Ukraine attacks behind Russian lines, affecting Putin’s ability to pay for his bloody war while covert commando missions destroy communications centers and Kremlin troops fire on each other.
Ukrainian forces have launched deep revenge attacks against Russia’s arsenal energy facilities with a significant swarm of drones. They set fire to a major oil refinery while 113 explosive drones fell on Kremlin targets. Meanwhile, kyiv’s sabotage teams have launched ground attacks deep behind enemy lines, causing “chaos” among Russian forces.
Ukrainian partisan groups operating deep behind enemy lines have destroyed the Kremlin’s military communications links, leading Russian troops to fire on each other. A major refinery storage facility in Velikiye Luki, 300 miles west of Moscow, was set on fire just hours after Russia and Ukraine concluded latest peace talks.
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And the Ukrainian partisan movement Atesh claimed responsibility for the destruction of a military communications tower in the Russian city of Lipetsk. The facility was used to coordinate units of the Russian armed forces and the attack is a serious blow to the Kremlin’s war efforts.
Atesh said his agents carried out a sabotage operation that destroyed a communications tower involved in data transmission and coordination of security and military training. The sabotage took place in Lipetsk, more than 450 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, underscoring the vulnerability of Russian military infrastructure in the rear far beyond the front line.
And it is in line with a new campaign by Ukraine to destroy Russian communications and paralyze the ability of Kremlin troops to communicate with command centers.
Atesh issued a statement saying: “Without stable communications on the front line, chaos begins. Lack of coordination is already leading to heavy Russian losses, and not just from enemy fire.”
US-brokered negotiations in Geneva have failed as Kremlin bosses have shown few signs of wanting to end the war, despite huge losses. Ukraine’s latest counterattack came after weeks of Russian bombing of civilians, killing and wounding non-combatants and damaging heating systems.
Thousands of Ukrainians are battling harsh winter temperatures of -20 degrees with emergency tents set up to prevent people from freezing to death. There has been an escalation in recent days as both sides approach the fourth anniversary of the large-scale February 24 invasion in 2022 and a series of atrocities by Kremlin forces.
The Ukrainian attacks also came just hours after Russia and Ukraine concluded two days of talks in Geneva aimed at finding a solution to nearly four years of intense fighting. Ukraine has endured daily Russian missile and drone attacks from the beginning and has increasingly responded with long-range strikes against Russian oil refineries, ports and energy infrastructure.
These goals are considered critical to financing Moscow’s war effort. Ukraine has launched major counterattacks this week in three sectors of the 684-mile front of the Russo-Ukrainian war, causing Russian forces to flee and capture 11 villages, according to Ukrainian reports.
Ukrainian assault troops made their biggest gains in attacks over the weekend in the Zaporizhzhia sector, liberating five villages along a 19-mile front near the town of Hulyaipole. The attacks forced Russian units in the area to withdraw across the tactically important Haichur River and reestablished Ukrainian control in territory controlled by Russian forces since late summer.
