(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Are Russians close to a cauldron battle in Vovchansk? United Russia secretary has resigned; S-500 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-15 Is there a pincer movement of Ukrainian forces? en.wikipedia.org/… And then, Andrei Turchak has resigned. Windows? It seems to be all about a plant again like the battle for Asovsteel. en.wikipedia.org/… Instead, this time, Ukrainian forces got bailed out and the Russians got encircled. en.wikipedia.org/… www.yahoo.com/… Russians dig in near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast – Deep State www.yahoo.com/… Russian soldiers surrender after failed raid on chemical factory Dozens of Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian forces after a failed raid on a chemical factory in the northern town of Vovchansk, in the Kharkiv region. A video released by Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade on Wednesday shows Ukrainian soldiers taking at least 24 Russians as prisoners of war. The footage showed the Russian troops emerging from a trench with their hands raised above their heads. www.n-tv.de/… (translator) The Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region initially gets off to a great start, then comes to a standstill and could now have disastrous results. Reports on social media suggest that hundreds of Russians are surrounded in Vovchansk. Attempts at rescue have failed for days. The situation at the front near the megacity of Kharkiv is confusing. However, there are increasing signs that Ukrainian troops near Vovchansk have not only succeeded in stopping the Russian offensive. Apparently they are even capable of inflicting serious damage on the Russian invaders: there is talk of a cauldron and surrendering Russian soldiers. When the Russian troops opened another front in northeastern Ukraine in May, they initially made rapid progress, taking numerous villages around Kharkiv and advancing into the outskirts of the small town of Vovchansk. They also establish themselves in the former town of 19,000 inhabitants and take street after street under their control. If they completely captured Vovchansk, they would have a good base from which to advance into the surrounding region. Meanwhile, an Ukrainian drone strike near Rostov caused severe damage to the Russian SU-34 Fullback scheme Ukraine Strikes Blow To Russian Su-34 Fullback Base Satellite images obtained by The War Zone confirm that the Morosovsk Airfield in Russia, about 150 miles from the front lines, was hit by a Ukrainian attack. It's claimed that the operation was carried out via a mass drone attack. Ukrainian defense and intelligence units used at least 70 drones to strike the base Thursday, Ukrainian Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Intelligence Directorate, told us exclusively. www.yahoo.com/... www.yahoo.com/… United Russia party secretary resigns Andrei Turchak, secretary of United Russia, the country's ruling political party, submitted his resignation on June 15, according to the Russian state-controlled media outlet TASS. The move is regarded as a demotion initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who appointed Turchak earlier this month to serve as governor of the Altai Republic in southern Siberia. interestingengineering.com/… S-500: Russia deploys never-used-before air defense that responds in 4 secs With a response time of 4 seconds, the weapon is claimed to have capacity to engage low Earth orbit satellites. www.businessinsider.com/... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/15/2246900/-Are-Russians-close-to-a-cauldron-battle-in-Vovchansk?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/