Ukraine has attacked Belgorod and Rostov – Russia has sunk a civilian cargo ship – Russian losses

Ukrainian drones attacked several locations in Russia during the night. Explosions were reported from Belgorod, Rostov-on-Don, and Taganrog. According to unconfirmed Russian reports, residential buildings and civilians were affected, but if true, it is assumed to be due to Russian air defense or debris.

In Belgorod, it was claimed that 12 people were injured when a residential building and 15 parked cars were set on fire, and additionally, one house was partially destroyed and several apartment buildings were damaged.

In the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, explosions were heard later during the night. Rostov-on-Don’s mayor, Alexander Skryabin, confirmed Ukrainian attacks and said that a residential building was damaged as a result of a Ukrainian attack, and the governor of Rostov region, Yuriy Slyusar, reported that two people were killed and five others injured in the city, adding that warehouse buildings and several homes were set on fire due to the attacks.

Explosions were also reported in the coastal city of Taganrog, located along Russia’s Azov Sea coast, according to the news channel Telegram Supernova Plus.

Ukraine’s General Staff reports that they attacked a facility belonging to Chornomornaftogaz as well as relay equipment used to control Russian attack drones on the Russian-occupied Crimea, and a bridge in the occupied Donetsk oblast, reported Ukraine’s General Staff.

Read more at Kyiv Independent.

In Saint Petersburg, for the second year in a row, the Navy Day parade had to be canceled yesterday. It is an event taken seriously in Russia; it is even a public holiday. Normally, it is a large event showcasing the Russian navy in all its glory. The main parade is held in Saint Petersburg, but celebrations also take place in many other locations where the navy is based. Putin still gave a speech to the sailors at the navy headquarters in Saint Petersburg, and the spectacle was to be broadcast so the entire Russian population could partake in the speech. However, it turned out that Saint Petersburg was conveniently hit by extensive internet disruptions on that day, so it didn’t go so well. The speech was too important to send any copy this time.

According to reports received by the blog, Putin completely lost it when he heard about the disruptions after the speech. He had spent several hours writing and rehearsing the speech, so the disappointment and humiliation were great. He began yelling and screaming so that everyone at the headquarters could hear his stubborn and monotone “Blyat, blyat, blyat,” and shortly thereafter he started throwing all loose objects he could get his hands on wildly around him. Fortunately, Putin is quite weak, but one of his poor assistants got a serious hit and suffered a concussion after being struck in the head by a bronze statuette of Stalin. When Putin’s strength began to wane and he could no longer throw any more things (three minutes later), his outburst turned into loud, inconsolable crying, and with tears streaming down his cheeks, he finally curled up in a fetal position in a corner.

Only then did anyone dare approach him and tried to comfort him in every possible way, but nothing helped. It simply ended with them having to give the tearful Putin a sedative injection, and when he also received his favorite pacifier that he always carries with him (that purple glittery thing that strangely mostly resembles a dildo), he finally began to relax and stopped crying. Half an hour later he fell asleep, and everyone could now breathe a sigh of relief. They freshened him up as best they could by wiping away all the snot and tears, but nothing could be done about his tear-swollen, red-flushed face. It almost seemed as if all the Botox he had injected over the years had absorbed all the fluid. He mostly resembled an orange basketball. “He looks like Trump,” someone said, but quickly fell silent after all the angry looks (although a few restrained smiles twitched at the corners of some mouths), no one knew if this was being recorded and could be used against them later.

There was not much more to do after the usual double diaper change; they put him on the train home to the bunker again, but before that, they gave him another sedative injection to ensure he would not wake up during the trip.

The top leadership at the Saint Petersburg naval headquarters who had been following what happened could finally relax, and to calm their nerves, the vodka came out, and as they toasted, they all agreed that they hoped it would be at least a year before Putin made another visit. According to the very latest report, their drinking is still ongoing.

Read more at Kyiv Independent

Russian losses

• 1590 KIA
• 8 Tanks
• 13 AFVs
• 37 Artillery systems
• 1 Air defense system
• 1269 UAVs
• 7 UGVs
• 491 Vehicles & fuel tanks
• 7 Special equipment
• 6 Cruise missiles

Summary from the Ukrainian General Staff

• 264 combat clashes
• 96 air strikes
• 317 KAB/CAB
• 8,884 kamikaze drones
• 3,028 shellings (50 from MLRS)