New video footage shows that the Russian military has been systematically demolishing blocks of Donetsk’s residential buildings with shocking thermobaric bombs.
Yesterday, the town of Pisky was destroyed by Putin’s brutal thermobaric weapons (or ‘vacuum Bombs’), which ignited massive fireballs and engulfed entire blocks of apartments.
Before they explode, thermobaric weapon sprays a mist of highly volatile aerosol.
When the blast erupts, the vapour cloud is ignited and sucks in the air surrounding it, creating higher temperatures and more damaging explosions which endure far longer than conventional blasts.
According to Russia’s Ministry of Defense, the harrowing video was shared on Telegram by pro-Russian users. It is further evidence that Putin’s troops have attacked civilian centers and residential areas.
This comes at a time when the Russian military has relaunched an assault on more territory in Donetsk and Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv areas.
Yesterday, the town of Pisky was destroyed by Putin’s brutal thermobaric weapons (or ‘vacuum Bombs’) that triggered huge fireballs and completely consumed rows upon rows of apartments blocks.
Close up of residential blocks being torn apart by huge fires that raged throughout the city and huge trails of smoke leading upwards
Pro-Russian Telegram accounts shared the harrowing video clip as yet another example of Putin’s forces targeting residential areas.
Putin’s brutal thermobaric weapons decimated Pisky, a town located near Donetsk.
Russia’s violent assault on eastern Donbas began again this week, with Russia’s troops attempting to gain ground in the southeastern Ukraine. After a short respite to regroup and consolidate their troop numbers, there was a significant increase in intensity.
The Land Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian units were trying to defend land in Luhansk Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions while slowly moving up in Donetsk.
Sergei Shoigu (Russian defense minister) claimed that Russia’s ultimate goal is to retake Donbass from Ukraine. That would require Putin to take total control of all Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts.
Yesterday’s intelligence update from Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), suggested that Russian commanders faced ‘competing operating priorities’ as they attempted to grab Donetsk, while simultaneously strengthening their defenses against counterattacks by the Ukrainians in the north and south.
The news comes amid reports that Kremlin has been conducting secret recruitment operations in order to replenish its army of soldiers killed in Ukraine between February 24 and 24, 2014. This is to avoid the implementation of conscription.
Although Russia’s defense ministry has denied that there are any “mobilization activities”, authorities appear to be doing everything they can to increase enlistment.
Public transit advertisements and billboards in different regions advertise, “This is the Job,” encouraging men to sign up for the army. Mobile recruiting centers have been set up in several cities. One of them is near the Siberian Half Marathon in May.
In the meantime, local administrations have formed ‘volunteer regiments’ to be promoted by state television.
The business daily Kommersant counted at least 40 such entities in 20 regions, with officials promising volunteers monthly salaries ranging from the equivalent of £1,750 to nearly £5,000.
A Russian Army soldier looks through a sniper rifle scope as she and other soldiers guard a group of foreign journalists visiting a captured Ukrainian checkpoint in Luhansk
While the Donbas continues to be devastated by terrorist attacks this week, Zaporizhzhia’s repeated bombardment (pictured), of Europe’s largest nuclear powerplant is the biggest threat facing Ukraine.
One house was destroyed by the Russian forces, Kushuhum Urban-Type Settlement, Zaporizhzhia Region
View of the explosion crater created by Russian shelling at Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine, August 10, 2022
Although the Donbas is still under attack this week, repeated bombardment of Europe’s biggest nuclear powerplant poses the greatest threat to Ukraine.
Each side has accused the other of shelling that killed many people in the last week. They also threatened to severely damage the nuclear facility, which contains several reactors.
Energoatom, the state-owned energy company in Ukraine, said that Zaporizhzhia’s nuclear power plant was again shelled today after yesterday’s attack which claimed 14 lives.
Energoatom stated that the area of the plant was hit five times. This included near radioactive material storage sites. However, nobody was hurt and the plant was in good condition.
These clashes bring back memories of 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident in Soviet Ukraine that killed hundreds and left radioactive contamination all over Europe.
Group of Seven industrialised countries (G7) denounced Russia’s occupation of the plant, and called upon Moscow to return control of it to Ukrainian authorities immediately.
According to the G7 foreign ministers, Ukraine’s staff must work without Russian pressure or threats. Russia’s control on the plant is a threat to the entire region.