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2naSalit

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Mon Jun 15, 2026, 03:12 PM 13 hrs ago

DON'T LOOK AWAY. - Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦



Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine with 611 drones and 70 missiles, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and other regions. The video breaks down the numbers, including the high drone interception rate, the weaker ballistic missile interception rate, and the predicted missile buildup that pointed toward a strike of roughly this size. The attack damaged cultural sites including the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, the Dovzhenko Film Studio, the Mystetskyi Arsenal, the Kharkiv art museum, residential neighborhoods, and other locations.

The update also explains why the strike fits Russia's broader problem: Moscow is struggling on the battlefield and under pressure from Ukrainian long-range strikes, so it uses mass attacks to project strength and terrorize civilians.
00:00 Russia Launches a Massive Overnight Strike
00:22 The 681 Missiles and Drones Breakdown
01:56 Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Other Regions Hit
02:30 Russia Targets Ukrainian Culture
03:48 Zelensky Calls for a G7 Response
05:16 Missiles Over Kyiv and Families in Shelters
06:29 Lavra, Kharkiv Rescuers, and Double-Tap Strikes
07:23 Civilian Targets Versus Ukraine's Refinery Strikes
08:18 Ukraine Strikes Back Inside Russia
08:47 Port Kavkaz, Kerch, and Crimea's Isolation
10:08 Yaroslavl Depot Fire Keeps Burning
10:40 Battlefield Losses and Strike Ratios
12:35 Chonhar, Arabat, and Novoazovsk Bridges Hit
13:20 Pipeline Training and the Rescuer Memorial
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