Day 455: May 24When it comes to the Belgorod region, today, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps declared that all goals of their special operation were achieved, and they returned back to the base on Ukrainian territory. Soon, the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Denis White Rex, gave an interview and elaborated on everything that happened. The most important objective that these forces managed to achieve is force Russians to relocate their troops from the front. By the end of the second day, the insurgent forces started facing elements of unspecified Motorized Rifle detachments, which is why they promptly withdrew from the Belgorod region. The Motorized Rifle elements will not return to the front and will continue to stay in Belgorod because the threat of such attacks remains. In order to force Russians to relocate even more troops, Ukrainians started destroying Russian forces in the Belgorod region with drone attacks. And this is not surprising because Ukrainian reconnaissance could observe in real time how and where Russians are deploying their forces in response to this crisis. The strikes will likely continue to intensify, and the accumulated losses of personnel with likely prompt Russians to redeploy even more troops. But this is not the biggest strike that Russians have been facing recently. As you remember, Russians are redeploying their forces from the south to the north not only because of the situation in Belgorod but also because of the falling apart flanks in Bakhmut. And on top of the falling apart flanks, the Wagner Group is planning to leave Bakhmut in a few days, which further necessitates filling the void. Such a massive movement of troops is a perfect opportunity for precision strikes. Today Ukrainians conducted a powerful HIMARS strike on the Russian objects in Khartsyzk. Local residents reported hearing multiple explosions, and Russian sources reported that Ukrainians targeted areas of DPR forces concentrations. And this is a very interesting detail because the Russian High Command reportedly decided to substitute Wagner forces in Bakhmut with the DPR forces, so it looks like Ukrainians managed to catch them on the move. Two days ago, Ukrainians also used their newest weapon and conducted a Storm Shadow missile strike on Berdyansk. The target of the strike became military facilities next to the airfield, and the missile reportedly successfully reached its predetermined destination. Some Russian military analysts quickly connected the dots with the recent strike on similar facilities next to the airfield in Mariupol and concluded that Ukrainians are planning to eliminate the most capable pilots in the Russian army. The continuation of such strikes, in combination with the recently announced supplies of F-16 fighter jets, could mean that Ukrainians can achieve air superiority, especially if they narrowly concentrate on a particular front. Another potent strike happened near Donetsk. Local residents reported that Ukrainians conducted multiple attacks on warehouses in different parts of the city and on the fourth attempt, managed to destroy an ammunition depot that the DPR forces made on the territory of an auto center. Lastly, a fierce strike happened in the Kherson region. Several days ago, various sources reported about the relocation of unspecified detachments of Chechen forces. The information was once again leaked because a Chechen fighter was carelessly using social media. According to the unconfirmed reports, prior to the strike, around 100 troops arrived in Oleshky on 8 trucks, 5 cars, and 9 armored fighting vehicles, which were likely the targets of the strike.Overall, Ukrainians continue destabilizing the situation on various parts of the front line by using the most versatile tactics, such as sabotage and reconnaissance activities in the north, successful counterattacks in the east, and precision strikes on command centers in the south. By losing the initiative, Russian forces caught themselves in a position where they are reacting to the developments put in motion by Ukrainians, while Ukrainians, in turn, are destroying Russian forces that are being redeployed in an attempt to adjust to these new developments.