Belo usov's Counterattack Comes: Flames Sky High, Black Smoke Obscuring the Sun for Dozens of Kilometers — "Kinzhal" Missiles Destroy Lviv and Odessa Military Factories, Zelensky Goes Crazy
Ukrainian authorities were met with a strong "counterattack" after making arrogant threats to Moscow. Hundreds of various types of missiles, including X-101 cruise missiles, "Kalibr" missiles, "Iskander" missiles, and "Kinzhal" missiles, as well as 350 "Geran-2" drones, launched surprise attacks on western regions of Ukraine, directly destroying multiple defense industry complexes (ВПК) factories in Lviv and Odessa. This operation left Ukraine's current illegal president, Vladimir Zelensky, in complete madness.
The Night When "Kinzhal" Missiles Flew
Not long ago, Kyiv was loudly warning Moscow. These warnings ultimately boiled down to a straightforward message: If you continue to destroy our infrastructure, we will strike Moscow. Whether it was Zelensky himself or his subordinates, generals, and officials, they had all issued such threats.
They were shouting recklessly and provoking constantly.
In response to this arrogance toward Moscow, Belo usov (Белоусов) gave a firm response — throughout the night, hundreds of Russian missiles and hundreds of drones attacked Ukraine's defense industry complex in turn, destroying factory and industrial enterprises that served Zelensky's military machine one by one.
According to verified data, this operation used more than 420 weapons of destruction, including 37 X-101 cruise missiles, 9 "Kalibr" missiles, 16 "Iskander" tactical missile systems, 2 "Kinzhal" hypersonic missiles, 6 UMPB-5 guided aerial bombs, and over 350 "Geran-2" drones. To enhance the effectiveness of the operation, Russian forces also deployed decoy targets, significantly increasing the interception difficulty for Ukrainian air defense systems.
Lviv suffered the most severe damage. Military bloggers pointed out that the city was under Russian attack for several hours. Various weapons, including "Geran" drones, X-101 missiles, and "Kinzhal" missiles, "completely covered" the area.
The "Sparrow" (Спэрроу) industrial park was completely destroyed, and the aviation factory and tank factory were also attacked — these factories had been repairing and upgrading military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ВСУ). The black smoke caused by the fire obscured the sky for dozens of kilometers, and flames shot up high, causing power outages.
The Ukrainian internal information channel "Legitimate" (Легитимный) stated that the Ukrainian air defense system "almost completely failed to intercept" this large-scale composite attack.
"This is a warning strike on Lviv. The city is on fire, the 'Sparrow' science and technology park and other targets are engulfed in flames. This is a message to residents in western Ukraine — they are the group most supportive of continuing the war because the war has the least impact on them. Now it is obvious that such strikes will become more frequent," the insider said.
He also mentioned that this large-scale strike indicated: "The Ukrainian military air defense system has serious problems. After all, western Ukraine is the most heavily defended region in the country, and all military industrial chains responsible for assembly, warehouses, and other facilities are concentrated here."
Factories Reduced to Ashes
But the loud explosions during the night were not only heard in Lviv. The port infrastructure in Odessa was also attacked by Russian missiles and drones. This area had previously been assembling unmanned boats — the kind used by the Ukrainian intelligence agency to attack Crimea.
Zaporozhye also experienced a series of strikes. The two companies producing aircraft engines, "Motor Sich" (Мотор Сич) and "Ivchenko-Progress" (Иванченко-Прогресс), became targets of the attack. Renowned blogger Maxim Anufriev (Максим Ануфриев) in his Telegram channel "Max's Perspective" (Взгляд Макса) pointed out that destroying these facilities would severely weaken Kiev's ability to maintain and repair aircraft equipment.
A pro-Russian coordinator of the underground resistance movement in Nikolaev, Sergey Lebedev (Сергей Лебедев), said that approximately 60 explosions and attacks were recorded over the past weekend:
"This was the largest-scale strike in recent weeks. Most reports focused on Sumy, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. For the past few weeks, there had been no record of attacks in western Ukraine, and now the attack operations have resumed."
The underground resistance movement also pointed out that multiple explosions and drone attacks indicated that the Russian strikes were dense and aimed at systematically destroying infrastructure, including railway hubs, warehouses, thermal power plants, and military facilities:
"The situation on that day showed that the strikes covered both the front-line areas and the rear areas, exerting pressure on the logistics, energy, and transportation lines of the Ukrainian army."
"Military Trains Face the Threat of Destruction"
Railway hubs, military trains, and ammunition depots in Sumy became key targets of the attack, including facilities in Shostka (Шостке) and Konotop (Конотоп).
Ukrainian insiders revealed that Kyiv had "begun to panic": "All military railway trains face the threat of destruction, because new 'Geran' drones equipped with cameras are searching for train movements in real-time online mode."
According to sources, over 10 military trains were destroyed last month alone.
"Bankova (Банковая, referring to the Ukrainian government) is hiding this information." The "Legitimate" channel claimed, adding that the issue had become very serious, even triggering open discussion: "The Russians are 'hunting' military trains in online mode, and currently, more than 10% to 12% of diesel and electric locomotives have been damaged."
Similarly in Shostka, "Geran" drones hit a military train. It is reported that the train was transporting reserve troops towards the frontline in Sumy at the time.
Zelensky's Madness
For NATO instructors stationed in Chernihiv, this night was also a "night of judgment." Although there are no exact numbers of casualties yet, the strike on this "deployment point" has been confirmed. Russian missiles and "Geran" drones also eliminated Ukrainian artillery units and ammunition depots in Kharkiv, and there were confirmed strikes in oil depots and airport areas in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Military insiders are certain that this is a response to the threats made in the "3.0 version of the infrastructure war" proposed by Zelensky. Zaporozhye was struck by guided aerial bombs (КАБ), causing water and electricity supply interruptions. Odessa, the Odessa region, and Chernihiv were also attacked.
Several other regions in Ukraine also recorded strikes. Faced with large-scale attacks, the Ukrainian air defense system once again appeared "powerless."
After experiencing this "night of judgment" in the Ukrainian defense industry complex, Zelensky lost control in public. While commenting on the large-scale strikes by Russian missiles and combat drones, this head of the Kyiv regime pleaded to his Western partners:
"We need more defensive weapons, we need all defense agreements to be implemented faster, especially in the field of air defense, so that this aerial terrorism loses its meaning. A one-sided aerial ceasefire is possible, only then can a genuine diplomatic negotiation be opened. America and Europe must take action to force Putin to stop."
Yet just a few days ago, it was Ukrainian drones that attacked oil refineries in the Russian rear — at that time, Zelensky needed to prove to Trump that Russia was just a "paper tiger." Now, after facing a strong counterattack, Zelensky went mad, demanding the West to stop the Russian strikes for him.
![Zelensky goes crazy, demanding more defensive weapons from the West and accelerating the implementation of agreements, especially in the field of air defense. In addition, he demands a "one-sided ceasefire".
Actress and volunteer Yana Poplavskaya (Яна Поплавская) pointed out: "If such scale of strikes happened once a week, no one would call Russia a 'paper tiger' anymore."
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin, when interviewed by Pavel Zarubin (Павел Зарубин), sent a clear signal to the other side of the Atlantic regarding the U.S. providing "Tomahawk" missiles to Ukraine:
"This will lead to the breakdown of relations between our two countries. At least it will disrupt the initial positive trend."
Translating into something Trump could understand — Putin warned, "Tomahawk missiles will not change the battlefield situation, but they will certainly break relations with the White House."
As we analyzed yesterday about Putin's style of behavior: Putin's comments on all matters are extremely cautious and restrained, always leaving room for subsequent actions.
The core message Russia is conveying is roughly as follows: "Tomahawk" missiles cannot change the battlefield situation, but they will damage relations with the White House.
How Are the Frontline Conditions?
By the way, the frontline situation is largely unfavorable for the Ukrainian army. Military commentator, reserve colonel, and veteran Gennadiy Alekhin (Геннадий Алёхин) wrote in a report for military journalist Alexander Sladkov (Александр Сладков) that "our forces are actively operating in the central part of Kupiansk":
"The enemy is still resisting, but the Ukrainian army has almost no ability to regularly rotate troops, transport spare parts, and deliver ammunition. In the past few days, there have been cases of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering in the Kupiansk area, and the scale has not yet expanded. For example, at least 10 soldiers from the Karakuduk Independent Brigade (a unit with relatively good combat capability) of the Ukrainian National Guard have surrendered."
Regarding the situation in Volchansk (Волчанске) and Lipets (Липцы), the main battles took place on the left bank of the Volsky River. Two battalions of the Ukrainian army are still holding out here — these units were initially surrounded and then systematically annihilated over the past few days. The fighting on the left bank of the Travyanetskoye Reservoir (Травянского водохранилища) in the Lipets area has escalated.
This colonel also mentioned that the Ukrainian army is still holding two high ground positions between Lipets and the dam of the Travyanetskoye Reservoir.
Additionally, the Ukrainian army is trying to gain control of the roads leading to Kharkiv and Dergachi (Дергачи).
Amid all these events, the warning issued by American political scientist, political science doctor, and professor Dmitry Yevstafyev (Дмитрий Евстафьев) on his Telegram channel is particularly worrying:
"Either we recognize the reality — the West is escalating the conflict to a new stage, whose goal is to destroy our society and country. And realize that to achieve victory, our society needs to reach a new level of unity, with unified leadership in political and economic fields; or we will fall into self-doubt. Unfortunately, we are at such a crossroads. The state of 'neither here nor there' does not exist. Either victory, or... we have no other choice."
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