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🔴 Support via Online Store: 🟠 Support via Patreon: 🔵 Support via YouTube Sponsorship: 🔵 Support via Thanks button donation under the video (next to “like“ and “share“) 🟡 Support via 1-time donation: ⚠️ Watch RFU in 18 languages: @RFU/channels I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred sixteenth day of the war. Day 516: Jul 24 Today there is a lot of important news. First of all, today, Russian strikes reached the border with Romania. In an attempt to destroy the last operational Ukrainian harbors, Russian Air Force decided to risk it and target the infrastructure located just 200 meters from Romania. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians used this harbor for launching marine reconnaissance and kamikaze drones into the Black Sea to conduct terrorist attacks, from where these drones attacked the Russian fleet in Sevastopol and the Kerch Bridge. Ukrainian Air Force finally made a direct response to the strikes on the Odesa region and conducted a drone strike on the building of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Moscow. At least one drone successfully hit the target. But the biggest strikes once again happened in Crimea. Today Ukrainian Air Force blew up already the third major ammunition depot. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukrainians used 17 drones. While the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that all drones were shot down, it turned out that Ukrainians destroyed 3 hangars with ammunition on the airfield near Vilne and also a maintenance depot in Novostepove. Russian analysts once again claimed that, in reality, Ukrainians used Storm Shadow missiles to destroy the targets, it's just that the Russian Ministry of Defense doesn’t want to admit that Ukrainians ignored their threats of drastic measures if western weapons are used on the peninsula. Ukrainians also conducted a series of strikes on the mainland. The first target became Tokmak, the second target was Donetsk, and the third target was Makiivka. Geolocated footage shows fire in Donetsk and Makiivka. If we add to the map previous strikes on the Chonhar and Kerch bridges, and other 2 ammunition depots in Crimea, and continuous strikes on Mariupol, Berdyansk, Melitopol, Tokmak, and nearby towns, we can see that just like during the lengthy Kherson counteroffensive last year, Ukrainians are crippling the Russian logistics, and therefore, gradually undermining the Russian defense. Russian soldiers report that the level of artillery fire on the zero line is also increasing. In order to ruin Ukrainian plans, Russian forces tried to launch several offensive operations in the Luhansk region. By pushing from the opposite end, Russian forces are trying to force Ukrainians to relocate their artillery systems away from Zaporizhzhia and also redeploy their infantry, decreasing Ukrainian offensive capabilities. The first attempt happened near Kupiansk. Here, Russian forces made a big push with the goal of completely clearing the forest and establishing a bridgehead on the other side of the river. They managed to advance through the forest and even cross the river, however, those Russians that tried to hold the bridgehead were eventually eliminated with artillery fire, and the breakthrough was localized and stifled. The second attempt happened near Kreminna. Russian forces launched an attack through the fields towards Torske and even managed to get to the outskirts of the town, however, just like 6 exactly the same attacks that they conducted since winter, Russian forces were undercut from the south because Ukrainians control most of the forest. The third attempt happened near Novoselivske. Here, their main goal was to take this settlement because it is located on the hill and pave the way for further advances. After sustaining high losses, Russians decided to change their tactic and engulf the settlement by advancing through the fields, but it was a bad idea, and the breakthrough was once again localized. The last attempt happened near Karmazynivka, and so far, it is the most successful one. Russians gradually established control over the forests and penetrated the defense line by around 4 km. Yesterday, Russian forces reportedly opened another axis of advance from Raihorodka, however, today, it was reported that Russian did not gain any ground, and the situation started to stabilize here as well. The Spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces reported that despite the fact that Russians have concentrated up to 100 thousand troops in the Luhansk region, so far, the fighters here managed to localize all attempts to collapse the front line and force Ukrainians to distract themselves from the counteroffensive operation in the south.
