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Siege of Avdiivka – WATCH: Russian Tank Forces Kiev’s Troops to Retreat – Female Ukrainian Soldier Terrified in the Trenches – Moscow Now Also Blasting Cluster Munitions
Gateway Pundit ^ | 11-26-2023 | Paul Serran

Posted on 11/27/2023 9:04:35 AM PST by bimboeruption

When the Siege of Avdiivka started, I wrote that, according to what we learned about the similar sieges of Mariupol and Bakhmut, we could expect three things:

First of all – advances will probably be slow.

The second important lesson from past sieges in this war has to do with the coverage by the MSM.

All the time, it is stressed in their how horribly failing the Russians are, how they don’t have a chance, while papers sing praises for the impenetrable Ukrainian defenses.

Meanwhile, the Russians will be losing the war in the headlines but winning in the ground, until they finally take the city.

The 3rd feature is: when Russians do, a key defensive bastion like Avdiivka will be rebranded as a minor non-strategic place.

But if we dig a bit, it’s easy to find good information.

For example, Ukrainian soldiers now say that they fear losing a ‘war of exhaustion’ [attrition] against Russia ‘as Kyiv struggles to replenish its battle-weary forces’.

Telegraph reported:

“Units on the front lines are commonly 20 to 40 per cent below strength as Ukraine counts the costs of its summer counter-offensive, a retired Ukrainian lieutenant general told [the media].”

It was hoped that the ‘Nato-trained brigades equipped with Western tanks’ would liberate vast amount of territory occupied by Russia as part of the much-hyped counteroffensive.

But in reality, Ukrainian troops ‘battered and bruised’ Russian forces, but the heavily fortified front lines barely moved in months of brutal fighting.

“[Private] Bohdan Lysenko, of Ukraine’s 47th Brigade: ‘We don’t have a chance playing [a] war of exhaustion with Russia. We need a fundamental change in our army’.”

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To: reed13k

The Turks have long been the most advanced Muslims in economic terms I believe.


21 posted on 11/27/2023 10:01:40 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin
The Poles have the toughness of Ukrainians, but are supported by a far better nation state.

They will indeed make excellent cannon-fodder.

22 posted on 11/27/2023 10:04:21 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Sunsong

“Ukraine”

is fighting for its independence and is putting ‘its all’ into the fight.


23 posted on 11/27/2023 10:04:40 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Sunsong

“in one and half years hasn’t been able to defeat a bunch of farmers and miners”

In 18 years the US couldn’t beat a bunch of Afghans.

The US wasn’t even fighting a modern nation state in Afghanistan.


24 posted on 11/27/2023 10:09:52 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: bimboeruption

Now that Ukraine is defeated, when does the Soviet Red Menace that Team Biden has been warning us about sweep across the Baltics and Poland?


25 posted on 11/27/2023 10:18:36 AM PST by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: rdcbn1

The greatest tragedy will be if all these 100s of thousands of good Christian men are maimed and killed and Ukr loses anyway.

As I understand Z was ready to negotiate a long time ago and Boris Johnson talked him into (further) war.

BTW Military Summary says Russian estimates of Ukr losses now over 1 million KIA and WIA. IMO


26 posted on 11/27/2023 10:23:30 AM PST by Phoenix8
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To: janetjanet998

500, 1000, 1,500 and 5,000 pound Cluster munitions.


27 posted on 11/27/2023 10:26:09 AM PST by Jumper
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To: Navy Patriot

Did you mean, “Getting CLUSTER”, VICE Getting closer to The Last Ukrainian Alive!


28 posted on 11/27/2023 10:28:25 AM PST by Jumper
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To: Brian Griffin

They are fighting to keep the lid on Joe Biden’s corruption. They are fighting because they wanted NATO missiles on Russias’ boarder.


29 posted on 11/27/2023 10:30:19 AM PST by Jumper
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To: MeganC

“ Meanwhile, in Moscow...”
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SQUIRREL, SQUIRREL, SQUIRREL!!


30 posted on 11/27/2023 10:33:10 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAo prou)
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To: bimboeruption

In the December January timeframe, Russia will deploy a newly formed 300,000 strong Corps with brand new equipment, aftersix months of training. Another 250,000 are starting training and 2024 will see 1.7m Russian soldiers awaiting the final authorization of 2.1m which Russia believes may be necessary for a war they are aligned with China against the NATO-CONS.


31 posted on 11/27/2023 10:56:33 AM PST by Jumper
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To: House Atreides

“SQUIRREL, SQUIRREL, SQUIRREL!!”

Was that the Ukrainian code word to launch last night’s attack?

It’s rather appropriate since Boris and Natasha took it in the tooshie...not to mention apartment buildings, an electrical plant, a gas tanker under a bridge, a police station, and the S-300 at Khimki’s Dubki park.


32 posted on 11/27/2023 11:07:00 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: bimboeruption

Let me quote the words of the great Palestinian scientist and philosopher in the native Palestinian language:

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33 posted on 11/27/2023 12:05:01 PM PST by isthisnickcool (1218 - NEVER FORGET!)
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To: Jumper

Well, it seems the Russians ARE replying cluster for cluster.


34 posted on 11/27/2023 12:43:21 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: PGR88
I see your point, the GloboHomoNazis will certainly move on to the next Designated Proxy.

Poland may get the unenviable news from the American Socialists that it's their turn in the barrel, and National Socialism will have another Barrel Of Fun!

35 posted on 11/27/2023 12:56:17 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: hardspunned; bimboeruption
...when does the Soviet Red Menace that Team Biden has been warning us about sweep across the Baltics and Poland?

Well, it's pretty much swept across Washington DC, so maybe it's going in the wrong direction.

36 posted on 11/27/2023 1:01:13 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: bimboeruption
What I'm noticing:

1. Increased mentions of women in frontline Ukrainian positions, even mentions of pregnant ones.

2. A complaint from a Ukrainian soldier that Russian cluster munitions are much more effective than the US stuff (though one hopes he doesn't have equal experience firsthand!)

3. Reports indicate that elite Ukrainian units trained for offense that were pulled out of the line for rest and refit are being thrown into Avdiivka without being rebuilt. This indicates Ukraine has no other combat-capable reserves, as they would naturally prefer to preserve their most elite units for the offensive potential they need elsewhere, rather than seeing them ground up in a meatgrinder battle.

37 posted on 11/27/2023 1:03:10 PM PST by EnderWiggin1970
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To: Navy Patriot

Getting closer to The Last Ukrainian Alive!
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Most I guess missed it, Ukie woman now in the trenches….and from the video the latest “revelation “ that the average Ukie soldier is 43 years old….is confirmed. Non western media is full of horror scenes of Ukie woman soldiers going to pieces in the trenches under Vlad’s artillery hammer, and extremely older Ukie men getting chewed to pieces.

The Ukie war cheerleaders would do well to acknowledge Ukie woman and old men fighting 20 year old Russian soldiers is signaling “ The End”.

“Denial” never ceases to amaze me…..


38 posted on 11/27/2023 1:08:01 PM PST by delta7
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To: Jumper

“”””They are fighting to keep the lid on Joe Biden’s corruption. They are fighting because they wanted NATO missiles on Russias’ boarder.””””

It is hard to believe that you want the world to think that is your level of thinking, but there it is.

The Ukraine people have held off being conquered by the world’s second most powerful nation in the biggest bloodiest war since WWII because they are dedicated to protecting a foreign politician’s reputation and they want NATO to have Ukraine soil to put missiles on.


39 posted on 11/27/2023 1:52:34 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Jumper

Did Russia get the 500,000 troops at the front in September you told us about 4 months ago?


40 posted on 11/27/2023 2:01:30 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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