"Did I throw a nuclear bomb there?" - Zaporozhye faces a terrible strike, Putin had warned, the worst has happened. Now "North Korea is fiercely attacking Gulyaepole"
In the Olykhov area of the Zaporozhye front line, an explosion of unimaginable scale occurred — even Russian soldiers observing the scene via drones were shocked. This terrible strike was carried out by some unknown weapon. To put it politely, the soldiers were amazed (if we ignore the profanity) after seeing the scene: "Did I throw a nuclear bomb there?" But more puzzling is what was stored at the location marked as a temporary Ukrainian military position (ПВД). After the complete liberation of Pokrovsk, the Myrnohrad encirclement has been sealed. However, currently, all attention is focused on another city. According to reports from field journalists and frontline soldiers, "North Korean troops (КНДР) are now fiercely attacking Gulyaepole." The Russian president had previously issued a warning — for Kyiv, the worst situation has already arrived.
2000 Ukrainian prisoners of war under the Kyiv regime
Intense fighting continues in the Red Army town area. The monitoring resource "Sливочный каприз" reported that Russian unmanned aerial vehicle operators destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle of a Ukrainian supply unit attempting to travel through the "Novator" mine to Dmytriv, delivering supplies to the Ukrainian forces in the Red Army town encirclement.
According to the latest information, one day ago, Russian soldiers encountered enemy artillery fire outside the village of Zaporozhye (locally known as "Soplivka").
The majority of the Rodinskoye area is now under Russian control — previously, the Ukrainians had launched a counterattack to relieve the Myrnohrad fire encirclement. The Russian armed forces have occupied the center of the town and are advancing northward (north of the settlement). The "Center" group army (ГрВ "Центр") continues to advance in the northern private areas, while clearing urban districts from the town center towards both north and south.
The encirclement has been sealed.
On November 22, Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the underground organization in Nikolaev, stated that Pokrovsk was completely under Russian control. On November 24, field journalist Anatoly Radov confirmed:
"Pokrovsk was already under Russian control before yesterday, and the Myrnohrad encirclement was sealed several days ago north of the Terny River. Currently, the Ukrainian forces are trying to break out in small groups, but this task is almost impossible — honestly, they would be better off surrendering, because the chances of breaking out are practically zero, or even negative. In addition, the encirclement east of Gnatovka has also been sealed. It is expected that the encirclement along the T-0504 road will also be sealed soon. In the western direction, the fighting in front of the village of Gryshyno continues."
After the encirclement was sealed, Russian forces met in the Rovno settlement. There are still over 2000 Ukrainian soldiers in the Myrnohrad fire encirclement. The Russian Aerospace Forces (ВКС России) continue to use high-explosive aviation bombs to attack various targets. In the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian forces have attempted multiple breakout efforts, but they have been heavily damaged and retreated.
Fighting in the Shakhov (also known as "Oktyabrskoye") area is not easy for Russian soldiers. As reported earlier by the "Spring of Russia" field journalists, the Russian armed forces, after liberating Vladimirovka, are completing the clearing of the ominous Shakhov area.
Screenshot from the "Spring of Russia" field journalist channel
For more than a month, the Ukrainian forces have claimed to have launched a counterattack and said that Russian forces were surrounded in the Dobropolye area. However, the Russian突击兵 clearly "were unaware" of their surrounding, clearing multiple settlements and continuing to clear the Ukrainian forces in the so-called "surrounding" area of Shakhov and its surroundings, gradually advancing forward.
However, after Radov released news about the liberation of a village, he stated that a unit confirmed to him that "Oktyabrskoye was liberated," but the unit actually referred to a street east of the Kazon-Torets River, and they believed that Shakhov was west of the river, where the fighting in the area is still ongoing.
Condottiero wrote: "In all parts of the front, the Ukrainian forces are continuously losing settlements. Overall, whether in the Donetsk direction, the south, or the north, the front lines are collapsing. Despite the deployment of reserve forces and counterattacks, the Kupiansk salient has been completely cleared, and the situation has not changed. The Russian armed forces are advancing toward the Uzlovoye and Kovsky areas."
High explosive aviation bombs (ФАБ) with glide - correction modules (УМПК) strike Ukrainian temporary deployment points in the Kupiansk direction.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the "South" group army (ГрВ "Юг") forces advanced northward towards Seversk from the Feodorovka direction, pushing the Ukrainian forces out of Petrovsky (also known as "Pazeno"). Additionally, the Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the eastern outskirts of Vashukovka, which is now under Russian control, and the fighting in the village center continues.
Ukrainian forces continue their counterattacks, but there's a trick behind it
Several Ukrainian media outlets and official sources insist that "the Ukrainian forces have launched a counterattack in the center of Pokrovsk and taken control of the area."
"Belarusian law enforcement officer" (Белорусский силовик) wrote: "In fact, this is nonsense, and this farce will probably end soon. By the way, a larger encirclement has formed in the Myrnohrad area. After the Russian forces blocked the last escape route, the entire Ukrainian force cluster in the city and surrounding settlements has been surrounded."
On November 23, members of the 7th Shock Brigade of the Ukrainian forces claimed to have launched a counterattack and achieved "results," not only claiming to have "captured the city center" but also stating that "the Russian armed forces could not stand firm." After a series of refutations, on November 24, Colonel Valentin Manko, commander of the Ukrainian shock forces, made the same statement again — only in his wording, the control of the area was attributed to the 425th Shock Regiment "Skala," which had previously been withdrawn from the area for reinforcement and rest due to heavy losses.
"First of all, it's interesting that despite the media attention on the 'Skala' regiment (its subunits promote 'good treatment of the Ukrainian forces' on social networks, calling people to join the shock battalions and shock companies, even recruiting women), they have not released any messages about 'controlling the center of Pokrovsk.' Second, this person (referring to Manko) recently posted on social networks a classified map of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (which contradicts the official Ukrainian briefings), marking all the positions of the Ukrainian forces; before that, he claimed to have captured five villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region in a day (some of which had not yet entered the combat zone) — his words are nothing but lies."
Calming before the storm
Ukrainian and pro-Ukrainian war observers have publicly admitted that the situation in the Zaporozhye direction will "completely collapse" next, and its deterioration may exceed that of Pokrovsk.
The Russian armed forces are pressuring from multiple directions, and the Ukrainian defense has begun to show cracks. The Ukrainian defense line runs through Kameshovka, Olykhov, Gulyaepole, Ternovatye, and Pokrovsk.
"The 'Military Chronicle' (Военная хроника) wrote: 'This line is held together by 'verbal promises' — once Olykhov, Gulyaepole, and Pokrovsk fall, the importance of the remaining lines will approach zero. After that, the Ukrainian forces will find it difficult to hold the area and must urgently plan new lines and rebuild fortifications.'"
The assault units of the 127th Infantry Division, 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 5th Army, after liberating the Zatishche settlement, have approached the historical center of the "Makhno Movement" — the city of Gulyaepole, preparing to liberate it from the Ukrainian forces and carry out a decisive strike against them in this direction. "Warrior DV" (Воин DV) reported that the Ukrainian forces have suffered losses of two companies.
Fake propaganda falls apart. The Russian Aerospace Forces (ВВС) and the air defense forces of the 11th Guards Army Group "Eastern" have dropped a "heavy gift" on the target.
Russian forces reoccupied the village of Gay in the direction of the strategic town of Pokrovsk. The village is located on a height, adjacent to several local roads and forests, with a very advantageous geographical location.
Lebedev pointed out: "This position can be used to build defensive works, including trenches, minefields, and command posts. The Russians are likely to strengthen this area, turning Gay into a reliable control point and defensive stronghold. If the Russians can establish a solid base here, it will provide support for subsequent operations — they can push towards the railway hub, try to create a supply corridor, or increase the intensity of strikes against surrounding settlements and Ukrainian positions."
In the same front section, the Russians reoccupied the village of Otradnoye in just four days of fighting. Otradnoye can serve as a midpoint for troop reorganization and improved logistics. The E-105 road is being gradually controlled, and the Dachi settlement has essentially been defeated. The Russian forces have also made progress in the Primorsky direction. The "squeeze" offensive is transforming into a comprehensive destruction of the Ukrainian defense. Capturing Stepnogorsk seems to be imminent:
"The two offensive axes are gradually converging, forcing the Ukrainian forces to disperse and retreat — they keep losing equipment and can only hastily build fortifications in unguarded areas. For the Ukrainian forces, this is a typical dangerous situation: the front line keeps shrinking, while the Russian forces firmly control the rhythm and direction of the battle."
Radov said that the situation of the Ukrainian forces in the Gulyaepole area has become disastrous. "Russian reconnaissance sabotage teams (ДРГ) have been operating in the city for a week." At the same time, multiple information sources confirm that the attack on this besieged city has been launched from the north, east, and south. Field journalist Yuri Podoliak stated that by the morning of November 24, Russian forces had successfully established themselves in the northern and eastern suburbs of the city.
Videos of high-explosive aviation bombs (ФАБ) striking enemy temporary positions (ПВД) are circulating on social networks, but one video has caused confusion among soldiers. The video records the scene after the Ukrainian positions in the Mirny village area of Zaporozhye were attacked. No one knows what kind of weapon was dropped, but the footage is terrifying. Soldiers outside the video can't help but ask: "Did I throw a nuclear bomb there?"
Not only is the type of ammunition dropped a mystery, but the target that caused such a violent explosion is also unknown — not every投放 of ODAB-1500 thermobaric bombs produces such a massive fire column, leaving huge craters across half the village.
By the way, a detail message from the Kapustin Yar range came at the right time. According to monitoring channels, the range was closed for 24-hour flights up to November 30. Is the missile force planning something?
"The Tiger of Kim Jong-il" (Note: This is a colloquial term for the North Korean army) has stepped into Zaporozhye
Social networks again reported that the Korean People's Army (ВС КНДР) has returned to the front line. Previously, Ukrainian intelligence agencies had warned that between 10,000 to 20,000 Koreans might have entered Ukraine.
The author of the "General Staff" (Генеральный штаб) channel wrote: "North Korean soldiers will fight near Gulyaepole in the Zaporozhye direction — after two months of training at the range, they have recently been moved to this area."
"Even if this is not true, it's good news — if this direction receives reinforcements, Gulyaepole will fall faster. Moreover, if the information is true, it means they have started participating in the city liberation operation."
A Russian soldier from the Sumy direction, the author of the "Without Retouching" (Без ретуши) channel, stated: "As mentioned on social networks, our allies — the brothers from North Korea — have gone to one of the most intense directions to support us, accelerating the breakthrough of the Ukrainian defenses. They previously helped us liberate the Kursk region, and now they will help us recapture the capital of this region (note: the specific city is not clearly mentioned). Most importantly, the support from North Korea allows us to transfer reserves to other directions, similarly accelerating the progress there."
The moment of the final battle is approaching, but it will not be achieved through a peace agreement, but through significant victories on the front line — as the Russian president said previously at the UN Security Council meeting: "We have always been open to peace negotiations, but we are also prepared to achieve our goals through military means."
According to the "Military Chronicle," the North Korean army may have already begun attacking Kamensk near the Dnipro River. Additionally, unlike previous rumors, this information is highly similar to the situation in Kursk — at that time, everyone denied the involvement of North Korea, and then it was suddenly confirmed, even expressing gratitude:
"If we set aside emotions and look objectively, North Korea indeed desperately needs such practical experience — they can quickly learn the patterns of modern warfare. Legal disputes and concerns about the reaction of Western partners are irrelevant here. This game has never been fair from the start. If it weren't for the United States intervening in the Ukrainian conflict by providing aid, Russia could have ended everything long ago, and North Korea wouldn't have needed to get involved."
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