80 DRONES OVER MOSCOW: Putin strips air defenses, Tyumen ablaze 3,000 km away

Watch right now on the Front News Project. Chaos in Moscow. Dozens of explosions. Military facilities are burning. Getting closer to the Kremlin. Closer and closer. A real collapse in Crimea. The enemy's oil facilities are destroyed. There's no gasoline and there won't be any anymore. And also Zelensky has issued an ultimatum to Lukashenko. The Belarusian dictator will answer for everything. Fiery, hot and blazing. Watch frontline footage right now. Greetings, Vladimir Rabchin here, and let's get straight to the main topic. A real collapse in Crimea. There, the Ukrainian armed forces are destroying enemy military and fuel infrastructure. As a result, there is no gasoline. Its sale has been completely stopped. And most importantly, almost all transport arteries connecting the peninsula with Russia have been cut. Tourist season? Yeah, what tourist season could there be now? Something unimaginable is happening in Crimea right now. Here are the details. One is burning up ahead and another one too. Just so you understand, guys, is there any point in going there? Is it worth it to go? Without electricity, food or gasoline, the tourist season in Crimea is in full swing. Here we are now on the beach. That was really relaxing. I honestly think we're done relaxing, so should we go now? Russia is rapidly losing control over the peninsula. With each passing day, the occupation authorities are introducing new restrictions. As a result, now fuel isn't even sold with ration carts. Gasoline is only given to official vehicles. Yes, and even then, not for everyone. We are seeing various public announcements. Or many people are currently warning that owners of Zhiguli cars should exercise extreme caution, because incidents of gasoline theft have significantly increased. Following gasoline and electricity, food is starting to disappear from stores on the peninsula. And where food is still available, strict limits are being imposed. Look, flour, one item per person. Cool. You can only take one bag of flour. A separate story began at the start of the week with hotels and children's camps. The latter simply decided to close. We already have our suitcase packed and bought some treats. Tomorrow at 8.30, we were supposed to get on the bus and go. And then at 8 in the evening, they call and say there was an emergency meeting and they decided to cancel all the sessions. When we talk about the international camp Artek, they canceled the sessions. So in this way, they've already started taking action to avoid overloading Crimea, to prevent a new influx of people into Crimea itself. Those who managed to leave for this deadly dangerous vacation were much less fortunate. Buses full of children are driving around the peninsula, not knowing. You must take the necessary time to carefully decide exactly where to put them. At the same time, you should be thinking about accessibility and ease of reach, while also considering how to best organize your space for maximum efficiency, long-term convenience and maintaining a tidy environment. Some continue to head to Crimea. Others have already had enough of their vacation and are looking for ways to escape from there. Right now, there is a collapse at the railway station in the city of Simferopol. According to reports, thousands of people have already gathered there. Thousands of tourists who were supposed to be taken out by buses to Kerch. From Kerch, accordingly, they were then supposed to be transported by train. But I personally think this is mainly because the Kerch bridge is currently closed. And accordingly, there is also a significant problem with the fuel needed for transporting people all the way to Kerch. Fuel is scarce. To the station. This is not a station. We're not at the station at all. We have no idea where we are standing. Just among rocks. This is just a mess. God, why am I here? A fair question, and it seems even the occupiers themselves are starting to wonder about it. So locals report that many of the guests are being sent back across the border to their families, planning to escape themselves afterwards. At the same time, ordinary Russians who have moved to the peninsula are not being warned that they need to leave. As I suggested earlier, only adults, strong people, children and the elderly can leave on inflatable boats. They won't make it to Annapurna on inflatable boats. And what will they do next? It's completely unclear what these two and a half million people who are there will do. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian armed forces continue to systematically destroy Crimea's infrastructure. One of the targets of the recent attack on the peninsula was the port in Kerch, which Russian forces actively use for their logistics and to supply the southern direction of the front. After the strike, damage was recorded at the facility, indicating a successful hit on the infrastructure. After the attack on Kerch, it was also reported that three car ferries caught fire. The ferry Panagia at the Kerch crossing in the Temiryug district of Russia's Krasnodar region was also attacked. And it's only going to get worse. And what we are leaving there, as long as the so-called Crimean bridge like RT connects Crimea to the mainland, from this side, it's a signal that we will leave as soon as possible. Because soon the shelling of the so-called Crimean bridge will begin. I see that it's only a matter of time. And the Russians have less and less time left. Many analysts, taking into account the current intensity of strikes on Crimea, predict that this summer season will not end. Putin's so-called legitimate construction in the Black Sea will not survive. It's time to analyze the operational situation on the blazing Pokrovsk front line. There are extremely fierce battles there. The defense forces have repelled 21 Russian assaults in the areas of Novoaleksandrovka, Grishino, Rodinskoye, Kotlino and Udakhnoye, as well as near Novi Donbas, Bilecki, Shevchenko and Novopavlovka. And here's another thing. Moscow is under drone attack. The Russians are reporting dozens of UAVs. At the same time, the Kremlin has ordered the deployment of Pantsir air defense missile systems on the roofs of residential high-rises, turning them into legitimate military targets. How very Putin-like this all is. Details in the exclusive report from our journalist. A record number of drones over Moscow. And Putin, it seems, is already starting to get scared. According to mayor Sergey Sobyanin, the attack lasted from 3 to 10 a.m. on June 22nd. 80 drones were shot down as they approached the city. But this situation is no longer an isolated incident. This is the third mass attack in the last five days. Similar raids were recorded earlier on June 18th and 19th. Due to the morning activity of unidentified drones, Moscow airports once again had to adjust their schedules and cancel a number of flights. Many frustrated passengers have unfortunately been delayed for several hours now. On flights 51 through 97. While the mayor of Moscow was, as usual, reporting the successful downing of all targets, the general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine confirmed it. The Dubna Space Communication Center in the Moscow region was hit where large-scale smoke is now being observed. Essentially, the largest space teleport in Russia was struck, which directly controls the Kremlin's military satellite group and provides secure channels for government special communications. At this time, the Russian authorities are not commenting on the results of the Ukrainian drone attacks. However, there are corresponding videos with objective data of the Ukrainian UAV strike and the complete failure of the Russian air defense system. At first, Ukraine's defense forces were probing the capabilities of Russian air defense. And now we are talking about the comprehensive nature of the attacks on Moscow and the region. Meanwhile, some Russians on social media are already making ironic comments. Supposedly, the Moscow region is not Moscow and it's still far from the capital. But in reality, the authorities are tightening security measures and air defense systems are being installed right above people's heads. There's an air defense system on the bridge, which is on wheels. They've closed the road to the bridge and here a gardener is standing guard. Basically, it's standing up there. They've closed off the whole bridge so it can stand there and protect us. But how much this air defense actually protects Muscovites themselves is still unclear. After all, it's positioned near the Moscow oil refinery and a shopping center. But no matter how many UAVs fly toward the capital, one thing is important. Putin is already starting to get scared and is preparing for more. This is first and foremost the reaction of the Russian dictator himself. I should note that after the events of May 9th, specifically the president's permission to hold the parade on Red Square, the Russian dictator loudly declared that the fourth ring of air defense was being created around Moscow and the Moscow region, which would eliminate any possibility, not even a theoretical possibility of Ukrainian drones striking legitimate military targets in Moscow. And it turned out that the Russian air defense in the Moscow region is absolutely ineffective. Another important point is that the attack on Moscow may not be the only objective. As reported, when additional defense systems are brought into the capital, the regions from which they are taken may see their protection weakened. This is exactly what the Ukrainian side exploited, playing on the fears of the Russian dictator, to create four rings of air defense around Moscow and the Moscow region. Russia was forced to pull all available assets, even from the defense of Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region. We witnessed spectacular strikes on the port infrastructure of the Leningrad region, Ust-Luga-Primorsk, and accordingly the strike on the oil refinery in Kirishi. But is the situation really becoming so critical that even the air defenses already in the capital can't save Putin? Ukrainian drones are equipped with Starlinks, and this makes them practically invulnerable to the Russian air defense system. Secondly, the Russian air defense system is absolutely imperfect. Imperfect? Even the strike by the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system on an oil refinery in Moscow became the clearest evidence that the declared technical and tactical specifications do not match reality. In the near future, Russian air defense will face the issue that there will be nothing left to shoot down Ukrainian drones with. But the most important announcement comes from the mayor of Moscow himself, who warned Russians on his telegram channel that Moscow will burn. Do they really know something? In a nervous attempt to protect his own life and the Kremlin, Putin is urgently pulling the remaining air defense systems from all over the country to Moscow. The Russian dictator couldn't care less that, for the safety of his own bunker, other regions of Russia are left completely exposed and defenseless, ahead of new strikes. But will this save Moscow itself from inevitable retribution? And should Russians expect a truly hot summer in the coming months? There is already pressure from the Ukrainian side, as well as improvements in the tactical and technical characteristics of strike systems up to 3000 kilometers. And that covers practically the entire territory of the Russian Federation. And most importantly, the Ukrainian side has scaled up strikes on the occupier's territory using up to 300 drone hedgehogs. Accordingly, the Russian Federation is in for a hot summer, both literally and figuratively. Meanwhile, Ukrainian flamingos have flown into Voronezh. A military factory is on fire, which produces parts for Russian missiles and air defense systems. In short, the drones weren't shot down. That's bad. That's the factory where my brother used to work. On June 19th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued an ultimatum to the Belarusian dictator Lukashenko and gave him a week to comply. But let's take it step by step. Zelensky stated that if Lukashenko does not stop the operation of relay stations on Belarusian territory, which are used to adjust Russian drone attacks on Ukraine, then in a week, Ukrainians will do it themselves. Zelensky believes that Russia will continue to push Lukashenko into this war, but Ukraine will respond. No need for extra words. He has relay stations installed on his towers. Russian, Belarusian, what difference does it make to us? Along the two regions bordering Ukraine, there is equipment that adjusts fire on the Ukrainian population, specifically on the population. Let him turn off this equipment. I think a week is enough time to do this. Why do I say a week? Because right now, every day, our civilians are dying because of this. Children are being wounded. If he doesn't do it, we will. We're talking about repeaters on Belarusian territory through which Russian operators control their drones entering Ukrainian territory. These devices allow the drones to adjust their course in real time, increasing the accuracy of strikes on civilian targets. They can control them in real time at a range of 150 to 200 kilometers. That's exactly why our regions are coming under these attacks, although we shoot down most of the drones. Everyone has noticed this peculiar route that the Russians have built near the border with Belarus for Russian Shahids, which allows them to reach the western regions of Ukraine. And something needs to be done about this because it creates huge risks and threats for Ukraine. Experts are certain that Lukashenko most likely knows about the existence of these relays, although he may pretend that he's unaware of them, just like before when he claimed he didn't know that Russia would invade Ukraine and do so through Belarusian territory. Lukashenko is behaving like a completely terrified old man. That is, it's obvious that since he is surrounded on all sides by Russian agents who are keeping a very tight grip on him, he is forced to constantly demonstrate loyalty to Putin, who is clearly demanding that he open a second front against Ukraine. He does not want to open this front. The reason, once again, was reminded by the president of Ukraine. These are the very same oil refineries that are used to supply the Russian army, among others. But at the same time, it's clear that the pressure is increasing. By the way, on the eve of this whole story with the relay stations on June 16th, Lukashenko apologized to Zelensky for his previous harsh statements and assured him that there would be no military actions from Belarus to be expected. As for the criticism of Zelensky, well, maybe I went a bit too far somewhere, but it was a response to his. Those statements were off target. Yes, we have 500 targets. Yes, we know where Lukashenko is located. I kept silent, but when they started threatening me, I was forced to respond. If Vladimir Alexandrovich was offended, I apologized to him for those words. Maybe I shouldn't have, considering that he is, after all, at war. Maybe I shouldn't have spoken so harshly about it. All the more so, he understands perfectly well, let me emphasize once again, that from Belarus, and especially from me, there is no reason to expect any military action. A few days later, Zelensky stated that after his recent public statement about the need to dismantle the retransmitters, there was no reaction from Minsk. I have no reaction at all. I thought maybe something was conveyed to you privately, but I'm not really interested in their private words. In addition, Zelensky stated that Lukashenko's apologies are worthless and once again demanded real action from Belarus. According to Zelensky, Ukrainian intelligence has identified four retransmitters in Belarus, in the Gomel and Brest regions. This equipment helps Russia carry out strikes on the Zhitomir, Rivne and Volyn regions. His apology, excuse me, he can keep it to himself. It hasn't worked since the very first day of the war. Zelensky noted that Kyiv had been discreetly sending relevant signals to Minsk for a long time through intelligence, the security service and other communication channels, and repeatedly demanded that Belarus stop assisting Russian drones, which, thanks to the relays, are able to carry out more precise strikes on Ukrainian cities. Lukashenko received this information. Lukashenko must demonstrate de-escalation not just in words, but in actions. I explained this to him, a demonstration of concrete steps. Step number one, no technical support for the relays. Turn it off, remove it and show us that it has been removed. But now the demands on Minsk are expanding. Zelensky noted that Ukraine is aware of every factory in Belarus that is working for Russia and this war. According to him, just from January to May, gasoline supplies from Belarus to Russia increased 13-fold compared to the same period last year, and diesel supplies tripled. Zelensky called Lukashenko the main supplier or one of the main suppliers for the Russian army. Such assistance allows Russia to adapt to the pressure and does not bring peace any closer. Therefore, Belarus must demonstrate in practice that it is truly against the war. The ultimatum expires on June 26. According to Z2N correspondents, Belarus jammed Russian operator MTS after Zelensky's threats. But so far, there is no official confirmation of this. And for Ukraine, it's a constant, permanent threat that won't disappear as long as a pro-Russian regime exists there. That's why I suspect this game will be a long one. Now, let's analyze the operational situation on the Lyman direction of the front. There, the enemy tried 24 times to break through our defenses, attacking in the areas of the settlements of Novoselivka, Yampol, Ozernoye, Lyman, Olkivka and Drobyshevo. Meanwhile, in Russia itself, forced mobilization is in full swing. In Penza and other cities, people are already being grabbed right off the streets and sent to the front. Putin still doesn't have enough cannon fodder since the armed forces are doing an excellent job with eliminating the new influxes of enemy manpower. Want more details? Here they are. In Penza and the region, they have started rounding up men of conscription age. Police and military commissars in black vans are conducting mass raids and these raids in the region are widespread. At the same time, there isn't a single mention of this in the local media. There they are, those fuckers, damn it. The vans have already arrived, they've taken someone away. Send this to everyone so everyone knows what's happening in Kamenka. There's also a black minibus driving around with seven people inside. They're also collecting their quota. The order came in that 700 people need to be taken from Kamenka. Those who are detained are beaten and forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. Here's one of the cases. Women are standing by the bus near the military enlistment office, trying to rescue the men who were forced to sign contracts. You are clearly beating them right now. We all know that you have beaten them, isn't that right? Relatives claim that detainees are forced to sign contracts and those who refuse are beaten and pressured to within an inch of their lives. Officially, the authorities only speak about raids to identify citizens who have not registered for military service. What is happening in Penza may have surprised us yesterday, probably mainly because of its scale. But it should be noted that this is a kind of new practice by the Russian authorities. They find men with certain vulnerabilities, take them to the military enlistment office and then start pressuring them to sign a contract. Military enlistment office employees in Penza, they drive around the city in black minivans and literally abduct citizens to send them to the front. Russian propaganda constantly tried to frighten people with the horrors of forced mobilization in Ukraine. However, for some reason it remains conspicuously silent about busification in Russia. Such forceful detentions of men in the region have been going on for almost a month now. But no one files any complaints about abuse of power with the police. Not a single criminal case has been opened in the Penza region based on reports from relatives who say their family members have been abducted illegally. No criminal cases have been initiated against those who under torture, threats and psychological pressure signed contracts to serve in the special military operation. In the Volgograd region, local officials were gathered for so-called training on conducting mass mobilization. Representatives of mobilization structures from the southern federal district were brought to these gatherings. Officially, the authorities say this is routine preparation in peacetime conditions. But it seems that the officials in the Volgograd region will act following the example of their colleagues from Penza, rounding up men who have problems and pressuring them into signing contracts. Guys, tell me, did everyone sign the contract voluntarily? Were you... Kept behind. Please tell me, were you kept behind or were you beaten? These men also, either they have fines or they have debts, or they're picked up on the street while intoxicated or they're caught, for example, though this is rarer when someone is driving under the influence. There's some vulnerability they can latch onto and that's it, they won't let the These may not yet be widespread cases across all of Russia, but they are definitely new practices. In the fifth year of the war, the Kremlin simply started packing up its citizens without asking, forcing them to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense and go die in Ukraine. And after all, we are talking about a country whose citizens are the aggressors, yet they are forced to defend themselves. It seems that Penza is just the beginning. The southern Slobozhansky front direction, let's be honest, this is yet another sacred goal for Putin and his cronies. Accordingly, the situation there is extremely tense. The enemy attacked the positions of our units 13 times in the direction of Izbitsk, Lyman, Starytsia and Bovchansk. Very bad news for Putin. The United Kingdom is developing long-range missiles specifically for the armed forces of Ukraine. And Ukrainian engineers have created UAVs capable of carrying a warhead over a distance of 3,000 kilometers. There will be more and more successful deep strikes on military and energy targets within the terrorist state's territory every day. More and more details in our report. 3,000 kilometers is no longer a problem. Ukrainian engineers have modified their drones. And today, these drones are capable of reaching almost any corner of Russia covering two-thirds of the aggressor country's territory. This innovation was announced by Volodymyr Zelensky himself commenting on the strikes against the Tyumen oil refinery. A region that until recently was considered absolutely safe in Russia. Absolutely safe. Our long-range sanctions have reached the Tyumen region in Russia. This is also oil refining. More than 2,000 kilometers from our national border. Effectively, the new modernized drones performed well. Now they can reach targets at a distance of 3,000 kilometers. I am grateful to the Firepoint engineers. These are completely justified responses to Russian strikes against our state. The plan for Ukrainian long-range sanctions is being carried out. Now, according to experts, the list of targets in the Russian rear available to defense forces has significantly expanded. Along with oil refineries and defense industry facilities, there may be targets under threat that could completely change the entire nature of the war. The first component in the first row, the very first, of course, should be the targets themselves. These are the ones that are currently causing us problems. We see that they are launching Iskanders, both ballistic and cruise missiles, or aircraft from airfields 800 to 1,400 kilometers away. These are direct targets. That's where we need to strike every day, relentlessly, so they can't launch anything. At the same time, Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine continues its own middle strike missions. In particular, the day before, our special forces distinguished themselves. The SBU, GUAR, and SSO struck on both sides of the Crimean bridge and at the same time destroyed a fresh fuel shipment to the peninsula at the Kerch ports. To completely close off, like all territories of the mainland, this means Mariupol, Zaporizhia, Kirsun, and accordingly, all bridges and ferry crossings, including those from Kerch. These strikes are essentially creating conditions for the isolation of Crimea. And then to strike. As it became known, during this attack, military logistics were also successfully hit, as well as four radar stations from S-400 systems and two panzer systems. Currently in Crimea, air defense systems are being destroyed, as I understand it, at a rate that is an order of magnitude higher than the Russians' ability, even with all their efforts to replenish this very air defense system. This is obviously being done to intensify strikes on Crimea and, as stated, to turn it into a true island for the Russians. I'm scared. And you actually know exactly what kind of missile it was? At the same time, the Ukrainian armed forces will soon have even more means for such strikes. Britain has developed long-range and inexpensive missiles for Ukraine, which will soon arrive here for testing. This was reported by Bloomberg. It is assumed that the new weapons will be less accurate and destructive than the Storm Shadow or Scalp, but they will cost about half as much. And, importantly, they will not contain any American components, which means there's no need to consult with Washington before using them or to plead with Trump. European NATO countries have decided that they really need to have weapons that will actually work without them. What if tomorrow he says something else? Or I've changed my mind. To be completely honest with you, I have actually found myself falling in love with Putin all over again. And because of that, I really don't want any of my wonderful high-tech American weapons to be heading toward Russia right now. So we can't give anything to Ukraine. And you, please, just wait over there as well. The warhead of the new missile will contain approximately 225 kilograms of explosives. Its range is over 500 kilometers. And the Ukrainian armed forces have no shortage of targets for such weapons. There are plenty of them. That's all for today, but very soon on Front News, there will be new, unique reports from our journalists in the hottest spots of the war, gathered so that you know the truth. This was Volodymyr Rabchin with you. Take care of yourselves and your loved ones.