What that tells me is that Russia is unable to advance but only hold land that has already been destroyed by years of bombings and cruelty. It is interesting that Ukrainian forces were able to penetrate it at all. It appears Russia can only fight for so many square miles of land at a time leaving the territory taken open for invasion again.
Russians are currently in the process of building drones. Evidently, they are in mass production. Russia has been impressed by their effectiveness early in the war. The Ukrainian drones were owned and operated by private citizens who know what they were doing. I doubt seriously, the Russian drones will be as effective. Russia has to teach their military to operate them. I would not underestimate the drone capacity in the beginning, but, realistically, the Russians are simply mimicking the Ukrainians and hoping to have the same result. That should tell The West all they need to know about the future of Russian drones.
Basically, The West is doing everything it can to end genocide everywhere before it begins. Let's hope The West continues to be the advocate for the well being of all people. Russia or it's satellites such as Belarus cannot make that claim.
July 4, 2022Russia is setting its sights on the eastern Donetsk region (click here) after seizing Kyiv’s final major foothold in neighbouring Luhansk, a regional official said Monday.
Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai told Reuters he expects Russia to target Slovyansk and Bakhmut in particular, as the Kremlin seeks to take control of the larger Donbas area, which includes both Luhansk and Donetsk, in the latest phase of its invasion. While Haidai said that Ukrainian forces still controlled a “small part” of Luhansk, the loss of the city of Lysychansk means Moscow has seized virtually all of the region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remained defiant after the loss of Lysychansk on Sunday and pledged to return, saying: “Ukraine does not give anything up.”
Elsewhere, attention will turn to Switzerland Monday as senior Ukrainian officials gather with European leaders in the city of Lugano for the Ukraine Recovery Conference. Zelensky is set to address the conference virtually....
By Shweta Sharma
Vladimir Putin (click here) has sent almost 100,000 Ukrainian refugees thousands of miles away from their home, to resettle in remote corners of Russia, including Siberia and the Arctic Circle, according to Kremlin documents.
Moscow made the emergency order last month to move 95,739 people of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Donetsk, and Lugansk away from the war zones to be resettled as far as 5,500 miles away from their homes, the Kremlin decree seen by The i stated.
It comes amid several reports that Russian forces have allegedly forcibly disappeared, held captive or interrogated people in Ukrainian towns since Mr Putin’s invasion of the country on 24 February....
