Within a few days, the Ukrainian government received three major bad news in succession: the Russian Air Force destroyed more than 100 "Haimas" rockets aided by the United States, and the second largest power station in the country was taken over by the Russian army, while also losing control of the waters of the Azov Sea and the northwestern Black Sea, and the Ukrainian army had little hope of counterattacking.
According to the data reported by the Russian military on July 27, the Russian army recently destroyed more than 100 "Haimas" multiple rocket artillery ammunition in an air raid on an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, and at the same time, more than 120 guards responsible for guarding the ammunition depot and European and American technicians were killed on the spot. On the same day, the Russian army also destroyed 8 ammunition depots in the Doneesk region, Zaporizhia region and Nikolaev region. It can be seen that with the continuous development of the war, the more Russia fights the clearer the thinking, the Russian military attaches more and more importance to the collection of Ukrainian battlefield intelligence, under the precision strike of Russian missiles, the effect of air strikes is getting better and better with the naked eye.
Not only that, but on July 27, advisers to the Ukrainian president confirmed that Russian troops had taken over Ukraine's second largest power plant. According to media reports, the Uglegorsk coal-fired power plant in northeastern Donetsk was built during the Soviet era and is a very important power generation facility in Ukraine. If the Russian military's control of the power plant is called a major strategic progress, it is also a major loss for Ukraine. Despite this, Ukrainian government personnel also said very "hard-mouthed" that this is only a "small tactical advantage" for Russia. It would be tempting to ask the adviser to Ukrainian President Zelenskiy whether Russia's small tactical advantage will in the future become a source of paralysis of Ukraine's domestic power grid. However, for the Ukrainian government, the bad news does not stop there.
According to media reports, osipov, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, said on July 28 that the warships and aviation of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have destroyed important facilities on the Ukrainian side, and at present, the Russian Navy has taken control of the waters of the Sea of Azov and the northwestern Black Sea. For Ukraine, it is necessary to defend the port of Odessa, otherwise according to this trend, the Russian army will soon occupy almost all of Ukraine's sea outlets, and the assumption that Ukraine has been said to be completely reduced to a "landlocked country" will become a reality. Judging from the timeline, Ukraine has received three major bad news in just a few days, which is undoubtedly a major blow to the overall strategy of the Ukrainian government.
On the one hand, Ukraine's military decline has been unabashedly displayed in front of the world by the Russian side, and I am afraid that even the West cannot pretend to be invisible. The possible direct consequence of this may be that the West will be more cautious in providing assistance to Ukraine, after all, before, the Russian side has repeatedly warned the West not to provide military assistance to Ukraine, and the West has turned a deaf ear, so it is blamed on Russia for disregarding "international morality", and the losses caused by the West should be responsible for themselves.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian government has been clamoring for retaliation against the Russian army until now, claiming that it will launch a full-scale counteroffensive. Under the continuous blows of these bad news, Ukraine actually does not have the strength to launch a full-scale counteroffensive against the Russian army. Facts have proved that it is not easy for the current Ukrainian army to resist the Russian offensive in local areas, and this kind of "delayed defense" also relies heavily on advanced weapons and equipment provided by the West.
Overall, the Russian army made progress on the battlefield almost every day, and correspondingly, the Ukrainian army was deteriorating in response to the situation on the battlefield. Therefore, many times the propaganda of public opinion cannot overshadow the reality, even if the West and the Ukrainian government want to exaggerate the achievements of the Ukrainian army in the international arena, but with the advancement of the war, the disadvantages of the Ukrainian army will become more and more obvious, and one day, the truth of the matter will be presented to the people as it is, and at that time, even the West itself may have to admit that the general trend has gone. The slogan they shout about "Ukraine must win" can only become a ridiculous slogan. The Ukrainian army's counter-offensive is hopeless, so it is better to discuss with the West how to end this conflict with dignity, return the former homeland of the Ukrainian people, and restore a peaceful situation in the world.