Posted on 03/22/2022 12:50:13 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian troops are retreating after being repelled from a strategic Kyiv suburb, Ukraine has claimed, in a move which could stop Vladimir Putin's forces from surrounding the capital.
Ukraine’s armed forces said Moscow has lost its 'offensive potential' and reinforcements were being called in from the 'depths' of Russia to help them capture Makariv, a city located 37 miles from Kyiv.
Ukrainian forces have been fighting back in Makariv in order to prevent Russian forces from surrounding the capital.
The armed forces claimed the 'heroic actions of our defenders' have forced Russian troops back while a counterattack in the south has pushed Putin's forces in the direction of Mykolayiv, a city near the Black Sea.
In an update issued today, Ukraine's armed forces said: 'Having lost the offensive potential, the Russian occupying troops continue forming and deploying the reserves from the depths of the Russian Federation to the borders of Ukraine.'
Elsewhere, the Ukrainian think tank, The Centre for Defence Strategies claimed that Russian troops in the Okhtyrka region of Sumy 'left the area of operations' in order to 'choose desertion to avoid death' and in Havronshchyna, in the Makariv district, that Russians had stolen cars to drive towards the border with Belarus.
It comes after Kyiv's generals today claimed Vladimir Putin's troops only have enough food, fuel and ammunition for another three days of fighting in Ukraine, while attacks on the besieged city of Mariupol were turned back and offensives elsewhere in the country remained stalled.
Meanwhile British intelligence said attempts by Moscow to capture the southern city of Mariupol - seen as a key target for Putin to be able to claim any semblance of success in his 'special military operation' - 'continue to be repulsed' amidst heavy fighting.
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Grain of salt, anyone?
Daily Mail…blah, blah, blah propaganda.
I know there is a ton of skepticism regarding a lot of these reports, and that’s fair. But I’m going to suggest that maybe the primary source for a lot of them is Western/U.S. intelligence on a massive scale. Satellites, SIGINT (especially), and all the rest of it being shared with the Ukrainians. A lot of this information may actually come from Russian communications.
Or just maybe the Ukes just repelled a probing attack. Maybe the Russians are gathering for a major assault and are looking for weak points. But we can count on the military expertise of a newspaper that is at its best when writing about the Duchess’ latest styles.
All’s fair in propaganda wars.
What’s stupid isn’t that they publish official narrative like a Hollywood show runner…it’s that anyone actually believes it!
Understandable. Most of them don’t want to be there in the first place. Add to that the possibility of castration, and it’s …. do svidaniya.
You mean...they aren’t surrounded?
From what I know everything is under Russian control West of Kiev. Someone hanged a Ukrainian flag in the town of Makarov and they probably count it for “beaten back”. There is some fighting taking place east of the city, but it is not covered by this report.
Makariv is one of now several places that were said to be retaken by the Ukes.... the only problem is that they never were taken by Russians in the first place.
While it is understandable that the Ukes need successes, varying the scenarios will make this less boring..
Yes but what about Kiev ?
It’s like with the Mall that was bombed and they failed to show the Ukraine military vehicles lined up in the parking are beneath it. Tic tok user who posted photo was arrested by Ukrain officials.
TikToker arrested after posting clip of Ukrainian military vehicles parked near a mall that Russia later blew up.
And then we have all the US anonymous sources.
Stop the Russian Navy from landing troops and supplies from the Black Sea into southeastern Ukraine and the Russian invasion will collapse.
So much spin coming from both sides, I’m completely skeptical about anything reported by either side. I look for 3rd party sources, and even then I question it.
I’m waiting for stories of fragging.
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