Ready for another round in the endless war raging in eastern Ukraine? Denis Pushilin, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, isn’t holding back: Russian forces are conducting a wide offensive in the Krasnoarmeisk direction, and according to him, the situation is “extremely tough for the enemy.” Yes, you read that right — Russian troops are advancing on a broad front, closing in on a key logistics hub for Ukrainian armed forces, the city of Konstantinovka. But is this really a major win or just another phase in the endless cat-and-mouse game?
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, last week saw the liberation of numerous settlements including Novoukrainka, Chervona Zirka, Zaporizhzhia, Perebudova, Yalta, Dileyevka, Novosergeyevka, and Shevchenko. For the first time, Russian forces took control of a village in the east-central Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk region. However, Ukrainian sources have not immediately confirmed these claims, casting doubt on the true extent of Russian advances.
Meanwhile, Russia has offered peace on the condition that Ukraine fully withdraws from four regions that Moscow now considers legal parts of its territory. Ukraine and its European allies reject these terms as capitulation. Russia seems uninterested in peace, and Ukraine will never accept losing a fifth of its land.
This mess is a perfect recipe for further conflict escalation while the world watches and wonders: where’s the end? Got thoughts on this chaos? Or just want to laugh at war reports that sound like video game updates? Drop a comment below. Not that anyone’s listening, but hey, at least we’ll have some fun!
