And maybe Youcrayne's "winning" and the "Ghost Of Kiev™" is about to do an encore!
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VIDEO WITH SUMMARIZED COMMENTARY
31 Jul: Breached! Ukrainians ADVANCE BY 5 KM ON MULTIPLE AXES | War in Ukraine Explained
Reporting from Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STwXO5k0_3k
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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred twenty third day of the war.
Day 523: Jul 31
Today there is a lot of news from the south.
FIRST of all, more information became available about the recent strike on the Chonhar bridge that connects Crimea to the Kherson region. Russian sources circulated footage of the intact Chonhar bridge to back up the claims of the Russian Ministry of Defense that all missiles were shot down.
Unfortunately for Russians, today Planet Labs released satellite footage that clearly shows that Ukrainians successfully destroyed a section of the railroad bridge. It turned out that the circulated footage showed the intact section of the bridge, while the huge hole was located right to the left. Even though the Russian military and media tried to restrict access to the area, today, someone finally took a picture of one of the holes in the bridge.
As mentioned last time, such developments undermine Russian logistics significantly. It is true that Russians can supply the Zaporizhzhia Group from the east, however, Russian forces simply cannot rely solely on this supply line.
FIRSTLY, most ammunition depots and warehouses with equipment are within HIMARS range, and after Ukrainian got Strom Shadow missiles, even Mariupol and Berdyansk became unsafe.
SECONDLY, given the risk of strikes, the supply leverage is extreme, as Russians need to travel half a thousand km to supply the Kherson Group.
That is why, THIRDLY, over the last 8 months, Russians have moved all of their warehouses, ammunition depots, and reparation centers to Crimea, assuming that this is a safe haven. And that is why by destroying Russian bases and logistics in Crimes, Ukrainians are creating substantial problems for the Russian Zaporizhzhia Group.
In fact, over the last week, Ukrainians exploited Russian problems with logistics and penetrated Russian defense by 5 km. Last time we discussed this region, I told you that Ukrainians evened out the front line and were preparing to launch an attack on Robotyne. Soon, Ukrainians started attacking Russian positions in the tree lines west of the settlement, and Russian analysts concluded that the main goal of Ukrainians was to split Russian forces into two groups and enter Robotyne itself.
However, it turned out that Ukrainians were just improving their tactical position, and the main attack happened east of Robotyne. If we look at the topographic map, we can see that Ukrainians chose to advance in the lowlands.
There are three reasons for the choice of this attack vector.
FIRST of all, Russian forces expected Ukrainians to continue moving along the ridge, which is why this direction was heavily reinforced.
SECONDLY, Russian forces did not fortify this area as much, so their defense here was quite weak.
And THIRDLY, Ukrainians could assume a very convenient position in the forest that would allow hiding troops and equipment right in front of Robotyne and also control the eastern side of Robotyne from the part of the forest that is located on the hill.
In order to make this work, Ukrainians once again played along with the Russian expectations and launched a series of assaults from the north and west, but only with the aim to fix Russian forces. Once they successfully drew the attention away from the main direction, they penetrated Russian defenses from the east. Due to the rigidity of the Russian army, Ukrainians successfully used this tactic multiple times. Very soon, Russians released geolocated footage, confirming that Ukrainians established control over the Russian trenches east of Robotyne.
NEXT, Ukrainian forces started attacking Robotyne from the east while simultaneously getting deeper, and widening the bridgehead. Geolocated footage confirmed that Ukrainians gained a lot of ground in front of Verbove as well. The footage shows how Ukrainians were already testing the Russian anti-tank ditch by sending an empty armored fighting vehicle into it. The driver was seen jumping out of it in advance.
The latest updates suggest that Ukrainians are already operating in the vicinity of Novoprokopivka. In total, Ukrainians managed to advance by 5 km in all directions and develop a significant bridgehead between Robotyne and Verbove. For now, the intensity of clashes has temporarily decreased due to the rain, however, if Ukrainians make one more such push and enter Novoprokopivka and Verbove, Russian flanks will start to collapse.
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And maybe Youcrayne's "winning" and the "Ghost Of Kiev™" is about to do an encore!
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Free Don Bass™!!
And let's not forget that Youcrayne is Europe's child trafficking and money laundering mecca and the place where the Kerrys, Pelosis, Bidens and Romneys send their worthless spawn for extremely high paying, make-work "jobs."
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And I'll add that not one more cent to Youcrayne to pay Youcrayne government salaries. That is utterly vile.
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Wait for the Draft to come here. People are working hard to make WW III happen. All that is needed is a one horrible event to blame on Putin-Hitler. Mine blows up a US Ship, a Ruzzian blows up a US Plane, or Ukraine sends a Dirty Nuke to Moscow. He’s got enough spent uranium to make one. When the balloon goes up America will look like September 12th—flags flying from every car, building and square. People singing “Over There!” and cruse ships turned into troop ships! It will be so fun—with parades and volunteers—until the Russian subs start sinking the overloaded ships and China enters the fight. War is no videogame folks!
“War is no videogame folks!”
Thank you. Totally agree.
Additionally I am always curious how “Ukraine is not our war”, but somehow Taiwan is?
Your point is spot on, but don’t expect a slap to the head”you are right” moment from them
1) ...open therapy for those who want to somehow contribute to the Z-government's war effort but only have salvos of words to send to Freepers,...name calling as the preferred way of dealing with their 'enemies.'2) a click machine daily posting the same 'sources,' thereby assuring more clicks to some heavily monetized YouTube channels,
3) demonstrably the same handful of cheerleaders for the UMC reverend Denys Davydov and a small group of amateur Dutch lads, and....
That you are, according to the small mind that launched that salvo at you, a "biased Moscow stooge" is evidence that there is no real geopolitical discussion to be had.
The current crop of pro-Z government enthusiasts will only allow a dualistic view. If not for Z, then pro-P. Those daring to hold to "both are thugs" and "not my circus, not my clowns" and 'our US national debt is unsustainable' are targets to them. Only TWO sides are allowed, and only ONE is correct, is the thinking,
Never mind that this "event" is two non-NATO nations warring.
Never mind that NATO governments are emptying out their own defense materiel to "not actually fight" in this war.
Never mind that this e-war is now spread to Free Republic by two daily, consistent and repetitive threads.
And never mind that you have been accused -- not just name calling, anymore -- of being a "biased Moscow stooge."
Never mind that Free Republic's Robinson specifically said of this conflict, it is "a difference of opinion whether or not the US government should be involved in a controversial foreign war where we were not attacked."
To have a "difference of opinion" is now cause for a small, needy group to fight with words any "difference of opinion" not their own. The war is spread to Free Republic, and is a war about money, Click bait money, as best it is documented.
Zelensky is not synonymous with Ukraine, anymore than Biden is synonymous with our United States. Putin is not synonymous with Russia, and von der Leyen is not synonymous with all the European Union. Stoltenberg is not NATO, period. Governments change in time. Politicians -- most certainly corrupt by degree -- change in time. The war will come to an end.
The rancor of being called a "biased Moscow stooge" will linger, I imagine. Some name-calling aimed my way linger too. At his point, pro-Z or not, nobody is being convinced to change their views.
Best wishes.
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I’ve done more against Biden than any of you Putin pukes. Biden is no friend of Ukraine.
There are millions of freedom-loving Ukrainians who do not deserve to be invaded and destroyed by Neo-Soviets. You apeaseniks need to wise up.
You should check out Russian social media if you don’t really believe that they do not speak of the Soviet Union as the model for Russia.
I would rather send the money and arms to Ukraine to fight the Russians then send our sons and daughters to fight Russia which we will eventually have to do unless they can be defeated now. Their is not much point in spending money on defense if it is not going to be used when it needs to be. And right now Ukraine needs it to fight our mutual enemy so we don't have to. To me that makes it all worthwhile.
Beauty in the midst of tragedy.
He needs a propellor beanie on his head!!
Yeah, that’s a very good idea! I’ll get on it. . . !
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