A missile without warheads blew up the entire Ukrainian government building. This is not a military exercise, but a carefully designed psychological warfare.
(The Russian army launched missiles to attack Ukrainian government buildings, not for combat achievements but for deterrence)
1. Russia launched "air package" missiles and bombed the Ukrainian government building
Sometimes, the Russian military used a special "Iskander-K" cruise missile to send a chilling signal to Kiev. The strangest thing about this missile is that it does not carry an explosive warhead, and it accurately crashed into the wall of the Ukrainian Prime Minister's Office based on the impact of the engine alone.
The Russian side later admitted the attack, but emphasized meaningfully: this is not the Iranian-made "Shahd-136" suicide drone they often use, but the Russian army's own high-end missile.
The Russian army used warhead-free missiles to transmit at least three layers of information: First, our missiles can reach your office window; Second, this time it is a warning, and you won't be so polite next time; Third, even if you don't use explosive warheads, our conventional strikes are enough to cause major damage.
(The Russian army hit the ground and used conventional strikes to consume Ukrainian endurance)
This "point-to-end" deterrent method reminds people of the US military's missile strike on Syrian air bases in 2017. At that time, the US military specifically notified Russia in advance, giving Russia and Syria time to evacuate personnel and equipment, which not only demonstrated its strike capabilities, but also controlled the escalation of the situation. Now the Russian army seems to be playing similar games, but it is more directed to target Ukrainian top leaders.
2. 92 corpses are confirmed, and the agent war is confirmed
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a shocking list of casualties: five foreign mercenaries were shot dead on the Ukrainian battlefield. The list reads like a miniature UN roster—George Nardini of Italy, Orucov of Azerbaijan, Carlos of Brazil, and two Georgian fighters.
The information disclosed by the Russian Foreign Ministry’s unattended ambassador Miroshnik was even more amazing: a Ukrainian prisoner of war confessed that his troops actually included mercenaries from many countries such as Poland, Colombia, the United States, Germany, and Ireland. Data shows that since the outbreak of the conflict in 2022, at least 92 American mercenaries have died in the Ukrainian battlefield, and the actual number may be higher. The United States admitted that thousands of its own citizens had traveled to Ukraine to fight as mercenaries.
(Russia exposed that thousands of Americans "work" for the Ukrainian army)
Behind these numbers is a cruel reality: the living environment of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine is deteriorating drastically.
Compared with the early stages of the conflict, the Russian army's attack methods have now been upgraded to a suffocating level: overwhelming drone groups, precise FVP suicide traversal aircraft, a large number of shells from the north and Iran, and various missiles and gliding guided bombs, forming a nearly inescapable firepower network.
3. Trump interrupted the aid to Ukraine, which also cut off the hope of mercenaries
Behind the plummeting survival rate of mercenaries, there is another more realistic problem: money.
After the Trump administration stopped military aid, the Ukrainian army could not even guarantee the military pay of its own soldiers, let alone these foreign "mercenaries". Without a stable income, lack of necessary equipment renewal, and facing an increasingly dangerous situation - under this condition, a rational choice is naturally to get out as soon as possible.
(The number of foreign aids in the United States and the West, the number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine is dead and the number of fleeing)
According to frontline sources, the number of foreign mercenaries fled significantly in recent months, and some even disappeared from the entire establishment. After the news reached Putin's ears, he even issued a warning to increase the risk of the crisis. In his speech at Vladivostok, he made it clear that any country sends troops to Ukraine will be regarded as a legitimate target of attack.
The subtext of this sentence is clearest - whether it is a regular army or a mercenary, as long as it stands on the side of Ukraine, it is the target of the Russian army.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov went further, pointing out that some countries are "sending professional troops to Ukraine under the guise of mercenaries." If this allegation is true, it means that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is turning into a proxy war, and foreign mercenaries have become pawns in this dangerous game.
