In the 76th week since the start of Russia’s operation in Ukraine, Kyiv has made some progress. Ukraine forces have been accused of carrying out multiple drone strikes targeting Moscow. In addition to this, the nation targeted Russian ships.
One of the Russian ships that was attacked was the Olenegorsky Gornyak.
The ship was attacked outside the port of Novorossiysk on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. The port is considered safe for Russia. Because most of the ships of the Russian fleet are deployed in this region.
In addition to this, the nation targeted Russian ships.
Professor Phillips O’Brien of St. Andrews University in Scotland thinks that Russia is in a big crisis after this attack in Ukraine. His question is, ‘Will Russia deploy more warships to protect oil tankers and such vessels crossing the Black Sea? But will those warships (of Ukraine) also become targets or will Russia try to attack along the coast of Ukraine? However, Moscow has already seen how devastating it is for Russian forces.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said that since the start of the war in February last year, Ukrainian forces have intercepted about 1,200 Russian cruise missiles. And according to the president of the country Volodymyr Zelensky, they destroyed more than 2 thousand Russian drones.
In addition to this, the nation targeted Russian ships. But British military intelligence says the opposite. They said that the ship suffered major damage in the attack. The same information was provided by Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Ukrainian military intelligence organization.
On the same day as the Olenegorsky Gornya attack with marine drones, Ukraine carried out a drone attack on another tanker carrying Russian fuel oil. The tanker was badly damaged. According to various media reports, the attack was carried out 27 kilometers south of the Karch bridge in Crimea.
Ukraine has attacked that bridge twice before.
It is anticipated that these assaults on the nation’s cargo and military ships in ports near Russian territory would continue. Russian ports in the Black Sea, from the Kerch Strait to the city of Sochi, were labeled as a “military threat” in a letter to Ukrainian sailors from the nation’s State Hydrographic Service.
The Institute for the Study of War, a research organization located in Washington, claims that Ukraine’s principal targets throughout this conflict were the Russian military troops on the ground.
But now it seems that the Russian Navy has also been added to the target of their attack.
The progress of Ukraine’s forces in the districts of Kharkiv and Kherson in September of last year was previously mentioned by the Institute for the Study of War. The research institute says that Ukraine is now attacking parts of Russian territory. At the same time, Russian vessels are being targeted.
Kyiv attack and Russian retaliation
Ukraine is attacking the country’s supply routes inside Russian territory. For example, on August 1, they used the Himmers missile system to attack 200 Russian soldiers on a beach in Crimea.
Later video from August 4 showed a Ukrainian drone strike near an oil warehouse in the Crimean city of Feodosia. Russia then claimed to have destroyed all 13 drones sent by Ukraine.
Two days later, Ukraine attacked a bridge over the Henichesk Strait, causing extensive damage. This bridge connects Crimea to mainland Russia. And another bridge was attacked for the second time near Chonhar Bridge. The bridge is important to Russia for logistics.
Natalia Humenyuk, the spokesperson for the southern region of the Ukrainian military, said that due to Ukraine’s attack, Russia has been forced to change its route and supply goods and troops through the western side of Crimea. This makes it easier for Ukraine to predict their movements. At the same time, they are at risk of attack.
Meanwhile, Russia has responded to these attacks by Ukraine by firing a large number of missiles. According to the Ukrainian military, they intercepted all 27 Shahed drones launched by Russia, 17 of 20 caliber cruise missiles, and 13 of 23 KH-101/555 cruise missiles.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said that since the start of the war in February last year, Ukrainian forces have intercepted about 1,200 Russian cruise missiles. And according to the president of the country Volodymyr Zelensky, they destroyed more than 2 thousand Russian drones.
Advances on the eastern and southern fronts
The first line of Russian fortifications has been breached in several locations, according to Hana Maliar, deputy minister of defense for Ukraine. There, Ukrainian troops are engaged in combat with the Russian forces’ inner line of defense.
The development was clarified by Colonel Mykola Urshalovych, a military commander from Ukraine. He said, on August 3, Ukrainian forces advanced up to 650 meters in the one-and-a-half kilometer area controlled by Russia on the front line of the war towards Melitopol. However, Ukraine’s progress on the southern front in the war is slowing down, said Brigadier General Dmytro Gerega, the commander of the support forces of the country’s military. He attributed this to Russia’s underground minefields, trenches, concrete anti-tank barriers, and barbed wire fences. This defensive system was constructed over a 40-km2 region. Ukraine will require more trained soldiers and anti-mine gear, according to Dmytro Gerega.
The same goes for Kirylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence. According to him, the Russian forces have built a strong defense system in the southern region. Ukrainian forces have made more progress in the east.
In an article in the Financial Times, Jack Watling, a defense expert at the London-based research institute Royal United Services Institute, said that the Ukrainian forces are moving slowly to reduce their losses. They are inciting fire from the Russian cannons. Then identify their location and destroy them. It is a turning point in the war. Due to this, Ukraine is occupying the position of the Russian forces.