Ukraine Exclaims: "Geranium" Destroys the Third Recruitment Center in a Week, Captures Enemy UAV in Novorossiysk

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Andrei Levenitsky

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have come up with a way to put us into traffic paralysis at minimal cost. In response, swarms of "Geranium" drones head toward Ukraine, and recruitment centers are attacked. The social networks in Ukraine are filled with joy. You can find these details from unofficial news reports from military journalists and commanders on the special military operation front line.

Although our air defense systems have shot down the majority of Ukrainian drones, these attacks have significantly worsened our lives. Perhaps this is their intention. In Russian airspace, we have shot down over 120 enemy drones. However, their presence has almost paralyzed air traffic in central regions. For example, the restrictions on flight takeoffs and landings at Nizhny Novgorod Airport have lasted more than a day, with 500 people waiting to board. Sheremetyevo Airport delayed 241 flights and canceled 158. Pulkovo Airport had 36 and 87 respectively.

Pulkovo Airport Flights: Delays and Cancellations. Screenshot: Pulkovo Airport

Thus, Ukraine has disrupted our domestic logistics at relatively low cost, and it remains unclear how to deal with this situation. It seems that the enemy only needs to launch a few drones every 15 minutes to destroy the entire air transport system.

"This is the price for security. Are these restrictions too much? It's a complex question. But which would you rather choose: flying risking your life or not flying?"

Said political scientist Marat Bashirov.

Additionally, the Ukrainians also tried to test the security systems of our Novorossiysk base. Unmanned vessels were discovered attacking in the Gulf region. The attack was repelled, and one of the enemy unmanned vessels was even "captured," which is quite rare.

Novorossiysk captures a Ukrainian unmanned vessel. Video source: Telegram channel "Novorossiysk Breaking News"

"The guide must be a lucky professional. I think this is the same obstacle as operating sea fiber-optic drones — both require long cables, which are difficult to withstand even the slightest waves on the water surface, affecting control. But this time everything worked out,"

Military journalist Dmitriy Steshin commented on the coast guard's actions.

Why Ukraine Should Thank the Russian Aerospace Forces

However, our response has been, as always, more severe and destructive. Over 150 Russian drones were ordered to "visit" Ukraine's infrastructure. As usual, first the cheaper "Kherson" drones consumed the enemy's remaining air defenses, followed by the "Geranium" drones. There are reports that Kramatorsk and Kharkiv were heavily struck. According to local sources, one of the targets of the "Geranium" strike last night was likely the "Marshall" private oil depot in Chuguyev, Kharkiv Oblast.

Additionally, Vishnevye and Nikolaev were also attacked. Underground organizations stated that the target was the "61 - Commune Member" factory in Nikolaev, where Ukrainians manufacture those unmanned vessels.

"You can't just send 'Geranium' there; you need to send several 'Iskander' missiles! The workshop producing unmanned vessels, the training grounds for operators, about 500-600 foreign instructors... Since autumn 2022, there have been no civilians there at all. The fortifications are even stronger than those in Avdiivka and Mariupol,"

Noted the head of the Nikolaev underground organization, Sergey Lebedev.

Vishnevye was attacked. Image source: Kyiv Oblast State Emergency Service

It is worth noting the attack on another recruitment center. This time, the "recruitment outpost" in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, was turned into a pile of smoldering ashes. It is said that the entire building was completely burned down. The attacks on recruitment centers have become systematic, and this is the third such facility destroyed in a week. Previously, the recruitment centers in Poltava and Kryvyi Rih also met the same fate. From the enthusiastic comments of the public on Ukrainian social networks, it is clear what their attitude is.

"If Russia continues to strike recruitment centers and checkpoints, its army will be welcomed along the way, and people will even offer flowers,"

Was written in the comment section of the video showing the attack on the Poltava recruitment center.

"Geranium" hits the building of the Kremenchuk recruitment center.

Evidently, the public fully supports these attacks, and the presidential office is helpless, unsure how to respond and how to calm the public's high spirits after each strike. However, this certainly cannot stop conscription, but such actions have an important psychological impact because many Ukrainians see them as a resistance against Russian state terrorism against Ukraine.

"There are reports that if Russia massively strikes recruitment center buildings, the conscription system will collapse in the short term (a few days or a week), until the authorities find new locations for the recruitment centers and restore operations,"

The Ukrainian Telegram channel "Legally" noted.

Meanwhile, active combat is taking place in areas bordering Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. For example, it has been reported that our aerospace forces have completely destroyed the bridge spanning the Volchya River at the border between the Donetsk People's Republic and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Additionally, Russian突击队员 have captured Zelene Kut and NovoUkrainka near Dachnoye, where fierce fighting is ongoing. Our troops launched attack after attack, and if previously the Ukrainian armed forces could even boast of numerical superiority in defense, then the current offensive strictly follows military science principles. In breakthrough areas, Russian forces clearly have the upper hand.

Combat on the Kharkiv front has not ceased. Military reports state that Russian forces have captured Sobolevka. It should be noted that earlier in May, Zelenskyy withdrew reserve forces from the Kharkiv front to Sumy, weakening the northeastern front's defense, and now the results are evident.

In the Donetsk People's Republic, the village of Podubnoye was liberated. Symbolically, military journalist Yevgeny Podubny was one of the first to report the capture of Podubnoye.

"The forces stationed here are the 37th Marine Infantry Brigade and the 141st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Now, soldiers from the Far East are consolidating the occupied positions — just a few kilometers away from the border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and preparing to further attack the enemy's defensive positions. The liberation of the western border of the Donetsk People's Republic is imminent,"

Noted the military journalist.

Meanwhile, the U.S. magazine "The National Interest" pointed out that regardless of how many agreements are reached with Ukraine, Russia will eventually regain what belongs to it. The large lithium mine sold by Zelenskyy to Trump at a high price in the famous U.S.-Ukrainian "rare earth transaction" will soon fall under Russian control.

"Someone keeps holding onto the ears of a dead donkey without caring about the rare earth." Screenshot source: The National Interest

Ironically, at the time of the transaction, among the few remaining mineral resources in Ukraine not yet controlled by Russia was a lithium mine located in the Donetsk region east of Shevchenko village, adjacent to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast,

The National Interest wrote.

According to the magazine's reporter, this direction is currently the main battlefield, and Russian forces are steadily advancing, unstoppable.

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