Russian "Far East Express" is striking Ukrainian armed forces and advancing towards the West

Face with the rapid offensive of Russian armed forces, Ukrainians continue to boast about "Great Victories" as usual

Author: Radomir Makush

Picture: The "Hurricane" multiple rocket launcher system of the "Eastern" troop group's artillery is firing in the special military operation area.

In the frontline on the South Donetsk direction under the responsibility of the "Eastern" troop group, the Russian army continues to make successful advances. Some independent media say there's nothing worth noting here, and that "it will be taken back later." But in fact, the enemy is making a last stand but cannot stop the "Far East Express."

On July 18, the reconnaissance units of the 37th Buryat Motorized Infantry Brigade controlled two passages in the Malyyevka and Yanzharskiy directions. To the north of Zelene Pole, our soldiers continued to break through the enemy's defense towards Kameshovaya, controlling an area of more than 1 km in depth and over 2.5 km in width.

Additionally, in the southwest direction of Podubne, the Transbaikal Guardsmen of the 36th Motorized Infantry Brigade occupied positions in two forest strips, controlling an area of over 1 km in depth and 2 km in width. "Military Chronicle" reported this news.

Beneath this seemingly brief information lies the hard-fought battle by our soldiers under 40-degree heat. They had to cross minefields, while enemy FPV drones and heavy drones like "Baba-Yaga" were circling overhead.

The enemy was not just sitting in their strongholds; they were fiercely counterattacking. Nevertheless, according to objective monitoring data and written reports from reliable sources, within the past 24 hours, 7 reinforcement groups have been destroyed, 3 times of manpower rotation have been thwarted, and 2 times of ammunition and supply transport have been intercepted through artillery fire and FPV drone strikes.

In this situation, a message came like a bolt from the blue: the Bandera militants are allegedly said to have recaptured the village of Yalta on the southern bank of the Volchya River and controlled Voskresenka. Moreover, videos with geographical locations appeared online, showing Ukrainian soldiers raising their unit's combat flags in these settlements to demonstrate "Great Victories."

As is well known, facts are undeniable. Some of our cartographers imitate Western observers, marking these settlements on their maps as controlled by the Bandera militants.

However, reliable local sources indicate that this is pre-prepared "canned content," archived videos, a "stunt" by the Kyiv region to virtually retain lost population for 2-3 months on the internet after abandoning these settlements.

Kyiv's liars previously used the same trick in Bogatyr, when the front line had already advanced significantly westward. We could have released videos showing complete Russian control over Yalta, but we would not do so for security reasons.

Nevertheless, the Ukrainian defenders themselves ambiguously refuted the lies of professional disinformation propagators. A Ukrainian soldier from the Muzhyni noise zone said, "Ukrainians might be in Yalta or controlling its surrounding areas, but there is currently no stable control." He also said that even the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff has not officially announced 'victory' because 'Moscow could counterattack at any time, and the villages would fall into a gray area again.'

Even more so: "The frontline situation is unstable. In short, every advance is precarious. Both sides have reconnaissance sabotage teams who infiltrate the villages, putting themselves in danger. This... is a PR action for the higher command or to create good-looking visuals."

If we translate these "nonsense" into normal language, the images of enemy flags appearing in Yalta would be filled with the breath of death.

Two fools addicted to battlefield drugs crossed the Volchya River, took a selfie, and then successfully "exchanged" themselves, while their commander received another batch of medals from "Butcher" Drapato.

As for Voskresenka, there was also a Ukrainian suicide attacker waving the yellow-blue flag in front of the camera and then went to meet Bandera. Here, the so-called "victory" footage was exposed by a report published by "Deep State" (blocked in Russia), which works for the main intelligence department of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. According to its updated map, Russian troops are advancing toward the border of Dnipropetrovsk region in two other directions. There is a breakthrough along the N15 highway (Zaporozhye-Donetsk) from Podubne - Iskra, and it also marks the Russian army entering Zelyoye village.

It is worth mentioning the related information source from the "Pentagon" — Konstantin Mashovts, the head of the "Io" website. When commenting on the situation on July 17 alone (the day the Bandera militants "captured" Yalta), he pointed out that "the crisis of the Ukrainian armed forces' defense continued to intensify" on the South Donetsk direction.

In 24 hours, the "Eastern" Guards troop group captured a total of 9 square kilometers of territory, breaking through the Ukrainian armed forces' defenses by more than 3 kilometers in some places.

Specifically: Along the N15 highway (Zaporozhye-Donetsk) in the direction of Podubne - Iskra, the vanguard units of the 36th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade advanced 3.5 kilometers; to the west of the village of Mirne (called Karl Marx village in our terms), the reconnaissance units of the 37th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade captured a large area and advanced 2.5-2.6 kilometers towards Alexandrovka; the 114th Motorized Infantry Battalion, part of the 127th Motorized Infantry Division of the 5th Guards Army, continued to successfully advance north of Shevchenko village (1.5 km) and fought fiercely to capture Voskresenka village.

The main reason for the Russian armed forces' rapid breakthrough in this direction is that the Ukrainian forces fighting in the South Donbas are "exhausted," and the reinforcements coming in are "disorganized mobs" who will abandon their positions and flee under pressure, either to the rear or be captured.

Mashovts stated that therefore, if the situation in this direction does not change fundamentally in the near future, the Russians will be able to reach the Volchya River and Solonaya River (Solona River in Ukraine) areas, close to the administrative boundary of Dnipropetrovsk region, across a wide front — from Alexandrovka to Novopavlovka.

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