I’ve said this before…..
The Iran War seems to have helped Ukraine ….
Not having Trump breathing down their neck ….
Obán gone….
Ukraine drone technology advances…
A deteriorating Russian Economy…
And Russian’s getting tired…
NOT Ukrainan’s…
Ukrainian investigators are examining whether a terrorist attack in Kyiv was directed by Moscow after a man shot dead six people on Saturday before he was killed by police.
The gunman, 58, opened fire on passersby before barricading himself in a supermarket and taking hostages. Detectives sealed off the area in the Holosiivskyi district and tried to negotiate with him. He refused and was killed after a 40-minute standoff.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking in his nightly video address, said police and the security services were trying to establish a motive for the “tragic” attack. About 14 people were injured, including a 12-year-old boy, he said.
“He took hostages and unfortunately, killed one of them,” Zelenskyy added. “He shot dead four more people right on the street, and one woman passed away in hospital after being seriously wounded. My condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.”
Local media named the perpetrator as Dmytro Vasylchenkov, a Ukrainian citizen who was born in Moscow. He had previously lived in the Russian city of Ryazan and was a longtime resident of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region. He had a criminal record, Zelenskyy said.
According to a leaked Russian database, Vasylchenkov had multiple Russian bank accounts until at least 2021 and a Russian phone number. He travelled several times to Russia in 2016.
Reports said he posted anti-Ukrainian and antisemitic content on social media and denied Ukraine’s right to exist as a country. He also fantasised about “cleansing” society using Hitler’s methods and regretted that Russia’s capture of Bakhmut in 2023 did not happen sooner.
It is unclear what, if any, contact he may have had with Russia. Kremlin operatives have recruited more than 800 Ukrainians over the past two years, many of them teenagers, to carry out attacks on critical infrastructure and draft offices. The goal, officials say, is to spread uncertainty, fear and distrust.
Shootings of this nature are extremely rare in Ukraine….
ISW….Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2026
- Officials in Russian regions that the Kremlin has historically sought to shield from the effects of the war in Ukraine are beginning to acknowledge the impacts of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes in the Russian rear.
- Russian state polls are acknowledging growing societal discontent with Russian President Vladimir Putin against the backdrop of mounting war sacrifices and an unpopular censorship campaign.
- Russian seaborne oil exports have reportedly fallen following an escalation in Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure and ports.
- Ukrainian forces reportedly successfully operated a Sting interceptor drone at a range of 2,000 kilometers amid continued technical innovations to combat Russia’s long-range drone campaign.
- Ukraine continues to conclude joint production agreements with German defense industrial companies to support Ukraine’s air defense capabilities by expanding joint production efforts.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Slovyansk and in the Dobropillya tactical area.
- Russian forces launched 172 long-range drones and one missile against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces continued their strike campaign against military assets in Russian border oblasts…..
Daily Kos grunt Report for Today….
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