Posted on 08/22/2023 6:35:32 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Update from Ukraine | The decisive moment in this war | Ukraine may go all in to Tokmak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot_O1SAoLcY
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 20th August 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time).
https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-543-summary/
*** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front!
https://militaryland.net/maps/
Good point.
I've noted that some of our freepers have a problem with their brains shutting off when they see the words "Russia" or "The Ukraine".
Then, they start regurgitating what they last saw on Biden's Media.
VIDEOS
1. 21 Aug: SURPRISE! Ukrainians FOUND AND DESTROY LARGEST RUSSIAN TUNNEL BASE! | Ukraine War Update
Divine Justice
173K subscribers
8-22-2023 12:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISfaZNwXfGQ
2. UKRAINE ADVANCES, RUSSIA RETREATS! Current Ukraine War Footage And News With The Enforcer (Day 545)
The Enforcer
156K subscribers
6,256 watching now Started STREAMING 92 minutes ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_R9R0W8Xm8
3. Russian Army Nearly Collapsing, Surovikin Purged | Breaking News With The Enforcer
The Enforcer
156K subscribers
8-22-2023 3:30 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs6pU5wkMNw
Some of the sheep think that he is the Tom Cat’s kitten. Or the answer to an Old Maid’s prayers. They are probably in for a rude awakening.
Thanks for the info. And for sharing.
Sure they can, but not on this one, not on my dime.
Got mittens?
VIDEO WITH SUMMARIZED COMMENTARY
22 Aug: Ukrainian Bradleys DEMOLISH RUSSIAN TANKS | War in Ukraine Explained
Reportin
Reporting from Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcgIpBs41qw
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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 forty fifth day of the war.
Day 545: Aug 22
First of all, more information became available about the recent sabotage outbreak on the territory of the Russian Federation. Recently released satellite footage gave some more insight into the drone attack on the Russian strategic bombers Tu-22m3 in the Novgorod region. As can be seen from the imagery, there is a black trace characteristic of a fire precisely where several days ago were the bombers.
As you can also notice, Russians promptly evacuated their bombers to other airfields because the Russian Federal Security Service failed to catch the saboteurs, which means that they are still possibly operating in the region and are capable of destroying more aircraft. Ukrainian Intelligence revealed more information about the strikes as well and claimed that over the last 3 days, Ukrainians destroyed 5 Russian aircraft.
When it comes to the front, the biggest news comes from the Orikhiv direction. Last time I told you that after Ukrainians secured their flanks, they conducted a powerful attack from the north and finally entered Robotyne. Nonetheless, the battle was not over, and the Russians refused to abandon the southern part of the village easily.
In order to leverage the key advantage of Western equipment, which is night vision, Ukrainians conducted most of their operations at night. Even though some Russian equipment and forces do have night vision, it is still rather scarce, which allows to dominate Russian detachments at night. Ukrainian fighters from the 47th Brigade mostly conducted their night operations with Bradleys.
The assault units we quickly transported to the front line, and then the infantry dissipated and assaulted the village from the flanks. In order to complicate detection even by those Russian units that have the necessary equipment, Ukrainians frequently used smokescreens. The tactic worked extremely well, and Ukrainians quickly pushed Russians from the outer edge of the village.
Later, Russian sources published footage that confirmed that Ukrainians are not just present in the central part of the village, but conduct clearing operations, meaning that most of the village became under firm Ukrainian control. Ukrainian fighters also released videos of clearing operations that show how they are moving from house to house, making sure that everything is under control.
Sometimes, Ukrainian infantry found it too challenging to clear certain Russian positions, such as isolated houses that required crossing open spaces to clear them. In this case, Ukrainians requested support from mechanized units, which quickly entered Robotyne and fired with machine guns at the main and all supporting Russian fortifications.
In under two minutes, the sector was cleared, and the Bradleys fired defensive smoke grenades to cover up their exit from the village before the Russian artillery could react. Very soon, the control of the Russian forces over the village shrank even more, and the remaining units decided to abandon the southern part of the village.
Nonetheless, Russian sources reported that this was a regular back and forth and that the village is mostly in the grey zone because the Russian artillery does not allow Ukrainians to enter the southern part of the village. And this is partially true, as Ukrainians indeed could not clear the southern part of the village, from which they were kept away by the constant shelling. The reason why Russian forces maintained such a high intensity of shelling is simple – they were preparing for a counterattack, so ensuring that they could re-enter the village with no hurdles was essential.
The counterattack was conducted with the help of the best Russian tanks – T-90M. The counterattack was quite powerful, and the Russians even reached the northern part of the village. However, soon, Ukrainian reinforcements arrived, and Russian momentum was stopped.
The help came in just in time, as some groups of Ukrainian fighters got cut off and couldn’t do anything because they were suppressed by the enemy fire. One Bradley, under the cover of a tank, entered the region and repelled the attack of the Russian infantry. Russian sources also reported that Ukrainians even used aviation in the vicinity of Robotyne, so Ukrainians were determined to hold the newly gained positions.
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Yes, absolutely.
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ARTICLE
Croatia has confirmed its readiness to provide ports on Danube and Adriatic Sea for transportation of Ukrainian grain: Zelensky held meeting with Prime Minister Plenkovich
Censor.NET
22.08.23 14:20
https://censor.net/en/n3438965
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Croatia Andrey Plenkovich as part of his participation in the “Ukraine – Balkans” summit in Athens.
Zelensky spoke about the situation on the battlefield, the offensive steps of the Ukrainian army, and the problems it faces. He also informed the interlocutor about the preparation of the Ukrainian energy system and air defense for the autumn-winter period.
In addition, the president thanked Croatia for preparing a new defense package for Ukraine, which will contain important components. The parties discussed the further development of defense cooperation between the two states.
The President informed the Prime Minister of Croatia in detail about Russia’s illegal blockade of shipping in the Black Sea and massive Russian missile strikes on the port infrastructure of Ukraine, which endanger world food security.
Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine is ready to continue to be a guarantor of global food security and is interested in finding new ways of supplying food to world markets, one of which could be Croatia. The Croatian side confirmed its readiness to provide ports on the Danube and the Adriatic Sea for the transportation of Ukrainian grain.
Read more: In Athens, Zelenskyy and von der Leyen discussed Ukraine’s path to EU and grain exports
“The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Croatia discussed geopolitical and other challenges caused by Russian aggression against our country. They coordinated steps for further cooperation in the international arena,” the press service added.
The head of state separately emphasized the importance of Croatian experience in the field of humanitarian demining and thanked Croatia for its practical assistance and leadership in demining Ukrainian territories. The importance of holding the International Donor Conference on Humanitarian Demining, which will be held in Zagreb in October, was noted.
Volodymyr Zelensky separately thanked Croatia and the Croatian people for their special concern for forced migrants from Ukraine.
This happens when Ukraine makes gains Russian news was not ready to counter. Now Russian state news is late getting out the officially acceptable narratives.
Which means, what is going on in Robotnye is making Shoigu and Gerasimov nervous about how to explain it in their next meeting with Putin.
Excerpt from Tucker's interview with Colonel Douglas Macgregor.
"I think all of the lies that have been told for more than a year and half about the 'Ukrainians are winning'; 'the Ukrainian cause is just'; 'the Russians are evil'; 'the Russians are incompetent'.....all of that is collapsing. And it's collapsing because what's happening on the battlefield is horrific.
Ukrainians now, we think, have lost now 400,000 men killed in battle. We were talking about 300,000 - 350,000 a few months ago. Within the last month of this supposed counter-offensive which was to sweep the battlefield, they lost at least 40,000 killed. We don't even know how many people have been wounded but we know that probably upwards of 40-50 thousand soldiers are amputees.
We know the hospitals are full, and we know that Ukrainian units at the platoon and company level, that's worth anywhere from 50, to 150 to 200 men,are in piecemeal fashion, surrendering to the Russians. Not because they don't want to fight, it's because they can't fight anymore. They have so many wounded, they can't evacuate them, and commanders are saying, "Well if I can't evacuate my wounded, I'm going to surrender because otherwise the wounded will die."
And so they call the Russians, they all speak Russian, and tell them on the radio, "Look, I've got 50- 60 wounded here. I'm going to surrender because I don't want them to be killed, and the Russians, from the very beginning, have always treated the Ukrainians very fairly, and very gently. So they know they're not going to be abused or mistreated. They know they can actually be exchanged for Russian prisoners in the future, so they're surrendering. And I think we're going to see this army, that we've been spending on so heavily, increasingly melt away."
You mean this guy?
Pentagon official who spread conspiracies, disparaged immigrants and refugees gets spot on influential West Point advisory board
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/politics/kfile-douglas-macgregor-west-point-board/index.html
How to end the war. Biden issues an ultimatum, Russia has 48 hours to remove all troops from Ukraine and Crimea or we use nukes to take out Moscow, St. Petersburg and Minsk. Putin would back down like the coward he is and give all the stolen lands back. All Russian people move to Russia. We lift sanctions but Demand that Russia Pay Kiev 100 Billion to rebuild. We got the power—lets use it. Then we go to China and tell them to let Taiwan be an independent state under American Protection in 48 hours or we use H-bombs to take out Shanghai, Peking, Nanking, Canton and Chunking. Simple.
We’ll save Australia
Don’t want to hurt no kangaroo
We’ll build an all American amusement park there
They’ve got surfing, too
LOL!! My two sons are in their 50's, and I trained them well, because they still remember to put the seat and lid down. 🚽🧻
Apparently Colonel Douglas Macgregor let his mask slip and expresses thirst for ethnic cleansing.
He repeatedly “advocated to institute martial law at the US-Mexico border and “shoot people” if necessary. He also said the United States’ support for Israel was the result of “Israeli lobby” money, and questioned US involvement in World War II.”
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a congressional member of the board and Army National Guard veteran, blasted Macgregor’s appointment in a statement to CNN.
“Racism and bigotry have no place at West Point or anywhere in our nation’s military, and neither does someone like Douglas Macgregor,” she said.
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