Posted on 08/06/2024 8:34:52 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday of mounting an attack on its southern border and said it had moved in reserves to help repel hundreds of fighters backed by tanks.
Hours after a Russian regional governor said the attackers had been pushed back, the defence ministry issued a statement saying that fighting was still going on.
"Troops covering the state border, together with units of the border troops of the FSB (security service) of Russia, are repelling attacks and inflicting fire on the enemy in the area of the state border and on (Ukrainian) reserves in the Sumy region," the statement said.
It said Russia was using warplanes to strike Ukrainian armoured vehicles, and had moved its own reserves into the area of the fighting.
Ukraine's general staff, in a regular update on Tuesday, reported Russian strikes on border villages but did not mention any Ukrainian offensive operation at the border.
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You're one callous POS, minimus.
Be mad at Putin’s Chechen blocking troops for fleeing their border stations.
Enjoy it while you can.
Even though the 'Butcher of Bakhmut' understates Russia's military, you still should realize the futility of your comment. The Guardian is pro-Ukraine of course and Gen.Syrski is your General. I recall that at the beginning of the war, Ukraine had Russia outnumbered 6 to 1.
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"Syrskyi is Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief. His unenviable task is to defeat a bigger Russian army. Two and half years into Vladimir Putin’s full-scale onslaught, he acknowledges the Russians are much better resourced. They have more of everything: tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, soldiers. Their original 100,000-strong invasion force has grown to 520,000, he said, with a goal by the end of 2024 of 690,000 men. The figures for Ukraine have not been made public.
“When it comes to equipment, there is a ratio of 1:2 or 1:3 in their favour,” he said. Since 2022 the number of Russian tanks has “doubled” – from 1,700 to 3,500. Artillery systems have tripled, and armoured personnel carriers gone up from 4,500 to 8,900. “The enemy has a significant advantage in force and resources,” Syrskyi said. “Therefore, for us, the issue of supply, the issue of quality, is really at the forefront.”
A suicide mission resulting in how many Ukrainians needlessly dying?
What Kursk Kadyrovites running shoes doink?
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“Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday of mounting an attack on its southern border”
The aggressor “accuses” the attacked one of mounting a resistance?????
You just lost an Su-34 trying to launch glide bombs on the advancing Ukrainians! Lol!
I'll bet that cookie is getting covered by now. The question is, who loses, and has got to eat it?
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