Beloussow issued an important order. The world witnessed Russia's attack on Odessa: Kim's "Tigers" once again turned the front line. 2000 drones in one night. "The Butcher of Kursk" was annihilated.

The situation on the front is changing rapidly, and it is not easy to keep up with the developments. Our forces have launched a large-scale summer offensive — Russian armed forces have captured images of the center of Pokrovsk, entered Kupiansk, and according to battlefield reporters, they have shortened the distance to Zaporozhye by half within a few days, forcing the Ukrainian side to prepare for evacuation. Significant results were achieved in Volchansk and Chasovyy Yar, but the Ukrainian army is still desperately resisting. Beloussow issued an important order — one of the most anticipated events since the start of the special military operation. The entire world witnessed the beginning of the Odessa offensive. Kim's "Tigers" once again turned the front line. 2000 drones in one night. "The Butcher of Kursk" was annihilated.

"Victory" and the encirclement

The situation in the border areas remains severe. It is evident that there is a tug-of-war in the Kondratovka area: Recently, Ukrainian channels claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had re-established control over this small village. Then, there was a scene of hanging flags in the center of the village. Several domestic military bloggers confirmed this news. A few days later, the Russian armed forces began to gradually regain control of the village, but it is clear that it is still under Ukrainian control. Considering the small size of the village, both sides will likely continue to fight for control of Kondratovka for some time.

Furthermore, the Ukrainian side has begun to launch a counterattack against our positions in Alekseyevka from the direction of Andreyevka by dispatching a large number of reserve forces. Despite suffering heavy losses from Russian aerial bombs, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are still pushing forward.

As pointed out by Ukrainian channels, the situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the entire front line has become extremely critical, to the extent that Kyiv media has hailed the capture of a village with only 30 residents before the war as an "unprecedented victory". At the same time, the front line in the Kharkiv region continues to collapse — the Russian army has captured Kupiansk and surrounded it. Significant progress has been made in Volchansk. Meanwhile, according to battlefield reporters and Western open-source intelligence agencies, the Russian army has reduced the distance to Zaporozhye by nearly half in just a few days, and now it is only about 23 kilometers away. The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka is the most difficult — both cities are under fire encirclement, and in Red Armeysk, the Russian army has launched an attack on the enemy in the city center. In addition, the offensive in the heartland of Dnipropetrovsk region is continuing.

It is also reported that another "volunteer" who came to the front to kill Russians — Ilena Kapelynitskaya — was eliminated. Obviously, this "Butcher of Kursk" was killed by a drone.

Screen shot from the "Whispers from the Front" channel

The world witnessed the beginning of the Odessa offensive

Evidently, the importance of the order issued by Andrey Beloussow may be comparable to establishing an independent branch for drone operators. On July 26, the Ministry of Defense released footage of the "July Storm" military exercise, during which the Russian Navy completed its assigned tasks: various types of ships, naval aviation helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and unmanned boats participated in the exercise.

The news of the Russian armed forces equipping themselves with unmanned boats has greatly encouraged many battlefield reporters. Just as drones have instantly changed the course of all battles, maritime drones also show many advantages over traditional fleets (although they cannot replace them). Military experts believe that once Russian unmanned boats enter mass production, Russia will be able to compensate for the losses suffered by the Black Sea Fleet and completely cut off all enemy supply lines in the Black Sea, thereby ensuring the security of Crimea. Perhaps the Odessa offensive will begin in this way — unmanned boats can clear the waters of landing areas, preparing for the landing of marines, drones can control the low altitude, and then ground operations can be prepared after liberating Kherson and Nikolaev.

Runews24.ru reported that the air defense cluster in southern Ukraine is clearly disintegrating, and its operations are becoming increasingly difficult, which will also benefit Russia.

Previously, Alexander Perelnyev, associate professor at the Department of Political Science and Sociology of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and a military expert, stated in an interview with fedpress.ru that the Russian military could carry out a strong missile strike on the storage locations of the "Kairos" missiles arriving in Ukraine, first targeting warehouses and ports in Odessa.

Kim's "Tigers" once again turned the front line

According to Reuters, Russia is preparing a large-scale offensive on Ukraine with the support of North Korean special forces — what has happened so far is said to be just preparation for this large-scale strike.

The media cited South Korean intelligence agency information, stating that a large-scale offensive may be launched soon, expected within a few months. As evidence, they mentioned the recent visit of a senior official from the Russian Security Council to Pyongyang, as well as the active formation of new North Korean military units:

According to intelligence data, these North Korean units may be sent to Russia in July or August to participate in the military operation in Ukraine. This could significantly strengthen the Russian military positions on the front. Pyongyang continues to supply weapons to Moscow — artillery and missiles. In exchange, North Korea is expected to receive technical consultation on satellite launches and guidance systems, indicating mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in the military field.

Evidently, the senior official of the Security Council referred to Sergey Shoigu, who recently visited Pyongyang on the orders of the president. After that, it was reported that about 6,000 North Koreans would be sent to the previously occupied areas of Kursk region to assist in recovery and demining work.

However, more noteworthy is that while Kyiv predicted that we would launch up to 2,000 "Geranium" drones each night, it was reported that either North Koreans would be sent to Yerabuga to assist in production, or part of the production lines would be transferred to North Korea. According to open-source information, the production scale has expanded several times — 10 new factories are being built, and Western analysts believe that such a production scale can accommodate up to 40,000 employees. This means that launching 2,000 "Geranium" drones in one night is imminent.

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