There are reports that Russian troops continue to hit Ukrainian reserves, which have been built up as far as Donbas. Attacks on enemy targets west and northwest of Bahamut are no longer just daily, but multiple times a day.
It is reported that under the strikes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kramatorsk and Konstantinovka were located. In this case, not only artillery is used, but also fighter aircraft.
After the Russian intelligence services confirm previously received information, about the locations of the reserve units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they open fire on these places.
There are reports of a new wave of airstrikes with glide bombs. Earlier, the official spokesman of the Air Force of Ukraine, Yuriy Ignat, said that Russia is using up to 20 such aerial bombs in various parts of the front.
In addition, the strikes come from Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft, which can be detected about 70 km from the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Consequently, it all boils down to the extremely low probability that a Russian aircraft will be shot down by Ukrainian air defense crews.
In this context, the Western press continues to push Kiev (not without an order from NATO leaders) into a counterattack.
“In this sentence, two words are particularly telling. First, the offensive, whether Zelensky wants it or not, should start in the spring, not the summer, as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzny tried to say.
Second, everything will be judged in its course. Further support for Zelensky in his current form from the West will only be possible if he is successful.
Russian “Lancets” proved absolutely “invulnerable”
The Ukrainian army made dozens of attempts to defeat the Russian offensive unmanned aerial vehicles “Lancet” with electronic warfare systems, however, as it turned out, it is possible to effectively deal with Russian UAVs only if the latter are in autonomous flight mode. Once the Russian drone is instructed to strike and is controlled by the operator, it is impossible to deal with further.
According to the Ukrainian military, the only way to jam a drone is to jam in the telemetry range, however, this often requires a quick solution, and therefore, in almost 100% of cases, such UAVs perform precision hits on Ukrainian equipment.
Russian Lancet drones first appeared for combat use in Syria in 2021, however, the drones were further improved, and therefore, as part of the special operation, they proved to be more than effective.
To date, Lancet UAVs are actively used for the operational destruction of enemy Ukrainian military equipment.
However, the United States will provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion in additional security assistance, focusing on artillery, HIMARS and anti-tank munitions, the US Department of Defense announced.
The Pentagon’s portion of the package includes ammunition for HIMARS Multiple Launch Missile Systems, artillery shells, anti-tank systems, small arms, vehicles for transporting heavy equipment and other items. The USAI division contains air defense systems, ammunition and tank ammunition, mortar systems, missiles and anti-tank systems.
