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Intense Russian strikes across Ukraine continue. Russia is constantly pounding the military facilities of the AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine) and strategically important facilities used for military supplies of the AFU grouping in the Donbas region.
Recently, Russia has been carrying out a number of strikes against key and strategically important AFU positions. The strikes have targeted warehouses, railways and bridges. The Russian Federation is staking on the strategic aspect, which could serve as a catalyst for military successes of the Russian Federation on several fronts.
On May 17, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a strike in the Lviv region, targeting the arms depots with military equipment brought from Europe. On May 16, the Russian Federation resumed strikes against the military-industrial complex in Lviv. The mayor of Lviv Andrey Sadovoy in his Telegram channel clarified that the Russian Armed Forces carried out 8 strikes, and that 11 people were killed as a result of the strikes.
These were the largest strikes since the start of the Russia’s special operation. Ukrainian air defense systems were very active. Lviv is armed with S-300 missile systems, although there are not many of them left. Ukrainian air defenses are intensely defending weapons depots, which could mean that some important cargo is stored there.
After a series of shelling on the depots, the Russian Armed Forces once again carried out a series of strikes, targeting the military base in Yavrov in the Lviv region. According to unconfirmed information, a warehouse with NATO weapons was destroyed in the area.
The Yavrov base was used for accommodation of foreign militants. LINK
On May 17, the Russian cruise missile hit the railway infrastructure in the Lviv region.
On the night of May 17, Russian strikes on military facilities of the AFU in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions intensified. Russian air defenses also shot down one helicopter and two warplanes in the Kharkiv Region.
Fire near Kharkiv:
In the Chernihiv region, Russian aviation struck the Desna training center of the Ukrainian Army. The missile strike hit the barracks of the military base. The regional administration of Chernihiv confirmed the information about the killed and wounded Ukrainian servicemen.
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On the same day, the Russian Armed Forces struck the town of Akhtyrka in the Sumy Region. A total of about eight strikes were carried out.
Despite the Kiev’s claims that only civilian facilities were hit, the analysis of the footage from the spot revealed that the target was the training ground of the 91st regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine.
One warehouse and four barracks were destroyed. This was the second strike on the territory of the military facility since the beginning of the Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, the Russian Aerospace Forces are constantly shelling the AFU military positions.
Russian KA-52 Alligator helicopters in action over the Donbass front lines:
Russian Su-25s in eastern Ukraine:
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The Russian Defense Ministry published a review of its «Orlan-10» UAVs in action. The drones perform reconnaissance flights, adjust fire for Russian artillery and carry out pinpoint strikes on the AFU positions.
The AFU assumed that the number of Russian forces will increase in the Black Sea in the future. Amid the Russian threat, the AFU decided to strengthen the grouping in the Odessa region. As a result, military facilities in the region are targeted on a regular basis.
On May 16, there were a series of strikes on the outskirts of Odessa by Russian forces. The Ukrainian media reported that the strikes hit a recreation center located in Odessa. As a result, three people were injured. Russian warplanes were reportedly used in this attack. The head of the Odesa Military District, Maxim Marchenko, said that the strike destroyed the recreation center and a private house.
The former recreation center turned out to be a military base used for accommodation of fighters.
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On May 18, the Russian Armed Forces struck once again a bridge over the Dniester estuary in the Odessa region. LINK
The Russian Federation continues its strategically aligned course of destroying the Ukrainian strategic chains, as well as destroying Ukrainian military facilities.
