Posted on 06/08/2024 5:25:10 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
A crack Russian unit of fighters was almost totally destroyed during intense fighting near Kharkiv, rendering it inoperable, according to reports from the frontline.
The devastating massacre took place last weekend during fighting for Vovchansk, a city located 73 km (45 miles) northeast of Kharkiv.
The city has become the focus of heavy fighting after Russian troops launched a surprise attack in the Kharkiv region in early May.
As of last week, the Russians claimed to control around and half of the city - but the situation on the ground remains very fluid.
After making initial gains, the Russians have increasingly become bogged down amid fierce resistance from Ukrainian troops, who are starting to receive fresh supplies of critical weapons from the US.
A pro-Russian military blogger claimed on his Telegram channel that the 1009th regiment had been wiped out during fierce battles in Vovchansk.
The unit consisted almost entirely of mobilised soldiers from the Pskov region in northwest Russia.
The blogger wrote on his "Northern Channel": "1009th Regiment, 25th Brigade, 6th Army. Mostly mobilised from the Pskov region.
"They stood until the last... Dark days for our guys and their relatives in the Kharkiv direction."
The blogger blamed commanders for the losses, saying they failed to take into account the "changing realities" of the battlefield.
(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...
This I is now a world war and America is losing because we are led by zombie leftist fanatics and we picked a poor war to fight right on Russia’s doorstep in an attempt to block Russia’s vital strategic interests of defense against Europe.
This is not going to end well for America.
The Ukraine-Russian war would never have happened if President Trump remained in Office. Russia took pieces of other countries in the Obama and Biden administrations, but not under Trump.
Thank you for you bit of sanity. Yes, it will be ugly. The Ukraine-Russian war has changed the face of warfare. It is the first truly "drone war".
You never let a comment you do not like stand, without hurling some sort of persona attack or insult, do you?
If true, it still isn’t changing the outcome. Ivan is well versed in wars of attrition- the West has an aversion to attrition, meanwhile Vlad continues to eat one slice of the cake at a time, slowly but surely.
History shows Poking the Bear has always ended in defeat, and looking at the collective West’s brain dead leadership and ill advised actions, it is clear Vlad is meeting his stated objectives.
“Poking the Bear”? LOL! That’s Hannity level clever.
Best just pick the lie that sounds good to you.
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Yes we saw Zelenski’s Nazis line four of them up against a wall and machine gun them n cold blood.
Where did Speedy go? Did he finally make an honest man of himself and go join the ranks defending Ukraine? 😁
If so, best wishes to him.
Russian state TV shows the destroyed Ukrainian town of Vovchansk and threatens that German cities will look the same.
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