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1 posted on 06/29/2025 9:10:30 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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OMG. Ukraine on Verge of Catastrophic Failure. They had to Defend it, but they Failed. Front Update

Massive Russian Advance East Of Pokrovsk l Daily Rate Of Russian Advance Increase Significantly

2 posted on 06/29/2025 9:13:38 AM PDT by Kazan
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June 29, 2025:

Russia Launches Major Air Strike on Ukraine, Hundreds of Drones and Dozens of Missiles

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war.

Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, including 477 drones and decoys and 60 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said. Of these, 249 were shot down and 226 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.

The onslaught was “the most massive airstrike” on the country since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, taking into account both drones and various types of missiles, Yuriy Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine´s air force, told The Associated Press. The attack targeted several regions, including western Ukraine, far from the front line.

3 posted on 06/29/2025 9:14:46 AM PDT by Kazan
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Russia gained 0.5% of Ukraine territory in 2024 and that advance is slowing. Russia now controlled about 20%, the same as in 2022.

At this rate, they will reach Kiev no sooner than 2156.


AI Overview
By early 2025, Russia controlled roughly 20% of Ukraine’s territory. While Russia gained some territory in 2024, particularly in the east and south, their advances slowed and they faced strong resistance. Russia also failed to reclaim territory in the Kursk region of Russia that had been seized by Ukraine.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Total occupied territory:
Around 20% of Ukraine’s territory is under Russian control.
Territorial gains in 2024:
Russia gained approximately 4,168 square kilometers (1,609 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in 2024, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
Changes in control:
While Russia gained some territory, it also faced setbacks, including losing ground in the Kursk region.
Slowed advance:
By early 2025, Russian territorial gains had significantly slowed down, with ground forces averaging only a few square kilometers of new territory per day.

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7 posted on 06/29/2025 9:24:16 AM PDT by TexasGator ('.DD logo About Issues Projects Products Connect Subscribe Invest June 19, 2025 | Insight '1-1111 -)
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Momentarily losing slower than you were is winning, yay.


8 posted on 06/29/2025 9:29:15 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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But the Ruskies are still advancing regardless of how much the Ukes try and slow them down. They are encircling Pokrovsk albeit slowly, but eventually they take the city. How many Ukes Zelensky will sacrifice to that cause remains to be seen.


11 posted on 06/29/2025 9:37:08 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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Agent provocateur merde.


12 posted on 06/29/2025 9:38:41 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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Russians are famous for a slow, grinding approach to war.


15 posted on 06/29/2025 9:49:09 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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Putin is a fool. Instead of using the rising tide of Russia’s post Soviet prosperity to raise Russia’s standard of living and Russia’s standing in the world, he spent that money to raise another yet another invading orc army of conquest.

Stupid is as stupid does, so Putin then sent his orc army on a fool’s errand to take Ukraine, thus ending the rising tide of Russian prosperity.

As the tide of prosperity begin to recede from Russia, it financed and propelled Putin’s conquest of Ukraine forward, swiftly at first, but ever more slowly as the tide ran out, eventually leaving them stranded where they are.

Inevitably, the cycles of life repeat and so now the tide has begun to rise again and the Russian orc army will not be able to swim against it.

The tide that had carried them forward will now carry what’s left of them back to where they came from.

22 posted on 06/29/2025 10:13:46 AM PDT by GBA (Endeavor to persevere. Onward through the fog …)
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Let’s see....the Sun is.....Oh that’s right! Another British Tabloid. Shocker!


32 posted on 06/29/2025 10:56:39 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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This from the left-leaning PBS:

Russia has launched the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine says

34 posted on 06/29/2025 11:06:56 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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The Ukies get the bum’s rush to their deaths by the Gaslight Media of Perfidious Albion.


41 posted on 06/29/2025 11:42:08 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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It's all about killing Ukies, you Brit eggheads.

Go lick the sandals of your new Brit Muslim overlords, and turn over your little Brit girls to the Paki grooming gangs.

43 posted on 06/29/2025 11:44:12 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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Not gonna feel sorry for pathetic Putin and his Russian invaders. Putrid stabs everyone in the back. His latest victims being the scummy Ayatollahs. Putrid did not lift a finger to help them as the IDF and US bunker busters decimated their nuclear program.

The Russian air defense systems had their reputations destroyed by the IDF/IAF that easily killed them and neutralized them in Iran. Israel destroyed 4x Russian S-300 air defense _____ The S-400, their most advanced was promised to Iran but not yet delivered.
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78 posted on 06/29/2025 1:24:45 PM PDT by dennisw (💯🇺🇸 Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. 🇺🇸💯)
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They only stopped to mop up the Brits and Polish soldiers, NCOs and Officers who were wiped out to the last with no prisoners. France, England and Poland all have had lots of casualities, many from their active forces, where the world’s largest lithium mine was located.

Funny, the Brit press says it was ceded to England in a mineral deal in Jan 25, and the Am press says it was part of the Trump deal - it is now under Russian management and two km behind the front now.


82 posted on 06/29/2025 2:00:50 PM PDT by Jumper
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So so sad for Bad Vlad.

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92 posted on 07/01/2025 1:30:01 PM PDT by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity)
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So so sad for Bad Vlad.

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93 posted on 07/01/2025 1:30:02 PM PDT by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity)
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