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Putin 'loses his FIFTH general': Top commander who bragged the war would be over 'in a few hours' is killed in Ukrainian strike - as Kyiv continues to take out Moscow's elite troops
Daily Mail ^ | 3/25/2022 | Rachel Bunyan

Posted on 03/25/2022 7:36:14 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

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To: NorseViking

The just announced they met their goals and will no focus on the Donbas.

I guess that feint around Kiev was just for show. I guess we all fell for that, no?


61 posted on 03/25/2022 9:02:38 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: GOPJ

What did Germany do in June 1941?

What happened on the first day of Operation Barbarossa?
On June 22, 1941, over 3 million German troops invade Russia in three parallel offensives, in what is the most powerful invasion force in history. Nineteen panzer divisions, 3,000 tanks, 2,500 aircraft, and 7,000 artillery pieces pour across a thousand-mile front as Hitler goes to war on a second front.

Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia!


62 posted on 03/25/2022 9:05:26 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Playing “Make Believe” is for liberal adults/children. It is past time to grow up!)
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To: Vermont Lt

The lack of focus on Galicia and what was stated as casus belli clearly tells us that Donbas is the main objective and always was. The question is how big Donbas is going to be. The longer Ze drags on capitulation the less of Ukraine remains. Blocking Kiev is essential for any scenario.


63 posted on 03/25/2022 9:09:59 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: marcusmaximus

LOL!


64 posted on 03/25/2022 9:19:52 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: NorseViking

You are not up on the latest Kremlin news. You need to decide your latest communication.


65 posted on 03/25/2022 9:35:20 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Would you update me if I get something wrong?


66 posted on 03/25/2022 9:36:35 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: marcusmaximus

Don’t need to click on the headline to know this is from the Daily Baghdad Bob


67 posted on 03/25/2022 9:37:46 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Yaelle

You bet on the wrong horse in this race.


68 posted on 03/25/2022 9:40:12 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: NorseViking

The latest is they are “digging in” and focusing on the Donbos. So in essence, they are leaving troops going towards Kiev in defensive positions. That means they will get beaten down without constant resupply they will get worn down.

That’s a significant waste of resources for anything other than a controlled retreat.

I don’t think Moscow should be doing that to their troops. It will not turn out well. It could turn into a rout if you are the guys “holding” the line.


69 posted on 03/25/2022 9:41:30 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Grampa Dave
On June 22, 1941, over 3 million German troops invade Russia in three parallel offensives, in what is the most powerful invasion force in history.
Nineteen panzer divisions, 3,000 tanks, 2,500 aircraft, and 7,000 artillery pieces pour across a thousand-mile front as Hitler goes to war on a second front.

It's easy to miss history's smaller events - thanks for sharing Grampa ...

(Yikes did I really not know that?)

70 posted on 03/25/2022 9:51:13 AM PDT by GOPJ (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Vermont Lt

What defensive positions? To defend from whom? Who is going to beat them? Most of the heavy stuff in Kiev is already destroyed. The supply line between troops off Kiev and Belarus is short.
See what happens in Mariupol and in Donbas. It is where the most Ukrainian combat troops are.


71 posted on 03/25/2022 9:51:40 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables
Do you think that the reports of deaths of soldiers and officers in Ukraine are fake? Are the reports of their funerals in Russia also fake?

The young Russian man shown below really died. That's sad, not some kind of CIA propaganda.


72 posted on 03/25/2022 10:11:40 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: SoCal Pubbie
“Russia said the encroachment of NATO was an existential threat.”

That idea is ridiculous, and just another talking point to support Russia's invasion of a neighboring nation.

What Russia has shown NATO and the rest of the world is that their military is nowhere near as powerful as everyone assumed it was.

73 posted on 03/25/2022 10:14:31 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing

I agree with you 100%, in case there’s any doubt.


74 posted on 03/25/2022 10:16:12 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: CodeToad
They will push the mentally ill homosexual Zelenskyy to fight until the bitter end.

You forgot the sarcasm tag.

And you know nothing about Ukraine, or Ukrainians. Nobody needs to push them to fight, typically the problem is keeping them from fighting.

75 posted on 03/25/2022 10:17:32 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing

“And you know nothing about Ukraine, or Ukrainians.”

Sure, Sunshine. You know it all. Maybe you should suit up and head on over there and put your butt where your mouth is.


76 posted on 03/25/2022 10:19:17 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Zhang Fei
Good point, and the kind of thing Freepers should learn about. Note that the wife of the mayor of Moscow reportedly "lent", or more realistically gave $3.5 million to Hunter Biden.

Does anybody think the Biden's aren't in the pockets of Russian and Chinese oligarchs?

77 posted on 03/25/2022 10:20:09 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: CodeToad
Ukraine is the puppet of the elites and the democraps, not Russia.

If you believe that you are really misinformed. Or you are just spouting propaganda.

78 posted on 03/25/2022 10:21:09 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: SpeedyInTexas
Russia says 1,351 of its troops have been killed in Ukraine

A simple count of destroyed vehicles, or funerals in Russia, or dead bodies on the ground shows that number is way too low.

79 posted on 03/25/2022 10:23:27 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing

“Do you think that the reports of deaths of soldiers and officers in Ukraine are fake?”

Some of them, yes. Regardless, yes, the CIA and State Department are flooding the msm with one sided propaganda.

And stuff like this, with anonymous sourcing, should be skipped. NOT in “Breaking News” on the sidebar. I flagged it.

We have no dog in this fight.


80 posted on 03/25/2022 10:28:25 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Putin is behaving rationally. The war is on Biden and Obama.)
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