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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Goebbel’s ghost surely loves our Enemedia.
What percentage of comments are attacks on the poster? These Putin Fellators never post anything worth reading.
How can the Russians be retreating? They ran out of gas two weeks ago. Who gave the retreat order? All Russian generals have been slaughtered. Where did these Russian troops come from? All Russian troops have been killed, purged by Putin or are 18 year old draftees, deserted back to Russia and are currently cowering behind their mothers’ skirts. I only wish people posting today would look at what they posted yesterday and try to coordinate the disinfo a little better.
How far is he willing to go to win Ukraine? I'm not sure anyone knows that answer.
The End is Nigh for the invaders !
NATO needs to send Ukrainians 10,000 Javelins and 10,000 Stingers plus 2 million combat rifles and 1 billion rounds of ammo. The Ukrainians would run the Ruskies out of their country.
Any video of Putin waving the White flag?
All propaganda all day
The Putinistas don’t have any military successes to brag about. So I understand why they are mad.
That is one thing we know is NOT true.
Burn the mongols !!!!!!!!!!
Daily Mail, bastion of truth.
It’s unfortunate that you believe what the media says after so many years lying about Trump. Remember Russia Russia Russia? They lied about that.
—”I’m going to suggest that maybe the primary source for a lot of them is Western/U.S. intelligence on a massive scale. “
A very likely possibility.
By happenstance and good shooting, they have been able to remove a hand full of Russian frontline commanders?
“Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: ‘Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action’.”
Damn you guys are predictable. Every single report that is positive for Ukrainians is ridiculed as an unrealistic claim of a complete Russian defeat, and mocked as being the the 30th such report of complete Russian defeat in the last week.
But those reports don't claim the Russians have been completely defeated, or even routed. The entire theme has been pretty constant -- Russia has encountered more resistance than it expected, the advance is slower than anticipated, and Russia may not have enough troops in Ukraine to win. That does NOT mean that the Ukrainians themselves haven't lost a lot of ground, and a lot of people. It's a very bloody, costly fight that has cost both sides a lot, and the ultimate outcome is still unclear.
For those of you guys who dismiss the idea that the Russian invasion may ultimately fail -- or cost more than the Russianns are willing to accept (same thing) -- do a bit of reading on the two Chechen wars to see how Russia did against a country less than one-twentieth the size of Ukraine.
The Russians may yet win, but that is far from certain at this point.
“Elsewhere, the Ukrainian think tank,”
Isnt that what is usually called the office of propaganda?
—”…it’s that anyone actually believes it!”
And stopped clocks have the correct time twice every day.
....must keep begging for NATO/US no fly zone tho......./s
You clearly did not read any of my posts on this thread.
—”Getting paid a lot for flooding FR... “
This brings up the question; are you being paid in rubles or USD?
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