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Ukrainian drones targeted key Russian energy facilities, including Russia's largest Rosneft refinery in Ryazan and an oil depot in occupied Luhansk, causing fires and disruptions amid ongoing tensions, with Ukraine aiming to weaken Russia's war funding and energy capacity.
The ISW report details ongoing military developments in Ukraine, including Russian claims and Ukrainian counterattacks in Luhansk, Russia's military modernization efforts with motorcycles, Ukrainian strikes on Russian rear facilities, and the transition of Ukrainian forces to a corps structure, amidst deteriorating Russian-Azerbaijani relations and investigations into Russian war crimes.
Ukraine's Armed Forces launched a significant missile strike using cluster munitions on a Russian military base in Luhansk, causing extensive fires and explosions. The attack targeted buildings and an airfield used by Russian forces, with reports indicating the use of US-made ATACMS missiles. Despite Russian air defenses, many missiles hit their targets, leading to a massive blaze. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage assessments.
The Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine was attacked twice within three hours, causing fires and injuries. The first strike involved cluster munitions, and the second hit the same area, possibly targeting an airfield. Ukraine has not officially commented on the incidents.
A Ukrainian strike on a bakery in the occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk killed three officials, including the emergency situations minister of the Luhansk People's Republic, in an attack that Moscow has condemned as a "monstrous terrorist act." The Kremlin-backed officials in occupied Ukraine reported that 28 people, including men, women, and a child, died in the strike, which has further escalated tensions between Kyiv and Moscow in the ongoing conflict.
A Ukrainian strike on a bakery in the occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk killed three officials, including the emergency situations minister of the Luhansk People's Republic, prompting condemnation from Moscow and intensifying the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow. The Kremlin has labeled the attack as a "monstrous terrorist act" and justified its ongoing war against Ukraine, while Kremlin-backed officials in occupied Ukraine reported 28 casualties from the strike.
A Ukrainian rocket strike on a Russian-occupied city killed at least 28 people, including women and a child, at a bakery over the weekend, with Russia claiming the attack was carried out with a US-supplied shell. The incident occurred amid heightened hostilities between Moscow and Kyiv, with Russia ramping up assaults along the front lines and Ukraine launching counterattacks. In a separate incident, Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a major oil refinery in southwest Russia, leading to a fire and marking the latest assault against the Kremlin's fuel facilities.
At least 28 people have been killed in an attack on a building in the Russian-occupied town of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, with the head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic declaring a day of mourning for the victims. Ukraine's defense ministry has not commented on the incident, but the country has been escalating its attacks on Russian-controlled territory as its ground offensive stalls. Russian forces are aiming to advance in eastern Ukraine, with ongoing conflict and casualties on both sides.
Russia has launched a new offensive in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, aiming to undermine Ukraine's counteroffensive in the south. While smaller in size compared to previous offensives, Russia is making progress and closing in on the city of Kupyansk, where Ukraine has ordered an evacuation. This offensive could divide Ukraine's attention and pose a significant blow to its narrative if successful. Western military analysts are skeptical of Russia's capabilities, but the situation remains tense as Russia seeks to consolidate control in the east.
Ukraine's Defense Forces are advancing in the Bakhmut direction and destroying enemy equipment in the Luhansk direction. The 45th Separate Artillery Brigade is performing well in cooperation with air reconnaissance units of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade. Russia's total combat losses in Ukraine have reached about 223,910 troops.
The Russian military is amassing forces in the south and east of Ukraine, with the goal of reaching the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar. The Russians have been going on the offensive in four directions in the east since January, and have intensified in Lyman and Kupyansk directions. The Ukrainian troops continue to fight both in the east and in the south, with some areas seeing advances and others holding the defense.
Early-morning rocket strikes in Kyiv injured three people and damaged several cars and a building. The majority of the targets were destroyed in the air, and debris landed in several different districts. Meanwhile, Ukraine has been using new, longer-range missiles to hit deep inside Russian-held territory, including the occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, which has been out of reach of most Ukrainian weapons. Russia has linked the explosions in Luhansk to long-range missiles recently supplied to Ukraine by Britain.
Ukraine has been using new, longer-range weapons to hit deep inside Russian-held territory, including the occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, which has been out of reach of most Ukrainian weapons. The Russian Defense Ministry has linked the explosions in Luhansk to Storm Shadow cruise missiles, recently supplied to Ukraine by Britain, which have a range of 155 miles, as well as infrared targeting and stealth capability. The attacks on Luhansk appear to signal a new chapter in the air war, as new Western technology flows to Ukraine.
A grenade attack at a barber shop in occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine has left a top policeman appointed by Vladimir Putin severely wounded. Maj-Gen Igor Kornet, 50, was one of three hospitalised in a grave condition after a huge explosion, that reports said had also killed one unnamed civilian. Kornet is acting interior minister in Luhansk People's Republic, which the Russian president has declared annexed, and claims as part of Russia. He is also understood to be a friend of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group.
Ukraine has launched further strikes on Russian forces in Luhansk, targeting command and control centres ahead of its expected counteroffensive. The strikes reportedly used British-supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles, causing damage to an administrative building and injuring the Luhansk “people’s republic” interior minister. The provision of these missiles makes Luhansk vulnerable, along with Russian bases and arms depots stationed away from the fighting. Ukrainian commanders have been carrying out tactical “shaping” operations across a 900-mile frontline, systematically destroying enemy artillery systems and armoured vehicles. The apparent plan is to degrade Russia’s battlefield potential before a general counteroffensive expected this summer.