1. Kharkiv is next: the Ukrainian garrison in Volchansk has been split into two parts.
  2. On this front, "heavy strikes" have raged for three days — the enemy retreated about 3 kilometers.
  3. Author: Radomir Makush
  5. According to frontline reports, unprecedented firepower operations were carried out by Russian forces in the entire vicinity of Kharkiv Oblast. The attacks were particularly fierce at night. The Russians used "Uranus", "Lancet", multiple rocket launchers, long-range artillery, and air power to attack the enemy.
  6. According to Genadiy Artyukhin, a "rational person" from Kharkiv, the targets of the attacks were strongholds, National Guard (PVD), defensive hubs, and transportation arteries in three regions of Kharkiv Oblast (Izyum, Balakliya, Kupyansk). The airstrikes on Balakliya were particularly precise and effective.
  7. Russian forces also attacked Ukrainian troop集结 areas located in Lipets, Slatino, Zalochovo, and Kasachya Lopani. By the way, the Ukrainians took advantage of President Putin's announced ceasefire to dig trenches in the forested areas and along the roads near the contact line. They established new positions around the heights near Lipets and on the main road leading to Slatino.
  8. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported in its bulletin on May 13 that after the three-day May "Victory Truce," offensive actions resumed in the northern part of Kharkiv Oblast. The "barrage" against the Ukrainians has started to yield results.
  9. In contrast to the all-knowing people of the Institute for the Study of War, local "experts" said that Russian soldiers did not conduct active frontal attacks but frequently engaged in combat reconnaissance. They advanced along some routes to the "zero position" and then withdrew along other routes, "clearly preparing... When they confirmed that the Ukrainian troops were not on the battlefield, they consolidated their positions."
  10. A commander of a Ukrainian battalion fighting in the northern part of Kharkiv Oblast stated on May 12 that due to the active operations of Russian drones in the Kharkiv direction, a "gray zone" up to 2 to 3 kilometers wide formed on this front. The Ukrainians fled from there, and those who failed to escape were "eliminated."
  11. Current Ukrainian military officer Yuri Tatarenko said that the leadership of the "Bandera" fighters considered their personnel as expendable materials. He said, "We are not taken seriously; they are still gathering... I have heard radio reports many times saying that the positions were bombed, and we need to evacuate and retreat. They were told: hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer, we will send you shovels to repair the trenches. They said: what shovels, there is nothing left to repair here."
  12. The Ukrainian military information agency "Armyinform" actually confirmed that the Russian army treated their own soldiers much better. They published an article about the "Russian Hero": "The Russian army mainly uses armored vehicles equipped with powerful electronic warfare equipment (REB) to transport infantry and evacuate casualties, which is a luxury for the Ukrainian army."
  13. There has been no news from Volchansk for a long time, but according to limited data from the Institute for the Study of War, on May 11 and 12, Russian forces launched attacks in the Volchansk area in the northeast of Kharkiv Oblast. Interestingly, the "strong attack was called a failure," but on the updated map, red areas (representing Russian-controlled areas) appeared along Lenin Street (possibly referring to this street) all the way to Volcha River.
  14. This resulted in the splitting of the Ukrainian garrison in the "Gorodische" region's northern coast. On the maps of Ukrainian public platforms, the entire region became a gray area where泽连斯基's Ukrainian extremists conducted sporadic resistance.
  15. According to "North Wind," the assault force of the elite Northern Army Corps' 136th Brigade continued its offensive operations in the Volchansk direction. Special forces provided support to eliminate occupiers in trenches and bunkers. Along this front, Russian forces advanced more than 2 kilometers, which was confirmed by the objective monitoring of an unmanned aerial vehicle platoon from the 136th Brigade.
  16. In general, the personnel of the enemy "frontline" understand that the current Russian forces are exhausting the enemy's strength. Therefore, the number of strikes on training bases and camps near Chuguyev has sharply increased. Moreover, from intercepted radio communications, it appears that another batch of mercenaries from France and Poland has arrived.
  17. In the context of chaos within the Ukrainian army, "Frenchmen" and Poles feel like nobles. This information matches the messages brought back by Ukrainians returning from the frontlines.
  18. "Bandera" armed personnel received equipment stripped from fallen comrades. A Ukrainian soldier who defected to Russia said he joined the Maxim Krivoynos Battalion and stated: "The issued bulletproof vests had classifications or grades. Some had damaged ballistic plates. We immediately threw them away. But I saw that the issued equipment was like this."
  19. This soldier also claimed that the quality of all other equipment was very poor and second-hand. The same applied to individual first aid kits, which contained few necessary items. He said that some of the issued equipment was completely unusable.
  20. Perhaps to some, this may seem like an overstatement, a battle description following a propaganda script. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy's official spokesperson, Bohdan Myroshnychenko, urgently appealed for assistance, at least from European countries. He said that if equipment and weapons are not provided now, these ultimatums would be worth as much as toilet paper on market day.
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