Recent signs point towards a possible Russian offensive towards the city of Druzhkivka from the south.

Over the past 2 weeks, intensified FAB and artillery bombardment has been recorded in the area marked on the map, while large-scale troop deployments have taken place.

According to reports, the 177th Caspian Marine Regiment, the 336th Marine Brigade, 40th Marine Brigade, and the 61st Marine Brigade have been deployed to the area south of this zone with intensified bombing.

Additionally, the elevation favours Russia in this area. If they were to advance north towards Druzhkivka, they would largely be advancing downhill. It would also threaten the supply routes for Kostyantynivka, and Shakhove, as seen in yellow on either side of the high ground.

The possibility of an upcoming Russian offensive here is merely speculation, of course, but it is entirely plausible that something will happen in the coming weeks.

Hey boys, no video today.

Also, be aware Israel is reaching out & paying for or facilitating a whole heap of creators to do trips/interviews recently.

I know multiple Aussies who've been hit up, so just keep an eye out for that. (They asked my thoughts on if they should accept)

Personally I got hit up to interview Eylon Levy. I haven't heard back after questioning how it works.

This is an interesting shift as both times Israel denied my media accreditations, or facilitate any interviews etc ....

Although people accuse me of all sorts of funding, I've never taken a cent for my work or travel outside of YouTube AdSense or PayPal/Patreon/buymeacoffee
(These are the best ways to support me) ;)

(This isn't my post, I'm forwarding from WillyOAM because of the Israel thing)

Russian forces have captured the village of Novoivanivka, Pokrovske direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~150.
Total land area: ~0.95 km².

You gotta love selective reporting with Ukraine.

Pro-Ukrainians will ignore the frontline situation for months on end, but the second Ukraine retakes a couple treelines in Sumy or allegedly encircles Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk, we get 10 thousand tweets about how Ukraine is winning and that the tide is turning in their favour.

Also, by "allegedly" I mean it didn't happen. There was a brief period of operational encirclement south of Kucheriv Yar last month, but that's all.

P.S. don't check Dnipropetrovsk/Zaporizhzhia Oblast, or Lyman direction - it won't fit the cherry-picked narrative.

Also, the sourcing for some of this is so funny. People unironically use Deepstate (under heavy Ukrainian government influence) or Azov's official page to update their maps.

Those same people will then go on to criticise people like me for showing Russian advances based on satellite imagery, Ukrainian sources, and Russian sources!

The disconnect from reality in the Pro-Ukraine community is beyond insane due to the desperate need for a victory - no matter how small/insignificant. You will go to extreme lengths to "disprove" any Russian successes, but then as soon as there are a couple of dubious claims about Ukraine slightly advancing, it's taken at face value - no questions asked (the same goes for Pro-Russians too btw).

This is one of those things I could rant on and on about because I am Pro-Ukraine, so naturally I see so much of this in my feed.

There is an increased probability of a large-scale, combined Russian missile attack on Ukraine over the next 36 hours.

Following the Zapad-2025 military exercises, significant numbers of strategic bombers have been redeployed back to Engels-2 Airbase (Saratov Oblast) and Olenya Airbase (Murmansk Oblast), some of which are already equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles.

Additionally, what appears to be the final Tu-95MS bombers are in the air right now, redeploying from Ukrainka Airbase (Amur Oblast) to Engels-2/Olenya after being equipped with missiles.

3 Tu-22M3 strategic bombers have also redeployed from Belaya Airbase (Irkutsk Oblast) to Diaghilev Airbase (Ryazan Oblast), although it's unclear if they are equipped with Kh-22 missiles (unlikely), or if its related to preparations for the next strike.

Further accumulation of Geran-2 and Gerbera drones has also been recorded at several launch sites surrounding Ukraine, which will accompany missiles during the attack, as well as be used for attacks without missiles in the near future.

5 Tu-95MS strategic bombers are airborne from Olenya Airbase, flying southwest through Saratov Oblast. They have just carried out launch maneuvers from over the village of Uzmore, Saratov Oblast, although we will know if these were simulated or real in the next 60-90 minutes.

Meanwhile, the cities of Pavlohrad and Dnipro in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are under massive Geran-2 drone attacks. Dozens of drones are attacking them, meaning missiles may also hit targets there later on.

40 Gerans over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast right now.

Iskander threat from Taganrog, Rostov Oblast

Iskander launches