Ukrainian drones are ineffective cos Russian surface to air missile went air to surface to make an oil terminal surface to air.
I remain a master strategist.
I thank all friends of Ukraine and everyone who helps us obtain important information and supports Ukrainian intelligence operations. Our intelligence agencies reported on the results of their work to assess the internal situation in Russia and obtain documents that end up on the Russian leader’s desk. We understand that Putin rarely receives information that is entirely truthful and unvarnished. But even what he sees in the documents that reach him still allows conclusions to be drawn.
In particular, the so-called “projected indicators” of Russians’ dissatisfaction with Putin will continue to rise steadily, and he is already being conditioned to accept the idea that this growing dissatisfaction cannot be stopped and that this indicator “will not plateau” by September, when parliamentary elections are scheduled in Russia.
As for the level of support for Russia’s ruling party, a steady downward trend is being recorded, which means significantly greater electoral fraud will be needed. They are also reporting a substantial rise in protest sentiment in Russian regions. We believe these reports also do not yet take into account the potential events of June, July, and August, which are bound to further affect the situation in Russia.
The entirely justified pressure on Russia over this war will continue and intensify – and it won’t be just our pressure. So by September, Putin will be facing significantly worse indicators. Unfortunately, to all the public and non-public peace proposals we have made, the only response has been words about continuing his war.
The internal situation in Russia should convince him of the opposite: that peace is needed. Ukraine is proposing to negotiate a dignified peace. Obviously, the trends will not change, and over time this may mean that an agreement will have to be reached with someone else from Russia – someone who will not shut themselves off from reality. Glory to Ukraine!
Russia needs to be reminded, frequently, that if they fuck around, they will find out; the only language an invader understands is force. Appeasement is what you do after you've defeated an enemy, not while he's preparing to invade you and attacking you. Peace isn't passive.
In Finland, our draft system is simple: every adult male serves. If you do not show up, the police will bring you in.
In peacetime.
In wartime, it gets harsher.
Nobody asks if you feel like it.
That is the price of living next to russia.
Russia increased attacks on Ukrainian civilians again last night and carried out strikes that damaged a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kyiv.
These are war crimes, and Russia will have to answer for them.
In response, today we are adopting additional sanctions targeting Russia's military-industrial complex and its shadow fleet.
Every measure further restricts Russia's room for manoeuvre.
My press remarks ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Back To The U.S.S.R.
Massive poverty because of massive corruption.
Spending 40% of Russia's wealth on extremely expensive WAR to try and recapture free & independent Ukraine.
Putin's imprisoned more Russian citizens than Soviet dictator Leonid Brezhnev.
Murders his opponents
Russia launched more than 60 missiles at the Ukrainian capital alone. In total, 70 missiles and 611 drones were used against Ukraine. Their targets were innocent people sleeping in the middle of the night and a 1,000-year-old Cathedral.
Russian forces deliberately struck Kharkiv a second time while firefighters were battling a blaze caused by the initial attack.
Five Ukrainian rescuers were killed. At least five more were wounded.
Robert "Madyar" Brovdi is the deadliest and most effective military commander in the world right now.
Madyar is the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine and his drone operators are eliminating more than 1,000 Russian soldiers a day for less than $1,000 per kill.
When Notre-Dame burned in 2019, the world stopped.
Today, Russia damages Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a monastery nearly 1,000 years old and older than Notre-Dame itself.
A thousand years of history deserves the same attention, the same sympathy, and the same protection.
Our warriors have achieved good results in applying long-range sanctions against important facilities on the territory of Russia and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
More than 700 kilometers from our state border, in Russia’s Yaroslavl region, SSU warriors struck an oil facility that was important for the reserves of the aggressor state.
Warriors of our army reached their targets in Russia’s Tula region – specifically, the Azot plant, whose operations are critical to explosives production capabilities.
Air traffic restrictions were imposed at six Russian airports, and overall, since yesterday evening, 28 regions of Russia have been under air raid alerts.
There were also hits on the occupier’s military logistics in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
Ukraine is carrying out its plan of long-range sanctions against Russia and the assigned tasks regarding mid-range strikes in response to Russia’s refusal to end this war. We have offered the Russian leadership every possible format for negotiations – and the only response was continued aggression and attempts to expand it. It stands to reason that the war is coming back to where it came from. Ukraine needs peace. Glory to Ukraine!