Posted on 12/13/2024 7:44:31 AM PST by marcusmaximus
The Kremlin has appointed Lieutenant General Andrei Ivanayev as commander of the Vostok Battalion group of forces, which is leading the assault in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, according to state affiliated media.
The popular Ukrainian military Telegram channel Country Politics, which has more than 290,000 followers, reported Ivanayev's appointment on Friday suggesting it was tied to a visit by Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov to the region.
Over the past year, Russian forces have made grueling but steady advances in the Donbas, which President Putin formally annexed as part of Russia in September 2022 though his troops only partially control it. However this has taken place at a massive cost to Russia.
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Please, put your Ukranian Spam in Speedy’s thread. The place is dying over there.
Donbas in 3 days!
Lincoln did that until he found one that knew how to fight.
all falling apart of Putty Put
Meanwhile, Ukraine sits in darkness, and Vlad continues gobbling up territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzjRp02jeIw
……I am awaiting Vlad’s response to the US’s long range missile attack into Russia two days ago…..turning off the Ukies electricity is most likely NOT his full response. Vlad still holds all the cards.
Kyiv in 3 days!
You’ve been trying to conquer the village of Pokrovsk for almost 3 years. Yawn.
✨🚀Missile Strike: Half The Population Without Light💡 The US Goes All In🌍 Military Summary 2024.12.13
"formally annexed" < - STOLEN BY THE MOSCOW CLUB
On December 13, the Russian army launched another retaliatory strike against Ukraine, including energy facilities. Emergency restrictions have been tightened in the country — half of the country has fallen under them.
"The volume of restrictions has been increased today," Ukrenergo reports. The operator explained that the Russian army struck at the power facilities of Ukraine. Previously, it was planned that one-time outages would extend to two queues of consumers out of six, but now three queues have already fallen under them, the TOK telegram channel reports.
Ternopil regional military administration reported that half of the region was left without electricity. DTEK has published new shutdown schedules: the strongest may be in the Kiev region, where in some hours there will be four queues of consumers out of six at once without electricity.
Kyiv in 3 days! Bring your parade uniform!
I love how the usuals cant even handle a single story about Ukraine war. They add nothing but juvenile comments and memes, but I will ask
What about the story is not true?
Keep it up Marcus, you are driving them insane😂
Three years into his war, soviet war against Nazi germany lasted just over 3 1/2 years
Well done putin
“Retaliatory “???
Playing the victim card again?
Laughable
Mother Russia caught the clap in Syria and fled home for treatment. Except...... the imported antibiotics aren’t available any more. Nobody will accept worthless Rubles in payment.
The closer it gets to January 20th, the more unhinged the Putin loyalists become.
With the entire Might of the United States Of America Allied with The Soviet Union.
This war has the entire Might of Democrat Deep Swamp Of America, Prog Socialist EU Tyranny, Money Grubbing NATO, Globalist Pedo Blue Helmet UN, and Muslim Terrorist Migrants, Allied with Nazi Ukraine.
Your commendation of Putin is noted.
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