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In this video, we will analyze how Russia’s decision to shift responsibility for defense backfired.

Here, unable to defend their own sky, the Russian authorities have told private companies to fend for themselves and protect their own facilities from Ukrainian strikes instead. However, the flawed nature of the plan and the organizational limitations have led to a complete defense failure, with cities burning.

The new policy immediately exposes several major weaknesses, as modern air defense depends on integrated command networks for rapid decision-making and coordinated engagement procedures by trained operators. Large corporations may have the money to buy equipment, but they generally lack the expertise necessary to operate military-grade systems effectively. More importantly, creating dozens or hundreds of separate defensive networks risks producing fragmented coverage across Russia. Wealthier companies may indeed succeed in protecting themselves, while less profitable facilities will remain exposed. Rather than strengthening national air defense, the policy risks creating a patchwork system full of exploitable gaps.

Officially, the measure of the Russian government was intended to increase the number of mobile air-defense groups and strengthen protection of strategic infrastructure. The idea was to allow private companies to purchase anti-aircraft artillery systems, radars, electronic-warfare equipment, and interceptor systems themselves. Unofficially, it reflects the much harsher reality in which the Russian military can no longer adequately defend the growing number of targets threatened by Ukrainian long-range drones.

However, due to the Russian officials fearing any future unrest, any military equipment used in this manner will not formally belong to the companies themselves. Instead, it will remain under military control and be operated through reservist formations attached to regional defense units.

The flaws in the plan became particularly visible during Ukraine's massive drone assault on Moscow, when waves of long-range drones penetrated even the heavily defended airspace around the capital. Russian authorities claimed hundreds of drones were intercepted, yet multiple still reached their targets. The Gazprom Neft refinery in Kapotnya, targeted already just days before, is the most important fuel-producing facility serving the Moscow region, supplying half of the capital's fuel consumption.

Videos recorded by residents showed drones flying at low altitude over Moscow before powerful explosions erupted around the refinery. Witnesses captured enormous fires, thick columns of black smoke, and huge secondary explosions, forcing temporary airport closures and damaging nearby infrastructure.

The attack highlighted how, when air defenses become saturated by large drone swarms and are used by inexperienced operators, mistakes become more likely. Failed interceptions, mistimed engagements, and falling debris caused damage of their own in Moscow. Defensive systems attempting to destroy incoming drones created additional hazards for the very infrastructure they are meant to protect, as clearly visible in the last attack when an air defense rocket hit a large oil storage tank and blew up its roof into the air.

What makes this development especially interesting is that Russia appears to be adapting a concept Ukraine introduced at the end of two thousand twenty five, when Ukrainian authorities authorized enterprises and licensed security organizations to participate in air defense. Companies were allowed to purchase remotely operated weapon stations, interceptor systems, and supporting equipment while integrating directly into a centralized Air Force command structure. By May this year, dozens of Ukrainian companies had reportedly joined the program, contributing to successful interceptions of eight five percent of Russian drones they targeted.

However, the crucial difference lies in implementation, as Ukraine grants participants meaningful operational flexibility while maintaining centralized coordination. Russia, by contrast, remains reluctant to provide private organizations with real control, with the hesitation stemming largely from political concerns and fear of mutiny. The stigma of providing companies and oligarchs with military-grade weapons is a heavy one in Russia, the last time this happened, a fifty-thousand strong Wagner army marched on Moscow. As a result, the Kremlin seeks additional defensive capacity while simultaneously ensuring that private entities never possess real independent military power capable of rivalling state control.

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Today, there are interesting updates from the Liman direction.

Here, Ukrainian forces launched a major mechanized assault against the Russian bridgehead north of Liman. After the Russians had spent over a year trying to outflank the Ukrainian town, the Ukrainians are threatening to starve out and collapse the entire salient in less than a month.

Russia’s lack of advance in this sector is due to it being defended by the Ukrainian Third Army Corps, so the Ukrainian command has recognized that the Russian bridgehead had become strategically vulnerable, and the Ukrainian plan switched from mere containment to cutting it off entirely.

The Russian bridgehead is supplied mainly through its northern section, where the Zherebets River is narrower, but Russian logistics are still under constant pressure from Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes. Additionally, Russian armored vehicles cannot reliably cross the river, while Russian artillery support has been degraded by persistent Ukrainian reconnaissance and counterbattery operations. Ukrainian planners identified these weaknesses and designed an operation specifically aimed at exploiting them.

The Ukrainian attack itself was meant to be launched from the north through the area around Ridkodub, where superior road infrastructure would offer Ukrainian mechanized forces an opportunity to move rapidly before Russian defenders could react. The plan called for armored vehicles to penetrate through the outskirts of the village and then advance along two tree lines that provided partial cover from Russian observation to deploy forces in the larger forested areas between Nove and Katerynivka, which can be used concealed infiltration routes into both settlements with the support of FPV, artillery fire and reconnaissance drones.

If we take a look at the topographic map, we will see that capturing this zone would place Ukrainian forces on the central high ground of the bridgehead. From that position, they could threaten Russian forces in multiple directions while simultaneously controlling the primary supply corridor feeding the entire bridgehead. If successful, the operation would place all Russian troops west of the river in a highly vulnerable position, forcing them to rely increasingly on supplies through aerial drone deliveries for sustainment. However, even that would be problematic given the fact that the Third Army Corps possesses some of Ukraine’s most capable anti-drone and electronic warfare units integrated directly into the corps structure.

Geolocated footage released by Russian units defending the sector showed how the Ukrainian assault unfolded, with Ukrainian armored columns advancing with Cobra-Two mine-resistant vehicles and Ukrainian-produced BTR-Four-E armored personnel carriers. Russian forces initially struggled to respond, with their standard FPV drones proving largely ineffective against the intense Ukrainian electronic warfare coverage shielding the attacking force. This forced Russian operators to switch to less-widely available fiber-optic drones, which are immune to radio jamming but require additional preparation and deployment time.

That delay in effective response proved critical, as the geolocated Russian footage confirms that Ukrainian forces managed to advance between three and five kilometers before the first Russian drones reached the assault groups. One video shows a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier being struck by a drone only after it had already completed its mission and was returning toward Ukrainian positions, notably after having successfully deployed its infantry dismounts.

Additional footage shows Ukrainian soldiers moving through the tree lines and establishing positions inside the contested area while Russian drones attempt to engage them. With Ukrainian releases delayed for operational security reasons, we have to rely on Russian reporting that fighting in the area remains ongoing, adding that Ukrainian troops succeeded in reaching and capturing territory that directly threatens Russian supply routes. As a result, the bridgehead is already experiencing growing logistical difficulties, and isolated Russian units may soon face a difficult choice between retreating closer to the river crossings or remaining in increasingly unsustainable positions.

Yet, official Russian sources attempted to portray the battle very differently, claiming that eighty Ukrainian soldiers had been killed within thirty minutes and that numerous Western-supplied vehicles had been destroyed. However, more reliable Russian military analysts were notably a lot less optimistic, and it was quickly revealed that some of the footage used to illustrate the supposed Russian defensive success originated from battles fought last summer over a year ago, creating a sharp contrast...

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Today, the most important news is coming from the Orikhiv direction. 

With Russians failing on so many fronts, Russian generals are ordering a mad dash to curry favor with Putin and achieve a victory for Russian media. However, overexcited Russian frontline reporters and the presence of highly skilled Ukrainian special forces on the Russian flanks might spell disaster for the new Russian redemption offensive. 

The main target of the Russian attacks is the Ukrainian town of Orikhiv, which Russians have failed to capture for over four-and-a-half years. Notably, the battle for the small town of Mala Tokmachka is the longest battle of the entire war in Ukraine lasting over one-thousand-six-hundred-twenty days. And despite sending in hundreds of soldiers now, it is still not under complete Russian control. 

The Russian plan is to first pressure Orkhiv, before surrounding and cutting off its main supply lines. To accomplish this, Russians first significantly increased the pressure on Mala Tokmachka and launched a massive infiltration effort against it from the south and east. Through this, Russians were finally able to establish a foothold in the town and spread their infiltrators across the remaining part of it. Next, Russians launched another major infiltration offensive against the town of Novodanylivka to the south, similarly establishing a foothold there, while also pushing their newly infiltrated forces into Orikhiv itself. Notably, while this secured three important tactical victories for Russia, the spread-out nature of their forces meant Russian soldiers on the ground found it difficult to fully consolidate their gains, with Ukrainian drone bombers flying round-the-clock sorties to strike their positions. 

Understanding that holding on to three footholds at once would not secure their much-needed victory, Russian forces opted to try to further encircle the town of Orikhiv before making their next push forward. In the west, Russians pressed forward their reserves and captured the town of Mali Shcherbaky. From here, they launched further intense infiltration efforts toward Tavriiske, Yurkivka, and Novopavlivka. While Ukrainians prevented Russians from capturing these towns or establishing a foothold here, the presence of Russian infiltrators made transporting logistics into Orikhiv much more dangerous. However, the Russians did not stop there; they soon also infiltrated the settlement of Chervona Krynytsia. Again, Russians failed to establish a foothold here, and many enemy soldiers were killed by drones in the open fields, while the presence of Russian soldiers in the village still meant that another Ukrainian logistics route into Orikhiv is under threat. 

Unfortunately for Russians, while their efforts have been successful and it looks as if they are on the cusp of victory, false frontline reporting might once again become their downfall. Specifically, Russian military reporters are far exaggerating the success of their advances here. The areas where Russians are only infiltrating, Russians are already proclaiming as fully under their control. Similarly, Russians are claiming that Orikhiv itself is essentially fully captured as well, despite Russians in reality still only being present in the southeast. Currently, geolocations of Russian strikes show how Orikhiv and Ukrainian supply routes into the town are coming under heavy Russian air and artillery strikes. However, if false Russian reporting continues, these strikes might soon cease, as Russian artillery and air forces will not strike positions that the army has supposedly already captured, even if in reality Ukrainians still hold strong positions here. 

Additionally, less than thirty kilometers to the west of Orikhiv stands a large concentration of Ukrainian special forces units, including the elite forces of Ukraine’s military intelligence GUR.  These forces were just recently involved in the Ukrainian counterattacks that beat back a Russian advance on Zaporizhia city during the winter and spring months. The proximity of this battle-hardened force concentration to the renewed Russian offensive on Orikhiv might spell disaster for the now rather exposed Russian flanks. 

Overall, while Russians achieved significant successes in the first stages of their renewed offensive, they are already proclaiming victory before the battle has actually concluded. Similar to recent Russian defeats, it could well be that Russians have still not learned from their mistakes. While the presence of Ukrainian special operations forces on the western flank could result in yet another Ukrainian victory, the situation within the town itself is extremely difficult and should not be understated.

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