Russia Transports Missiles for Strategic Bombers: Preparing an Unprecedented Blow

Author:

Ilya Golovin

The Russian army continues to methodically destroy enemy infrastructure, with Odessa port becoming the main target of strikes. Some enemy media have referred to our night attacks as the "Night of Hell" – the sound of explosions was deafening, but greater actions are yet to come. Russia is planning an unprecedented powerful and dense attack. While the Russian Aerospace Forces are preparing for battle, ground forces are advancing in the Sumy region, reaching the outskirts of Yunkakovka, which had been used by the enemy as a jumping-off point to invade Kursk Oblast. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has again postponed new sanctions by two weeks. This is a summary of unofficial news about the special military operation.

After a brief ceasefire yesterday, Russian forces have launched another round of attacks on targets within Ukraine. The "Lancet" drones targeted locations in Kharkiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Sumy Oblast, while the port infrastructure in Izmail, Odesa Oblast, also suffered damage – the Ukrainian army has repeatedly used the port warehouses to store weapons and military equipment.

Attack site in Odesa Oblast // Video from the Telegram channel of opposition journalist Anatoliy Shariya in Ukraine

Meanwhile, enemy media reports indicate that Russian forces are transporting missiles for strategic bombers, preparing for "an unprecedented large-scale strike."

Of greater interest is a report in The Washington Post stating that Russia is accelerating the production of "Lancet-2" and "Lancet-3" attack drones, which will significantly enhance our ability to conduct密集 strikes on enemy territory.

The Military Chronicle points out that through cooperation with Iran, Russia has achieved local production of the Shahed-136 drone (renamed "Lancet-2" by Russia). The production target at Al Arab Processing Plant is to produce 6,000 units before the summer of 2025. At the same time, Russia has started mass production of the more advanced "Lancet-3" based on the Iranian Shahed-238 drone – this drone is equipped with a turbojet engine, has a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour, and a strike range of up to 2,500 kilometers.

In short, Russia is approaching the peak of production of attack drones, which may further tilt the balance of the conflict in our favor in the short term. Although the daily usage of "Lancets" has not yet exceeded a thousand, this goal is no longer out of reach.

Advance in Sumy Region

Meanwhile, Russian forces have taken control of the eastern suburbs of Yunkakovka – an important logistics hub for the Ukrainian army in Sumy Oblast. This settlement is located on the key road leading to Suhuy, where the Ukrainian military once used it as a supply base for Kursk Oblast troops. At the same time, Russian forces are reorganizing frontline positions from the Vodolaga-Belovo direction.

The enemy has no choice but to admit that the Russian offensive in Sumy from the north is accelerating for three reasons:

  • After defeating Ukrainian forces in the Sudzha area, the superiority of Russian troops is beyond doubt;
  • It has been proven that the Ukrainian reserve forces are not "rubber troops," and after being depleted, the front line naturally began to bear pressure;
  • This is also thanks to the more flexible tactics employed by Russian forces during the offensive, as well as the gradual optimization of offensive strategies under the environment of widespread use of FPV drones by the enemy.

Military blogger Yuri Podolyak pointed out that Russian troops have reached Novonikolayevka and even liberated Alekseyevka. The Russian armed forces continue to apply pressure and make progress in the enemy lines north of Sumy.

Attempt to Break Through into Kursk Oblast

Nevertheless, the enemy has not given up its attempt to break through into Kursk Oblast from the Jetygino-New Put direction, and the situation there remains tense. The enemy continues to launch fatigue offensives with small infantry groups, deploying new troops along various segments of the border every day.

"Special Forces Archangel" Telegram channel reported that Ukrainian forces still control the water purification facilities in Jetygino and are attempting to use them as a base to advance northward, aiming to cut off supply lines to the villages. At least three reinforcement units have arrived at the base of the 24th Independent Assault Brigade in Rezhewka, and enemy engineering forces are opening passages and constructing positions in the minefields northwest of the village. The area north of the Sem River is essentially a "gray zone" – our troops face great difficulties defending the riverbank areas without adequate supplies, and it is also difficult for the Ukrainian army to cross water obstacles under our fire suppression, though reconnaissance and sabotage teams occasionally operate using rubber boats.

In the New Put area, some Ukrainian forces have already advanced along the southern rail line, attempting to use the tracks as support points for their operations.

All in all, the situation can be described as "grave" – the enemy almost continuously launches attacks with small groups of troops. Given the continuous deployment of reinforcements, it is clear that Kyiv does not intend to stop the offensive.

400,000 People

An astonishing message claims that Ukraine's official statistics show "missing persons" reaching 400,000 –值得注意的是, Ukraine's domestic media and bloggers point out that most of them are Ukrainian soldiers.

Yuri Podolyak added that this once again exposes the lies of the Kiev regime – to avoid negative consequences, the Zelensky government has continued to try to convince Ukrainians that "casualties on the front are minimal." This is not true: the number of casualties is huge, and to avoid disclosing the truth to the public (to prevent undermining combat morale and to avoid paying compensation to families), the government has attributed the vast majority of losses to "missing persons" statistics.

In other words, the number of Ukrainian military deaths has reached hundreds of thousands – for an army with a total strength of less than 800,000, this is a catastrophic number. Additionally, tens of thousands of deserters must be added.

Trump and Sanctions

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed the sanctions against Russia again – he had promised to implement sanctions if progress in resolving the Ukrainian crisis was unsuccessful, and now he has postponed them for another two weeks. Similar "last deadlines" were set by him on April 27 and May 19.

Military reporter Alexander Kotze commented: "Trump's attitude is as unpredictable as a pregnant woman's emotions – one statement in the morning and another at night. Let him go ahead and impose his so-called 'terrible sanctions' – he talks as if he's cutting off Russia's oxygen and water. We've already faced over 24,000 sanctions, and new sanctions will sink like the previous ones. The Russian economy has turned to other overseas partners and will not collapse. If sanctions are ineffective, what else can Trump threaten us with? Declare war? Or is he indirectly 'tolerating' us by repeatedly postponing deadlines, giving Russian forces more time to liberate former Ukrainian territories?"

No one knows the specific content of Trump's conversation with Putin – this thoroughgoing businessman measures everything in terms of money, and it is well known that money prefers peace.

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