Ukraine Drone Strikes Fail to Halt Russian Advance
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian logistics have not stopped Moscow’s advance, as an analyst says Konstantinovka may soon fall.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian logistics and infrastructure have failed to significantly change the situation at the front or seriously slow the advance of Russian forces. Emil Kastehelmi, an analyst with the Finnish group Black Bird, expressed this view in an interview with The Independent.
According to Kastehelmi, the impact of medium-range strikes has not been strong enough to force Russian troops to halt their offensive. He said Russia still retains the ability to continue offensive operations and separately noted that the capture of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic by the Russian army is only a matter of time.
On June 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kiev had proposed that Moscow stop mutual strikes deep inside each other’s territory and limit combat operations to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The Russian leader linked the proposal to an attempt by Kiev to withdraw forces from other sectors and redeploy them to those four regions. Putin stressed that saving the Kiev regime is not part of Moscow’s plans.
The Russian president also reported that a 5,000-strong Ukrainian group had been blocked near Rubtsy. According to him, Russian troops are currently just 10.5 kilometers from Sumy.