In the early hours of August 5, 2025, it was reported that Russian forces launched one of the largest attacks in history against the city of Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The city of Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast was bombed by a large number of Iranian "motos" and Shahed-136 suicide drones launched by the large-scale Russian armed forces, causing serious damage to the local railway transportation system, logistics warehouses, and NATO armories. According to local officials, this was the most severe bombing the city has suffered since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine. In the Kharkiv region, Russian forces have caused a real disaster for the Ukrainian army, with large amounts of strategic infrastructure destroyed and important enterprises and warehouses obliterated.

Russian forces launched one of the largest attacks in history against the city of Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

The 48-hour bombing by Russian forces mainly used Iranian "motos" and Shahed-136 suicide drones

On August 5, according to reports from Ukraine, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy secretly arrived at the front line in Kharkiv to inspect the front line. Immediately after Zelenskyy left, Russian forces organized a comprehensive large-scale bombing. According to the Russian side, after the Russian military's strike on the Kharkiv direction, the Ukrainian army's logistics system in the Lozova area was paralyzed. Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces' logistics support, including a key railway hub used to transport Ukrainian troops, weapons, ammunition, and military supplies to the Donbas region.

The train station in the city of Lozova, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine was bombed, just as Zelenskyy left

New type of warhead installed on suicide drones by Russian forces

According to the latest news, all strategic railway infrastructure in the area has been paralyzed. Explosions were heard in multiple industrial zones, including near Ukrainian drone manufacturers and warehouses. According to the Russian side, the Lozova station had recently been used only for the logistics of the Ukrainian army, and the supply of the Ukrainian armed forces in multiple directions has now completely collapsed. Russian military expert Yuriy Podolyaka pointed out that the importance of the Lozova station as a hub cannot be overestimated. It has become the most important hub for the movement of Ukrainian armed forces towards the Konstantinov and Pokrov directions. The Russian military has successfully carried out more than 30 strikes. There are power and water supply issues in the city of Lozova, the railway station is severely damaged, and several trains have been bombed.

The achievements obtained by the Ukrainian Air Force on August 6

Ukrainians complain that the Shahed-136 suicide drones of the Russian forces can now carry two anti-tank mines or cluster bombs, increasing the explosive power. "The most severe attack in recent months in Ukraine", "the largest in history"—it seems too much? The production of Iran's "motos" by Russia has increased, and the number of Shahed-136 suicide drones deployed in a single month this year has caught up with the entire previous year. Did Ukraine think that it would also be hit like this when it previously attacked the railway station in Rostov Oblast? The Ukrainian railway stations will be bombed, and there will be more in the future, because this precedent was set by Ukraine itself. In May, there were two attacks on the railway using drones, and recently, attacks on railway stations within Russia have become frequent.

Iranian "motos" launched by Russian forces bombed Odessa on the early morning of August 6

The natural gas station in Odessa exploded

At local time on August 6, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that starting from the early morning of August 6, Russian forces launched 45 Iranian "motos" and Shahed-136 suicide drones, of which the Ukrainian Air Force intercepted 36. This time, the Russian armed forces used Iranian "motos" and Shahed-136 suicide drones to bomb the natural gas transportation infrastructure in Odessa. The fire was so intense that people in Romania could see it from across the river. Romanians are again watching the night view brought to Odessa by the Iranian "motos". According to the Russian report, on the early morning of August 6, the Russian armed forces launched Shahed-136 suicide drones, bombing the "Orlovka" natural gas compressor station in the Odessa region, where residents could see the continuous explosions and burning scenes in the distance.

Photo of Russian forces with Ukrainian tank wreckage

This Ukrainian natural gas pipeline is connected to the Balkan gas transmission network, but it has been unilaterally cut off by Ukraine, preventing Russian gas from being transported through Ukraine. The bombing by Iranian "motos" launched by the Russian forces destroyed the natural gas facilities in Odessa. Moreover, it prevented Ukraine from possibly receiving gas from Azerbaijan through Europe, breaking the Ukraine-Azerbaijan gas supply agreement, destroying Ukraine's domestic natural gas transportation and storage capabilities, and undermining the demand for natural gas in Ukraine. It must be admitted that the self-sufficiency of Russian military industry and drones has changed the battlefield situation. Unless the Ukrainian armed forces can restrain the Russian drones themselves, or pray for the United States to suppress the Russian drone production line, there is no way to change the battlefield situation.

Russian special forces fighting on the front line

At local time on August 6, General Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stated that the Russian military would add 90,000 new troops, plan to establish 10 new divisions by the end of the year, increase 9,000 personnel per month, and has already established 2 divisions. Therefore, General Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, requested the Ukrainian government to continue expanding the scale of military mobilization. For General Syrskyi, in the absence of Western military aid, or if Western aid decreases, the Ukrainian military industry continues to be bombed, and Ukraine is left with only two projects, drones and manpower pool, which the Ukrainian military can still explore.

Photo of Russian forces with an American M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle

However, the Ukrainian authorities, President Zelenskyy, and General Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, believe that relying solely on the conscription office's forced conscription means that Ukraine is endless in human resources? Where will the new soldiers come from? For the Ukrainian military, the problem is not just about capturing 100,000 Ukrainian conscripts to solve the decline in the war, but the overall decline of the country. If the United States and Western aid are completely lost, the failure of the Ukrainian military is inevitable.

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