Russia's Druzhkivka offensive has begun, and we are entering a new phase of the battle for Donbas.

Like how the Kostyantynivka offensive began before Russia fully capturing Chasiv Yar, the Druzhkivka offensive has begun before Russia fully capturing Kostyantynivka.

At the same time, Ukraine has found itself in a dangerous situation in Dobropillya, as Russia makes a series of tactical breakthroughs. An advance up both banks of the Kazenyi Torets River (towards Druzhkivka on one side and Bilozerke on the other) appears to be the plan for now.

Ukraine probably could have reduced Russia's advances by a lot in these areas if they weren't so focused on advancing in the south. I understand there is a tactical importance for preventing an encirclement of Orikhiv, but these counterattacks should have stopped in April when the threat to Ternuvate and Pokrovs'ke was largely eliminated.

Now that Stepnohirsk and Prymorske have mostly come under Ukrainian control, the only area where I think it is worth counterattacking is north of Lyman, to prevent the city from being cut off from the northwest. Because, as long as Ukraine holds onto Lyman, Russia wont be able to storm Slovyansk, which in turn affects their ability to enter Kramatorsk.

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But I do find it funny how all the Deepstate copy-cats with zero original analysis like to accuse me of being a propagandist. The lack of self reflection these days is astounding.

But it indicates I'm doing something right 😁

Air raid alerts have been sounded in parts of eastern Latvia, likely due to a drone incursion. Residents are being urged to remain indoors and seek shelter.

Additionally, there was a large Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea overnight, seemingly targeting energy infrastructure, which led to Sevastopol losing power temporarily.

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Who still remembers that the President of the United States raped kids?

But something something Love Island, Iran, ICE, Mamdani is more important.

The Washington Post reports that Iran has shot down or destroyed 45 (roughly 25%) of the entire U.S. fleet of MQ-9 "Reaper" drones since March 2026.

Russian Geran-4 jet-drones struck four different Ukrainian locomotives in Buialyk (Odesa Oblast), Trostyanets (Sumy Oblast), and Zaporizhzhia City, including one which was actively moving.

Footage of the Russian Geran-4 jet-drone strikes on a logistics warehouse in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, from two days ago.

Kh-22/32 cruise missile flying to Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast