Exclusive Drone Footage Reveals Devastation in Ukraine's Ocheretyne! Russian Forces Gain Ground as Conflict Intensifies!

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The village of Ocheretyne in Ukraine has faced significant damage due to ongoing conflict, as depicted in drone footage obtained by The Associated Press. Situated in the Donetsk region, the village has become a focal point for Russian forces, who are advancing in the area and engaging Kyiv’s depleted forces with artillery, drones, and bombs. Although the Ukrainian military has acknowledged that the Russians have established a presence in Ocheretyne, they maintain that fighting is ongoing.

The footage reveals a deserted village, with no signs of life, and the buildings in Ocheretyne bear the scars of the conflict. Most structures, including houses, apartment blocks, and other buildings, appear severely damaged, reduced to rubble. Even a factory on the outskirts has suffered extensive damage, with smoke rising from several structures and fires burning in at least two buildings.

In other parts of Ukraine, particularly in Kharkiv, the second-largest city, Russia has intensified its attacks, aiming to cripple the region’s energy infrastructure and instill fear in its 1.3 million residents. Overnight, Russian forces struck Kharkiv with exploding drones, resulting in four injuries, including a 13-year-old, who were hurt by falling debris. A civilian building was also damaged and set ablaze during the attack.

The assaults on Kharkiv have been relentless, with residential buildings sustaining damage and fires breaking out. Tragically, an 82-year-old woman lost her life, and two men were injured in the bombings. Ukraine’s military reported that Russian forces launched 13 Shahed drones at the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, all of which were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses.

Additionally, the overnight strikes damaged an electrical substation in the Dnipropetrovsk region, briefly cutting off power to households and businesses. Falling drone debris also damaged critical infrastructure and three private houses, one of which caught fire, necessitating the hospitalization of a man and a woman.

In a separate incident, Russia claimed to have shot down four U.S.-provided long-range ATACMS missiles over the Crimean Peninsula, which it illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. These missiles, recently acquired by Ukraine, have nearly doubled its striking distance, allowing it to target Russian-held areas more effectively.

Moreover, a Ukrainian drone reportedly damaged telecommunications infrastructure on the outskirts of Belgorod, a Russian city near the Ukrainian border, though specific details about the site were not disclosed.