Russian operation in the Ukraine – end of day 2

Written by The Saker

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Today was only day two of the Russian military operation. And yet, what a day it was!!!

First, a quick update on the progress of Russian forces. Here is a bulletpoint summary for today:

• Kherson: liberated
• Nikolaev: fighting taking pace in outskirts
• Konotop: taken by Russians
• Chernigov: blocked by all sides by Russian forces
• Melitopol: surrounded
• Mariupol: is under attack, street fighting
• Severodonetsk: under attack
• Kharkov: very heavy mopping up operation
• Suma: mopping up operations
• Kiev: blocked from the West and under attack, the authorities are distributing weapons Gostomel airport has been captured by Russian forces
• Zaporozhie: Russian forces expected there tomorrow A land corridor from Crimea to Russia should be opened by tomorrow.
• Odessa: big question mark – so far, not Russian attacks reported (that I know of!)

Now about Donetsk and Lugansk:

• Both cities are still under fire, and that goes to show that the advance of the LDNR forces has been slow, which is hardly surprising considering that the Ukronazis had 7 years to prepare their defenses. Still, things ARE getting better. Not only that, but the LDNR air defenses shot down a Ukie Tochka-U missile aimed at Donetsk. So it sure looks like the long awaited A2/AA “protective cupola” is being extended over the LDNR.
• That being said, the LDNR forces did break through in at least two directions today, which means that the life left for the Ukie artillery shelling the LDNR will soon come to an end.

But that does not really tell the full story. So I will try to clarify things a little.

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