Russian residents reported on Telegram that after the attack by the Ukrainian drones, the military airfield looked like footage from an apocalypse movie. “It’s a serious tragedy, folks. This is serious stuff. It’s all fucking on fire. And it’s fucking smoke. It’s all fucking exploding. That’s it,” said one Russian while filming the scene.
It’s not all good news for Ukraine, though.
Russian forces have been pressing forward in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where ammo-depleted Ukrainian troops are struggling to hold the line near Pokrovsk, Toretsk and Myrnohrad — three main directions where Russia has directed its major efforts.
According to Ukraine’s general staff, Russia is concentrating its attack on Pokrovsk, where the local government urged citizens to evacuate.
Russian forces on Tuesday claimed the capture of New York, a suburb of Toretsk in the Donetsk region, and announced the capture of Mezhove, a village between Avdiivka and Pokrovsk, on Thursday. Ukraine has not yet responded to those Russian claims.
