Posted on 09/12/2024 6:33:40 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
In a surprise move on Aug. 6, a strong Ukrainian force—eventually numbering around a dozen battalions each with up to 400 troops—breached the defenses along the Russia-Ukraine border adjacent to Russia’s Kursk Oblast. In a heady couple of weeks before the front stabilized, the Ukrainians routed poorly-trained Russian conscripts and captured 400 square miles of Kursk Oblast.
“This has put [Russian Pres. Vladimir] Putin under pressure,” U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said.
Rightly embarrassed, Putin ordered the Kremlin to recapture Kursk by Oct. 1. And on Wednesday, Russian troops dutifully launched a counterattack along the western edge of the Ukrainian salient. “Russia's counteroffensive to drive Ukrainians out of the Kursk region has officially begun,” Finnish analyst Joni Askola announced.
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This entire set of battles are so fluid it is impossible to make ANY predictions imho, just wait and watch.
The daily rollout of battle news from the sources posting it to FR is not helpful. It is almost all from anti-Russian sources, with cheers whenever the Ukrainians do anything right and little mention of Ukrainian losses. There are no neutral war correspondents.
The front line hasn’t advanced more than 1-2 days marching distance, people are living normal lives in Kiev and Zelensky remains free after almost 3 years despite the Russians plan for a 3 day operation and parade...
Like I said the day of the “invasion”, the Russians will keep the slaughterhouse Kursk Pocket open as long as the Ukes were capable of getting more cannon fodder into the meat grinder.
Apparently, the Ukes have gotten all cannon fodder committed killed, wounded, captured or about to be captured. Feeling a little sheepish about your silly celebration of the Uke invasion of Russia yet? This will go down as one of the most boneheaded moves ever attempted in warfare.
Once again the Ukes put themselves into the position of encirclement.
Feel free to post your "pro-Putin" battle news!
That would provide the much-needed balance, right?
Regards,
Forbes and Daily Mail are always in the room when Putin talks to his generals, or in the closet when he is with his mistress.
Its the key to great third person omniscient fiction
No, I ain't taking either side. As I've mentioned before, Putin is a bloodthirsty commie dictator. Zelensky is a globalist money laundering puppet for the Biden Crime Syndicate. They can both rot in hell.
One of those situations where you wish they could both lose.
Ukraine has to put Russia away before winter. Support is weakening in Europe for Mr. Z and in the USA—If Trump gets in, the money will stop and Ukraine forced to make peace. But, the clock is about over for the war—the people of Ukraine are sick of it. So is the rest of the world. If they want to fight on—it will be with swords and shields only.
Wisely, Trump did not take the bait during the “debate” when he was pressed for which of the two countries he wanted to win the war.
A plague on both their houses.
Precisely.
This isn't necessarily pro-Russian, since the only thing I want is for this to end. The only people that are winning in this war is the Military Industrial Complex and Pols accepting their blood drenched campaign cash.
Russian has claimed 10 settlements in the last three hours.
The charge of the Light Brigade.
Ordering and having them do are 2 different things
And what are the names of these ten settlements?
Regards,
That was Milley Vanilli's plan, Kamala.
Gen. Milley says Kyiv could fall within 72 hours if Russia decides to invade Ukraine: sources
Milley told lawmakers that Kyiv could fall within 72 hours if a full-scale Russian invasion of The Ukraine occurs
By Jacqui Heinrich , Adam Sabes - Fox News
Published February 5, 2022 7:49pm EST
Feb 5, 2022 — Mark Milley told lawmakers that Kyiv could fall within 72 hours if a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine takes place, multiple congressional sources told FoxNews.
Regardless,
I believe you are mistaken. The big winner in this war is China. Their two major geopolitical opponents, Russia and the USA with allies, are expending material (and men for Russia) while China benefits from cheap Russian oil, and Russia becomes dependent on Chinese tech.
The Chinese have a saying for this strategy: "Sitting on a mountain, watching two tigers fight".
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