Ukraine's war with Russia continues. The Russian army tried to launch an offensive in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but was met with stubborn resistance from the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian army repelled a Russian assault near Vuhledar, while at the same time stopping a small Russian offensive in the Kupyansk-Lyman region.
The Ukrainian army, having achieved a clear advantage in the south of Zaporizhzhia, is advancing to the south of Novoprokopivka with the intention of capturing Tokmak. The progress of the Ukrainian army seems to be going well, as they today claimed to have shot down a Russian Su 25 attack aircraft on the Lobodine front. This shows that the situation of the Russian army is very critical and it has to use fixed-wing aircraft for ground support. Such an aircraft can easily be shot down by the anti-aircraft fire of the Ukrainian army, just like in September last year, when the Ukrainian army was in the eastern part of Kharkiv Oblast**, the Russian army lost two Su-25 and one Su-34.
It is generally believed in the international community that the Ukrainian army is about to achieve a breakthrough. General Petraeus, former commander of the US ** Command and former director of the CIA, praised the performance of the Ukrainian army. He said that the ** of the Ukrainian army has just begun, there is still a long way to go, the direction of the war is uncertain, but the defenders may collapse at some point, allowing the attackers to move forward quickly.
There is a lot of truth in his words. In September last year, the Ukrainian army was in a stalemate with the Russian army in Kherson for more than a month, and then suddenly fought a big victory in the east of Kharkiv Oblast, and then the Russian army retreated from Kherson. I believe that the Ukrainian army will also achieve victory this year.
The superiority of the Ukrainian army in artillery warfare cannot be ignored either. According to the Russian military**, the Russian army suffered a heavy ** on an island in the Kherson region. Some Russian "military correspondents" ** complaints from soldiers of a company of the 205th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. They said that they were killed and wounded by Ukrainian artillery fire on an island, but their commander did not care whether they lived or died. They tried to flee the island, but were stopped by senior officers and replaced with a new commander. As a result, the new commander did not change the situation, but instead left them with dozens of more deaths.
This incident shows that the artillery of the Ukrainian army has completely suppressed the artillery of the Russian army. The Ukrainian army can eliminate about 25 Russian artillery pieces every day, 150 per week, while the Russian army loses 500 to 600 artillery pieces and corresponding personnel every month. Moreover, the Ukrainian army has more accurate Western artillery and guided shells, as well as cluster munitions, which can deal with the positions and armor of the Russian army. The shells of the Ukrainian army are not only accurate, but also far away, and the Russian army has nowhere to escape on the island.
The artillery superiority of the Ukrainian army is also reflected in the change of the front. After dozens of days of stalemate, the Ukrainian army has launched a large-scale offensive in the last 10 days, making a lot of progress, and even achieving breakthroughs in some places. The following ** is the shelling of the Russian positions between the villages of Lobodine and Novoprokopivka by the Ukrainian army:
There is also a section that is even more shocking, it is the Russian armored forces that tried to ** the high ground west of the village of Klishivka, and after hitting a mine in the minefield, they were hit by cluster shells of the Ukrainian army.
Although the cluster shells of the Ukrainian army cannot penetrate the tanks and armored vehicles of the Russian army, once these vehicles break down and the personnel have to abandon the vehicles and flee for their lives, they will be killed by the cluster shells. Therefore, the Russian army now neither dares to attack, nor does it dare to counterattack, nor does it dare to send tanks alone, otherwise it will be sent to death. That is why, in the last 10 days, the offensive of the Ukrainian army has been getting smoother and smoother. Come on, Ukraine!
News on air strikes is also important. This morning, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed two enemy Shahid suicide drones in the skies over the Kharkiv region. These drones are used by Russia to attack civilian targets in Ukraine**, and the Ukrainian army has intercepted and shot them down several times.
What is annoying is that the MiG-31 aircraft of the Russian army have taken off many times with the "Kinzhal" hypersonic missile, threatening the security of Ukraine. Yesterday, there were six air alerts across Ukraine, and Ukrainians had to take refuge in basements or bomb shelters on a regular basis.
Moscow, the capital of Russia, was also hit by Ukrainian drones. Moscow Mayor Sobyanin announced the temporary closure of two airports in Moscow. Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ignat said that this is what Russia deserves, but this is only the beginning. He said that Russia must pay for its crimes, and Ukraine will continue to fight against them.
The citizens of Ukraine have become accustomed to Russian missile and drone attacks, and they have no safe place but to hide in bomb shelters. Russian missiles and drones have heavy warheads, some even reaching 1 ton, which can sink aircraft carriers. The Russian army aimed at civilian targets in Ukraine with such a **, causing a lot of ** and destruction. The actions of the Russian army are brutal and war crimes.
Now the citizens of Moscow also feel the horrors of war, and they also often run into basements or bomb shelters. At one time, a drone fell near the home of Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of today's RT, the mouthpiece of Russian propaganda. She complained about it on TV as if she was innocent.
However, the people of Moscow did not sympathize with Simonyan and others. They believe that these elites are the culprits of Russia, for which they should be held responsible, and not ordinary people.
Finally, I would like to say some other important information:
The first is about war crimes. Yesterday, Russian troops shelled 26 villages in the Zaporizhzhia region, as a result of which one civilian was killed and another was injured. Yesterday, the Russian army also shelled the Kherson region 74 times, one person was wounded.
The second is about war losses. According to the statistics of the Ukrainian side, the Russian army has lost more than 260,000 people, 4,378 tanks, 8,521 armored vehicles, and 5,361 artillery pieces. The Ukrainian side also reported that a serious ** occurred in the Russian-occupied Kakhovka.
Finally, it's about aid. The United States said it would begin training Ukrainian pilots and ground crews in October. They will train in Tucson, Arizona. Currently, 70 people in Ukraine are already being trained in Denmark for the F-16. If a few more people can be sent to the United States, then next year more pilots will be able to fly F-16s to defend Ukrainian airspace.
Ukraine also received a batch of artillery shells produced in cooperation with European partners. These shells were 122-mm high-explosive shells, there were several thousand. These shells will increase the firepower of the Ukrainian army and alleviate the shortage of shells. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that it is confident in the ability to solve the problem of shells.
Today is Ukrainian Aviation Day, a day in honor of the Ukrainian Aerospace Forces. Ukrainian pilots and ground crews have made a huge contribution to the defense of the Motherland, some of them have become heroes, some have sacrificed their lives. They loyally and courageously defend the skies of Ukraine. I salute them and wish them all the best.