"Russia has no chance". Ukrainians talk about a "new chapter in the war"
Kyiv has announced a "new chapter of the war". Volodymyr Zelensky's advisor emphasized that "there are no longer safe places for Russian troops within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine".
12:27 PM EDT, October 18, 2023
"No matter how many times occupied territories are written into the Russian constitution for the purpose of 'preserving heritage' under the threat of palace coups, Moscow will ultimately have to recognize the conditions prevailing in the field." - wrote on his channel in the Telegram application, the advisor to the President of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podoliak.
"There are no longer safe places for Russian troops within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine" - he emphasized.
The official emphasized that "The Kremlin has no chance of taking over and retaining the south of Ukraine, Crimea, and the Black Sea Fleet".
- The clock is already ticking backwards. The oil and gas needle still delays the end. But that has long been inevitable - he added.
Operation "Dragonfly". Ukrainians in action
The Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Ukrainian army have reported that from Monday night to Tuesday, they carried out a successful "Dragonfly" operation. The defenders struck the Russian airports near the occupied Lugansk and Berdyansk.
The result of the Ukrainian attacks is "dozens of killed and wounded", and bodies of Russian soldiers are still being extradited from the ruins - announced in a statement on Telegram.
The SSO announced that they had destroyed: nine helicopters of various modifications, specialized equipment at airports, an air defense system launcher, an ammunition warehouse, and had damaged airport runways.