Posted on 10/05/2022 6:22:08 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Ukraine presses on while Putin retreats: On the 224 of the war, the Ukrainian forces continue to advance in the east and the south while the Russian military seems to be in full retreat.
The Ukrainian Way of War
After weeks of successful Ukrainian counteroffensives, a pattern is emerging. The Ukrainian military has been launching a two-prong attack from the north and south, aiming at an enemy-occupied city. Once it is threatening to envelop or has enveloped the city, the Russian forces retreat, often under heavy artillery fire, and the Ukrainian military captures the city and then repeats the process.
Using this town-hopping approach, the Ukrainians have managed to liberate large swaths of territory in the east. The Ukrainian forces have already done this four times, most notably in Kupyansk, Izium, and Lyman, and are setting the conditions for repeating it two more.
The Ukrainian military now has the proper manpower and weapon systems, especially long-range precision capabilities in the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), to fix the Russian forces on a particular position but also generate preponderant power at weak spots on the Russian defenses and achieve tactical depth penetration.
As a result, the Ukrainian forces have consolidated a large area east of the Oskil River close to Kharkiv in the east. The Russian military would have hoped to create a new defensive line on the Oskil after its harried retreat from Kharkiv, but the Ukrainian forces didn’t allow that. Now, the Ukrainians are approaching Svatove, which is a major logistical base.
“Politically, Russian leaders will highly likely be concerned that leading Ukrainian units are now approaching the borders of Luhansk Oblast, which Russia claimed to have formally annexed last Friday,” the British Military Intelligence assessed in its latest estimate of the war.
Making things worse for the Russian military is the fact that with every mile that the Ukrainians advance, they are able to bring their deadly long-range weapon systems, most notably the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and its heavier cousin, the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), closer to the frontlines and thus threaten additional Russian units and lines of communication and supply that were out of range previously.
The Russian Casualties in Ukraine
Overall, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed that as of Wednesday, Ukrainian forces have killed approximately 61,000 Russian troops (and wounded approximately thrice that number), destroyed 266 fighter, attack, and transport jets, 232 attack and transport helicopters, 2,435 tanks, 1,414 artillery pieces, 5,038 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, 341 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), 15 boats and cutters, 3,841 vehicles and fuel tanks, 177 anti-aircraft batteries, 1,032 tactical unmanned aerial systems, 132 special equipment platforms, such as bridging vehicles, and four mobile Iskander ballistic missile systems, and 246 cruise missiles shot down by the Ukrainian air defenses.
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The answer is obvious -- every time there is a retreat, the Russians unload an aerial assault on the Ukrainian army that depletes the number of troops and vehicles. And, they are doing that while suffering very few losses.
So, the Russians have "only" gained 39,000 square miles of land rather 40,000.
And, yes, since it is now Russian territory, the Russian military will ultimately defend of EVERY inch annexed.
Given that Russia has only used about 10% of its military on the ground and, to this point, been outnumbered on the ground and has still gained about 40,000 square miles, Russia will overwhelm the Ukrainians when the numbers favor it on the ground.
You're an idiot if you think what's left of the Ukrainian will do anything but get its ass kicked when Russia goes on all in.
“Russian military seems to be in full retreat”
Source: Some guy on the internet
All these spammers are about is victory for Biden and the LWO. That’s why the hatred for Russia. Nothing to do with loyalty to Ukraine. They’ve been shill pieces for the left and democrats for almost 20 years. Using terms like Bushies, and now pooty poot. Flamboyant, fairie- twinkle toes who also used to harass Christian boards.
You're wrong. Ukraine has lost more than 110,000 of its troops and doesn't have trained reserved to replace what it is losing.
Russia has only used 10% of its military on the ground. It's relied mostly on militias from the LPR and DPR, the Chechens and Wagner.
Now, that these annexed areas are Russian territory, Russia will use the full force of its military and Ukrainians have no chance when that happens.
You should realize Ukraine has no chance anyway because Russian owns the air space. You can't win a war when the other side owns the air.
FR has been liberated by shills.
“...seems to be...”
Pyrrhic victories are real too.
“Kharkov Offensive: “You Can Always Regain Territory—You Cannot Regain Human Lives.” - Jacques Baud”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GFaOQOpEs
You mentioned two photos of Biden, but what were the articles about, they were not pro-Biden were they.
They’ve had 8 months to employ classic military tactics. They’ve yet to do so successfully. The Scythian maneuver requires discipline, excellent command and control, and excellent unit cohesion. In the last 8 months have Putin’s forces displayed these characteristics for any length of time.?
Russia can pull back and let them freeze.
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No, there is an Election going on HERE for OUR Counrty. I could care less about Ukranie or Russia!
They are pics that seem to be casting Dementus as some kind of statesman. They are not attached to articles
keep yer eye on the prize!
They are on the ‘About Us’ page. Soon as you land on it you see his goofy mug. What does he have to do with what the site is about
You mean their about page where they have two pictures of our current president and a video image of Putin, have you looked at their articles?
Be like landing on Freeper homepage to leaen a bit about what the site is about and see a big pic of Clinton or something
So view view Dementus as ‘our President’? Don’t you mean your ‘illegitimate President’
I’m out of elementary school and try to talk like an adult.
2010? That was three elections ago - makes it hard to take the rest of what you say seriously. And if you really think Kharkiv and Odesa are supporting Putin, you are mistaken. Putin has done the impossible - he's unified Ukraine politically (against Russia.)
Agreed. The only occupied territory of Ukraine that is still supporting Russia right now is probably Crimea. That's only because there are a lot of Russian carpetbaggers over there right now. Get rid of the Black Sea Fleet and stop the tourists from visiting Crimea, they might favor Ukraine at this point at this time.
Putin and Shoigu are obvious geniuses! And they can keep showing off their genius by keeping up their brilliant retreat all the way to Russia's borders.
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