Day 6. The Ukrainian front has irretrievably collapsed.
The Russian army is bypassing the major urban centres, leaving them in the hands of Zelensky's pro-NATO units, to strike in depth.
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The main facts of the day:
- Zelensky's pro-NATO troops are unable to take the strategic initiative and are retreating or being overrun everywhere
- The Russian army has established its air superiority over the whole of Ukraine
- The Russian strategic north/south pincer is rapidly closing
- The siege of Kiev is accelerating
- The Russian army is now deep in western Ukraine, in the centre of the country (Vinnitsa region), on the left bank of the Dnieper
- With the imminent fall of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, the Russians are about to create a continuous front from Kiev to Kherson
- All Ukrainian units in the Donbass are subject to a major encirclement manoeuvre in their rear (through Poltava - Dnepro in the north, through Zaporizhia in the south), the aim of which is to destroy all Ukrainian forces in the eastern half of the country
Northern axis (Kiev / Chernihiv)
A massive quantity of equipment from Belarus is transported by the Russian army around Kiev.
A convoy more than 60 kilometres long heading towards the capital was photographed by Western satellites.
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The Russian army has not launched a massive frontal assault on the capital so far, contenting itself with testing the enemy's position with scouts.
Further north, in Chernihiv, the last elements of pro-NATO troops are being methodically annihilated.
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Eastern axis (Sumy / Kharkov)
The city of Kharkov is surrounded, fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the city.
A recruitment centre was destroyed by a Russian raid.
Eastern axis (Donbass)
A Russian breakthrough north of Luhansk has taken place, the junction in the west with the Russian forces in Crimea is achieved.
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Southern axis (Odessa / Mariupol)
Movement towards the Donbass
The junction of Donbass and Crimea is achieved.
The port of Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, is surrounded by the Russian army and its capture is announced for today, but it could take another day.
An explosion on the city's perimeter.
Movement towards Odessa
The city of Kherson is completely surrounded.
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