Ukraine has dealt a severe and humiliating blow to the war machine of Russia.
Nearly Six Months of Humiliation For Russia
As per the latest brief of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released on Saturday morning, the number of destroyed Russian military equipment units is nearing 11,500.
While the brave defenders of Ukraine performed well above expectations even in the first four months of the war, Ukrainians managed to gain the upper hand since early July when they started receiving missile artillery systems, known as HIMARS, from America.
At the same time, Ukraine boosted the activity of its special forces, spies, saboteurs, and guerrillas in Russian-controlled territories, in the Crimean Peninsula, and even all over Russia itself, thus causing major chaos in the already inconsistent Russian war effort.
A drone attack on his Hq was the welcome gift to the new commander of the đ·đș Black Sea Fleet. His predecessor was just sacked after the attacks against air bases in occupied Crimea đșđŠ. pic.twitter.com/xXYlpJzuyz
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) August 20, 2022
Summertime & the living's not so easy in Crimea. Just this morning:
– Drone impact & fire on the roof of Russia's Black Sea navy HQ
– "Target destroyed" by air defenses near Yevpatoria
– Explosions reported in Bakhchisarai
– Air defenses filmed firing near Saky pic.twitter.com/oTmoPMwf9Q— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) August 20, 2022
âDirect Hitâ at the Russian Navy HQ
A major new military blow was achieved by Ukrainians as they carried out a kamikaze drone strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
The location is a couple of hundred miles away from the nearest Ukrainian-controlled piece of land.
The kamikaze drone strike caused a huge explosion and major damage to one of the main command centers of the entire Russian Navy, The Daily Mail reported.
The situation on the ground appeared to have been particularly grotesque as the Russian forces took to âfranticallyâ shooting at the Ukrainian drone, but totally failed in their attempts to shoot it down.
The attack was confirmed by the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, who claimed there have been no casualties.
He said the drone attack was a testimony to the âamazing tenacityâ of the âUkro-Reich morons.â This was a comment of propaganda from the Putin regime, which claims Ukrainians are âNazisâ to justify the completely unprovoked Russian invasion.
At the same time, there were explosions in Yevpatoriya, a sea resort north of Sevastopol, but it remains unclear as to what exactly caused them.
The new attacks by Ukraine exacerbated an exodus of Russian tourists and residents from the Crimean Peninsula to Russia proper.
The panicked escape causing traffic jams at the Putin bridge linking Crimea with Russia have been caught on social media to the amazement of users from around the world.
However, the fear of attacks on Crimea – a new development in the war this month – is palpable among tourists who are fleeing the peninsula. It is the newest in a series of mystery bursts, widely considered to be imposed by Ukrainian forces, fortified in the occupied peninsula.
Intelligence officials announced how the strikes disabled the invaders’ military powers, while also displaying Kyiv’s capacity to push devastation on Russian logistics.
It follows a huge blast at a Russian air base in Crimea last week. Western officials have now revealed the incident knocked out half of Russia’s Black Sea naval aviation force.
Day 178 of my 3 day war. Russians in Crimea are making "goodwill gesture" and leaving in panicked drove.
I remain a master strategist. pic.twitter.com/sYzvD0WBfc
— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) August 20, 2022
âĄïž Explosion reported in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea.
A powerful explosion was heard near the Russian Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in the occupied Sevastopol at 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 20, according to Refat Chubarov, head of Mejlis, a representative body of Crimean Tatars.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 20, 2022
This article appeared in MorningPress and has been published here with permission.These are the indicative estimates of Russiaâs combat losses as of Aug. 20, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/aDNYdEjcNU
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 20, 2022