.
I would put Centuria in the same category as GW Bush's Yale University "Skull and Bones" society -- a lot of secret mumbo-jumbo nonsense amounting to nothing serious.
ANKE69: "To claim that Zelensky, was proof of the Ukraine’s “transition to democracy” and disregard for fascism.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
There is little reference to the fact that Zelensky has enjoyed ample support from a highly influential billionaire businessman, Ihor Kolomoyskyi-who has quite a murky history and has been under investigation by the FBI over claims of “ordering contract killings” and “financial crimes”."
Several points need to be made here:
Kolomoyskyi was Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from 2014 to 2015.
After Russia's 2014 invasions, Kolomoyskyi helped organize national defense forces, including some regiments later charged with being "far right".
By the end of 2014, those units were all absorbed into Ukraine's national defense forces which imposed loyalty oaths and weeded out suspected "right-wing extremists".
ANKE69: "Zelinsky never gave a rats arse about being Jewish until he ran for President."
Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
The complete transcript:
—
[ Battle for Kupiansk. Russian Encirclement Becomes Brutal Meat Grinder! ]
Today [ June 23 ], there are interesting updates from the Kupiansk direction. Here, the strategic Battle for Kupiansk is unfolding as Russian forces intensify efforts to cross the Oskil River and encircle the city, hoping to shift momentum in their favor. Yet, despite repeated assaults and tactical shifts, their advance remains stalled - trapped in a deadly fire pocket, crippled by logistics, and methodically dismantled by a patient and lethal Ukrainian defense.
The Battle for Kupiansk is characterized by persistent Russian pressure along two key axes. Primarily via the Pischane funnel, a narrow corridor extending westward toward the Oskil River. Here, Russian units attempt to widen their area of control, aiming to solidify positions near the riverbanks and save themselves from the deadly Ukrainian fire from 3 sides.
However, because of the fire pocket, Russian forces in this sector are severely undermanned, undersupplied, and critically lack armored support. Their presence largely consists of scattered infantry groups operating without meaningful logistical backing, rendering them particularly vulnerable to precise, small-scale raids by Ukrainian Special Forces.
Ukrainian forces, employing a robust active defense, maintain continuous pressure in an active defense, conducting raids with Special Forces teams to take prisoners, obtain mission-critical intelligence, and disrupt Russian force gathering efforts. Thus, Russian elements within the funnel remain strategically insignificant. Given ongoing, high-stakes battles elsewhere, particularly around Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Sumy, allocating substantial Ukrainian resources to decisively eliminate this minor Russian penetration, would be impractical.
Additionally, pushing Russian forces back here would inadvertently shorten their overextended supply lines, unintentionally improving their logistical conditions. Therefore, Ukraine’s current strategy of containment and attrition effectively drains Russian manpower, without compromising Ukrainian resources.
Meanwhile, Russian command persistently attempts to close the pocket around the Pischane funnel, striving to transform it into a platform for a more substantial advance, directly toward Kupiansk and the strategically important Oskil River. Despite frequent offensive attempts, Russian progress remains negligible. Various tactics have been employed, including infantry-only assaults, motorcycle-mounted rushes, and even limited armor-supported pushes. Each of these efforts has consistently failed, due to relentless and highly effective Ukrainian resistance.
Over several months, Russian forces have sought to widen the funnel’s eastern flank to alleviate the concentrated Ukrainian fire pocket. Despite their efforts, Russians have managed to widen only half the funnel, achieving little practical advantage. Consequently, this maintains the position that the Russian funnel itself, presents no immediate strategic threat, as Russian forces continue to scatter valuable combat resources, without achieving any real operational breakthrough toward Kupiansk.
Another critical element of Russian operations in the Kupiansk direction is their presence around the Dvorichna bridgehead. Here, Russian forces have managed to establish a precarious foothold across the Oskil River. However, their logistical situation is dire, relying exclusively on rubber boats traversing the river’s narrower stretches, which is an inherently unreliable method, susceptible to Ukrainian interdiction. Despite being advertised as possessing amphibious capabilities, geolocated footage shows that Russian armored vehicles have repeatedly proven inadequate for effective river crossings.
Consequently, Russian offensive potential from this bridgehead is severely handicapped, relying almost entirely on infantry groups that gradually cross the river, and then mass together for concentrated assaults. This predictable approach frequently backfires: Ukrainian forces tactically permit certain Russian units to penetrate slightly, quickly sealing the breach afterward. Thus, isolated and encircled, these Russian groups are systematically neutralized, amplifying enemy losses.
Additionally, the recent Ukrainian air assault, conducted deep behind Russian lines around the Dvorichna sector, has substantially disrupted Russian rear-area logistics and command structures. This also deepened the operational difficulties Russian forces faced at the bridgehead, creating significant confusion and limiting their offensive effectiveness. Consequently, Russian advances in the Dvorichna area remain stalled, their positions static, and their capability for meaningful offensive action severely degraded.
Overall, the Ukrainian defensive strategy in the battle for Kupiansk remains highly effective Ukrainian commanders have demonstrated an exceptional awareness of operational patience, intelligently managing limited resources to contain and systematically treat of Russian forces, without excessive commitments.
Ukrainian troops consistently exploit Russian weaknesses. such as: poor logistics. insufficient manpower, and ineffective tactics to inflict disproportionately high casualties. Instead of attempting costly counterattacks to eliminate strategically insignificant Russian penetrations, Ukrainian forces strategically capitalize on enemy mistakes, gradually eroding enemy combat potential. This approach is methodically draining Russian powers along the Kupiansk front, ensuring that, despite the repeated efforts, the Russians failed to secure any meaningful operational advantage or threaten key Ukrainian held territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ8NSENCmt0
The complete transcript:
—
[ Iron Graveyard! Ukrainians Obliterate Russian Mechanized Assault! ]
Today [ June 25 ], there are interesting updates from the Kostiantynivka direction. Here, after facing repeated humiliating setbacks at Pokrovsk, the Russian command redirected their offensive toward Kostiantynivka, as they collided with the Ukrainian defense line. The Russians sent a massive assault group with dozens armored vehicles to break through, but were funneled into a devastating kill zone.
The goal of Russian forces west of Kostiantynivka is to achieve a decisive penetration through Ukrainian defensive lines, creating opportunities to outflank and encircle both Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka simultaneously. This would disrupt Ukrainian defenses across 2 crucial sectors, potentially destabilizing a massive portion of the frontline.
Following a relatively rapid Russian advance in this area last month, Ukrainian forces swiftly redeployed elite units to stall further gains, successfully buying time for reserves to reinforce secondary defense lines. Despite incremental Russian progress since the initial breakthrough, Ukrainian defenders succeeded in slowing down enemy momentum, preventing the frontline collapse that Russia urgently sought. Now, Russian forces find themselves confronting fortified Ukrainian positions to the southwest of Kostiantynivka, where they’ve been unable to advance further over the past two weeks.
The Russians currently hold one significant advantage, the establishment of a bridgehead across the important Bychok River. This allows them to transfer larger numbers of troops and equipment across the water barrier, increasing their offensive potential and the intensity of their attacks. The geographic position of the bridgehead offers flexibility for attacks against Kostiantynivka or Pokrovsk, but given limited resources, Russian commanders seem focused primarily on pushing toward Kostiantynivka. This tactical choice also threatens the nearby Ukrainian defense lines near Toretsk, increasing the reward of any successful maneuver for the Russians.
However, Ukrainian defenses around Kostiantynivka are robust and carefully designed, significantly shaping Ukrainian tactics and granting a decisive defensive advantage. Elaborate anti-tank ditches and natural terrain features effectively funnel Russian forces along the heavily fortified Pokrovsk-Kostiantynivka highway. Ukrainian engineers have constructed a sophisticated network of layered fortifications along this critical road, establishing a formidable defense in depth.
Additionally, rows of dragon teeth along the highway serve as concrete barriers to halt Russian armored assaults, while hidden Ukrainian positions in the fortifications deliver devastating fire. Ukrainian artillery and drone operators wait in concealed positions, ready to unleash intense fire on enemy formations entering these well-prepared kill zones.
Faced with mounting difficulties and aware of the increasingly reinforced Ukrainian positions, the Russian command opted for a desperate gamble. They planned to launch one large-scale mechanized assault, rather than their more typical smaller infiltration tactics they had been relying on recently. Hoping to surprise and overwhelm Ukrainian defenders, the Russians dispatched one of the largest mechanized columns seen in this sector for months, consisting of at least 23 armored vehicles and over a dozen motorcycles.
However, the column drove directly into a carefully prepared Ukrainian kill zone along the fortified highway. To avoid running into mines on the road itself, the Russians drove beside it, but the Ukrainian minefields extended into the fields, destroying several of their vehicles. The battle was brutal and chaotic, lasting over 3 hours, as Ukrainians obliterated this massive Russian assault part by part. Ukrainian FPV drone operators and artillery systematically dismantled the Russian formation as it struggled to advance due to the obstacles. The engineer vehicle destined to clear a path through the dragon’s teeth was destroyed, as were the soldiers on motorcycles that could have blown a path through them with explosives, causing the Russian armor to bunch up and be devastated by artillery.
Of the approximately 25 armored vehicles engaged, 18 were decisively destroyed. Some of them detonated on carefully placed anti-tank mines; others, attempting to escape Ukrainian fire, panicked and drove directly into anti-tank ditches, becoming stationary targets swiftly finished off by Ukrainian drones. Nearly 200 Russian troops were killed in the failed assault, underscoring the catastrophic nature of failing an attempted breakthrough.
Overall, while Russian forces initially achieved limited success southwest of Costantinfka, the newly improved and manned Ukrainian defensive setup decisively halted the recent ambitious mechanized assault. The scale of losses incurred in this latest attack represents another severe setback for Russian commanders, reflecting both poor operational planning, and underestimation of Ukrainian preparations. Nevertheless, previous patterns suggest that Russians will regroup and return, refusing to abandon their objective. Ukrainian commanders expect that Russia is already mobilizing additional units and equipment. preparing another offensive effort against the long coveted Costantinovka sector.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaf081QHv-s
Reporting From Ukraine:
https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/videos
The complete transcript:
—
[ Commanders Killed, Russian Troops Lay Down their Weapons En Masse! ]
Today [ June 26 ], there is a lot of news from the Sumy direction. Here, Russian forces charged forward through the open fields, expecting little resistance, only to find that Ukrainians had lured them right into a trap. Drawn out and exposed, their bodies fill up the fields, as Ukrainians launched a sudden counterstrike to shatter their lines, overrun command posts, and force dozens of demoralized soldiers to lay down their arms and surrender.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently insisted that capturing the city of Sumy was not Russia’s primary goal, yet he provocatively claimed that: wherever Russian soldiers step, it becomes Russian territory.
These remarks follow direct threats made by Russian diplomats during recent Istanbul negotiations, where they explicitly warned Ukraine, it could lose both Sumy and Kharkiv regions, if it continued resisting Russian ultimatums and refused to lay down arms. Despite Putin’s bragging and threats, current developments on the ground starkly contradict his aggressive rhetoric, revealing that the battle for Sumy is far from going according to Russia’s plans.
The initial phase of the Russian offensive into the Sumy region met limited Ukrainian resistance in the open fields, as Ukrainian defenders strategically chose to conserve their strength. Ukrainian forces, among them highly experienced units that previously operated deep within the Kursk region, managed to safely withdraw under pressure, repositioning swiftly into the Sumy Oblast. These battle-hardened troops are now playing a critical role in decisively stalling Russia’s momentum, taking shelter in the forests, and biding their time to launch a decisive strike.
Ukrainian command anticipated that once Russian troops advanced beyond defensive cover into more exposed terrain, they would become highly vulnerable. Indeed, numerous geolocated videos from Sumy now vividly show fields littered with Russian casualties, after intense Ukrainian drone and artillery bombardments, illustrating the deadly effectiveness of Ukraine’s defensive strategy.
As Russian units gradually depleted their strength during reckless assaults in open terrain, Ukrainian forces seized the opportunity to launch a decisive counterattack. The Ukrainian assault, spearheaded by the elite 225th Separate Assault Battalion, proved devastating for Russian forward elements.
During an intense battle near Andriivka, Ukrainian troops successfully overwhelmed Russian positions, retaking the village. Notably, Russians had severely underestimated the Ukrainians’ strength, as Ukrainians overran a Russian command post, situated extremely close to the frontlines, as Russians likely expected to keep advancing.
During the fighting, Ukrainian soldiers neutralized several important Russian positions used to launch assaults from, notably killing Andriy Vyacheslavovich Yartsev, a battalion commander of Russia’s 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment. This sudden blow significantly disrupted the Russian battalion’s tactical cohesion and ability to respond to the Ukrainian attacks, allowing Ukrainians to fully consolidate their gains.
Securing Andriivka provides Ukrainian defenders with 2 major operational advantages.
First, the battle for the village successfully diverted Russian resources from launching attacks elsewhere along the frontline, halting the enemy’s potential advance toward more strategic targets, such as Khotin and Pysarivka.
Secondly, the subsequent clearing operations allowed Ukrainian FPV drone operators to relentlessly pursue and eliminate dispersed Russian troops, further eroding their ability to mount an immediate counterattack, before Ukrainians could dig in. In the process, Ukrainian forces captured a significant number of Russian prisoners, 1 video showing 13 Russian soldiers surrendering to a reconnaissance drone, as Ukrainians inflicted serious damage to Russians’ manpower and morale.
The coming weeks will be critical for stabilizing the front in Sumy. Ukrainian forces have already re-entered several contested villages and are actively engaging in combat operations to solidify their gains, aiming to halt Russia’s offensive altogether and exploit their exhaustion. However, the Russians remain determined to continue their push toward Khotin, a crucial location from which their fiber-optic FPV drones could begin to be sustained, direct terror attacks against the city of Sumy itself. With Sumy being the regional capital, it is imperative for Ukrainian forces to maintain a strong, unwavering defense to prevent it from being destroyed by Russian revenge attacks.
Overall, Russian commanders are planning a significant offensive move in the direction of Sumy, attempting to be able to strike the city with drones, and create a buffer zone to prevent new Ukrainian incursions into Kursk and Belgorod. However, in their thirst to advance, Ukrainians have drawn their forces right out in the open, inflicting massive casualties in the open fields north of Sumy, with extensive forces emerging from the trees. Ukrainians effectively finish off the weakened Russian positions overrunning overzealous Russian officers causing Russian foot soldiers to lay down their arms and surrender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1cSdBhbbEo
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