Posted on 05/11/2022 1:52:30 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukraine has driven Russian troops back to their own border near Kharkiv and now threatens supply lines into Donbas as Putin's army suffers another humiliating loss.
Commanders said late Tuesday they had recaptured four small towns to the north of Ukraine's second-largest city, with reports overnight suggesting they had pushed to within three miles of the Russian border.
If confirmed, it would put the city of Vovchans'k - a key supply hub linking Russia's Belgorod to its frontlines in Donbas - within artillery range, threatening to cut supply lines and hamper Putin's efforts to take the region.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's gas pipe operator announced that it will cut off a supply hub in a Russian-controlled part of Donbas which transports up to a third of its gas into Europe, starting today.
It marks the first time that pipelines carrying gas - the lifeblood of Russia's economy and vital source of funding for its military - have been affected by the war, which has now been grinding on for more than two months.
Gazprom, Russia's energy supplier, confirmed that the rate of gas flowing into Europe had fallen by around a quarter after supplies through the pipeline that Ukraine had threatened to cut fell to zero.
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I get the idea of no American lives lost, and that the Europeans should be paying their fair share. To say nothing of the fact that Russia is kind of like a drunk with an AK47 staggering around, raging at everyone, not worthy of respect, deference or even life but still to be treated gingerly, until you can disarm and take them down. Plus the fact that I really doubt that the Ukranian government is any better than any other in that area, even if Zelensky has played to part of Leader better than anyone in my lifetime...
But the love for that Putin just because he is supposedly anti homosexual and pro ‘Christianity; is vile. So F-ing what, you know? Some of these Putinistas think throwing the words ‘Soros’, Globohomo’ and some deranged raving about ‘biolabs’ justifies kissing Russian ass when they are being an egregious bad guy. This ‘enemy of my enemy is my friend’ BS is disgusting.
True. But it wasn't one-sided.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1524510596783546368
"Over 14,000 civilians of Russian ethnicity in the Donbass were killed by US trained Ukrainian forces and the @PentagonPresSec openly boasts that they have armed and trained the Ukrainians for 8 YEARS. Who would have ever expected a Russian response?
The first thing that struck me as this whole debacle was taking place was that the West was cutting off Russia, steeling their money, property, and honor, and forcing them into the arms of China. I also thought, "there goes the Petro Dollar" as well, and the fertilizer, and the grain, and the diesel, and the natural gas.
Is it my imagination or is Putin beginning to look like the Pillsbury Dough Boy?
#62. Kim Dotcom? Really?
“Funny how I only see the Bidenista locusts on the Ukraine threads, but not on other threads. “
I post on all types of threads constantly. So you must be a Putard who only reads the Ukraine threads else you would know that.
https://www.crisisgroup.org/content/conflict-ukraines-donbas-visual-explainer
The 14,000 figure is from an OSCE report and the total which includes; 5k ish Ukrainian, 4k ish DPR tools, and 5k ish civilians.
Go peddle your Russian lies elsewhere bot.
"To date, about 14,000 people have been killed in Donbass. This number includes [Ukrainian armed forces] servicemen and civilian casualties. We regularly update this data," he said. Kuleba’s speech has been posted on the Slovak Foreign Ministry’s website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuOptWUTR3w What did your friends and family say about doing this to Russians in Odessa? Did they enjoy burning them alive or beating them to death after they were forced to jump? I hadn't seen anything so sickening since 9-11.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuOptWUTR3w
What did your friends and family say about doing this to Russians in Odessa? Did they enjoy burning them alive or beating them to death after they were forced to jump? I hadn't seen anything so sickening since 9-11.
Your soros check cleared yet?
Yes, watch the video
I credit the Mass (homoerotic) Formation in the media for this.
You might want to consider that millions of Ukrainians would disagree.
Good thing that DC still has "national sovereignty" and isn't owned by globalist gangsters.
Lame.
Better luck next time, Bidenista.
OK, whatever you say
You might want to consider that it's not their choice you empty-headed virtue-signaler.
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