First the Yavoriv station, on the Rzeszow-Lviv line, the one that will bring American weapons from Poland to Kiev, then Balaklia (Kharkiv) and Udachne (Donetsk), where a train carrying equipment supplied by the West was hit. Moscow attacks Ukrainian railways with the specific intent of slowing down the arrival of new weapons destined for Zelensky’s army. An attitude that demonstrates, beyond the superficial declarations, a certain fear of the Kremlin towards a new counter-offensive by Commander Syrskyi’s men. After the attacks on the railway network, Zelensky removed Oleksandr Yakovets as commander of the support forces.
Over the last week, Russian armies have accelerated their advance west of Avdiivka, one of the areas where operations were concentrated, so much so that the Ukrainians had to withdraw their Abrams tanks from the battlefield due to their vulnerability to enemy drones. Moscow also attempts to capture the settlement of Khasiv Yar and create the conditions for a further advance towards Kramatorsk.
Kiev continues to achieve the most significant results through blitzes on enemy territory. The latest one dates back to yesterday, when military intelligence destroyed a Ka-32 helicopter at Moscow’s Ostafievo international airport.
While waiting for new weapons (US Defense Secretary Austin confirms deliveries worth 6 billion, Spain sends Patriot on Tuesday), Zelensky must resolve serious internal problems. The Kiev prosecutor’s office ordered the arrest of Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky, who was later released on bail. He will have to answer for his alleged involvement in the illegal acquisition of state-owned land for 7 million dollars.
In Russia, the handcuffs were placed on the wrists of Forbes magazine journalist Sergei Mingazov, accused of having spread “fake news” about Moscow’s army. Today the judges will decide whether to transform the detention into arrest. The Garage, the capital’s famous contemporary art museum, which in opposition to the war had closed its doors in the first days of the Special Operation, was searched throughout the day. The initiative would be linked to the presence of LGBT literature in the archives.
On the 793rd day of fighting, two Kiev hospitals (including one pediatric) were evacuated due to the threat of a missile attack. The Russians have put two submarines equipped with eight Kalibr missiles into combat service in the Black Sea: Odessa would be in their sights.
Russian troops launched an airstrike with two guided bombs on an industrial plant in the city of Sumy, and bombed the Nikopol district 20 times.
