Russia Shifts to Air Interdiction in Donetsk as Zelensky Reshuffles Security Leadership
Russian forces are replicating a 2025 battlefield air interdiction campaign to isolate Ukrainian logistics in the Donetsk Fortress Belt, specifically targeting Slovyansk and Kramatorsk. While Russian ground advances remain slow, they are intensifying glide bomb strikes and drone attacks on bridges and railways. President Zelensky appointed Rustem Umerov as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service and dismissed the US ambassador. Ukrainian forces continue deep strikes on Russian energy and logistics hubs, including Wildberries warehouses and oil refineries, while DeepState analysts report a net Russian territorial gain of 36 square kilometers in July.