It's been a period of unending battles between the Russian military and the Ukrainian forces in several regions in Ukraine and some border regions.
Currently the battle is becoming more freighting in both in Kyiv and the Mariupol region most especially the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. The Port city has suffered several blows but still serves as one of the last Ukrainian resistance city. The Russian military airstrikes keeps on hitting the steel mill on a daily basis even after a ceasefire organized by the United Nations.
It should be noted that the Russian military since the war began has capture several cities from Ukraine and it's still targeting to capture more Ukrainian cities as the war continues.
From a general point of view, the Ukrainian military apparatus have been trying their best to keep up with the heavy munitions that are in the Russia's custody. This when placed side-by-side with the annunciation that the Russian military have, the Ukrainian military should've been defeated by now.
The battle shifted a bit after the Ukrainian military airstrikes destroyed the Russian flagship operating in the Black Sea. This brought a sort of relieve to the Ukrainian military.
This was announced during a morning update by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian occupation forces have lost control over a number of settlements on the administrative border between Ukraine’s Mykolaiv and Kherson regions upon the battles with the Defense Forces of Ukraine.Source
It came to my notice today that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have recaptured several cities in the border regions of Mykolaiv and Kherson. This is a very good news to all pro-Ukraine supporters all over the world and also means that the war is turning to favor Ukraine.
The liberation was made possible due to the successful operations of Ukrainian defenders in the southern direction of defense.
The invaders continue their offensive activities in the Operational Zone “East” to establish full control over the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and to establish a ground corridor with the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea.Source
This distractions has given the Ukrainian military the opportunity to recapture some of her cities that were in the hands of Russia during the war in March and April. Since the attention of the Russian military is in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions an opening was created, which has reassured the Ukrainian military that the war can still be won by them.
The enemy is using the operational-tactical and army aircraft to launch missile and bomb strikes in order to restrain the operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian occupation forces are trying to run offensive operations in the Lyman, Sievierodonetsk, and Popasna areas in the Donbas.Source
The use of airstrikes on the Ukrainian military is just to scare them from defending their cities but the Ukrainian military are too resilient to give up easily.
Previously, on May 1, during an artillery and mortar attack on the Mykolaiv region, the Russian military shell hit an agricultural warehouse with nitrate acid.
In addition, on May 2, a powerful explosion occurred at the airport of the occupied Kherson.Source
The taking over of the Kherson airport brought large Russian troops to the region. The airport before the recapturing of the region was used as a concentration hideouts for the Russian military.
Finally, the recapturing of the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions is a strength to the Ukrainian forces during this period of the war and has proven that with little opportunities, the Ukrainian military apparatus can defeat the Russian military.