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’.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Russia nor US are parties to the ICC.
A Russian soldier taking a stroll near Avdiivka
If you think Russia can defeat any NATO country you have believed way too much Russian propaganda.
As you say, its been 20 months. What do you think "victory" would look like for Russia? What do you think Russia's goals are, exactly?
“What do you think Russia’s goals are, exactly?”
I should ask you. You are the putin fan.
I think he wants to rebuild ‘the soviet union’. I think he believes he is the reincarnation of Peter The Great.
WDYT?
“Denial” never ceases to amaze me…..
That. lol
Mariupol was a city the size of Florida near the Russian border, that Russia razed to the ground.
Bakhmut is a militarily worthless place where Russia painted itself into a corner and made it their main propaganda goal so they lost tens of thousands in their meat attacks.
Avdiivka is a similar target. Putin needs to announce some supposed success and that’s why they’re wasting men sending human waves at that small town.
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