IS Ukraine LOSING the war in Donbas? Defenders fall back to avoid capture as Russians advance after blasting towns to wastelands.... (40 photos)

FOR MAILONLINE ^ | 28 May 2022 | DAN SALES and CHRIS MATTHEWS

[dennisw]

IS Ukraine LOSING the war in Donbas? Defenders fall back to avoid capture as Russians advance after blasting towns to wastelands while Boris Johnson offers fresh support to Ukrainian president Zelensky Withdrawal from the Luhansk region likely, admits Ukraine in new war blow

Area is hugely significant and one of main aims of Putin and Russia's invasion President Zelensky said Ukraine was protecting Luhansk as best it could Putin had launched invasion under the aims of capturing Luhansk and Donetsk Boris Johnson offered renewed support for Ukraine in a phone call with Zelensky

Ukraine has admitted it may have to retreat from its last post in the Luhansk region as Russian forces continue their relentless march.

Putin's forces - now into their fourth month of the invasion - have concentrated on the east of the country in recent weeks.

Ukrainian soldiers leaving Luhansk will be a blow to the country, due to its symbolic significance in the war.

This morning Boris Johnson offered fresh support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky said they spoke on the phone about 'strengthening defence support for Ukraine, intensifying work on security guarantees and supplying fuel'.

He added: 'We must work together to prevent a food crisis and unblock Ukrainian ports.'

Putin wants both Luhansk and Donetsk regions in full and their capture was one of his earliest objectives in the deranged despot's so-called 'special military operation'.

[alexander_busek]

Every dictionary in the future will use Russia’s special operation as an example of what a “Phyric Pyrrhic victory” is.

What kind of dictionary are you using?

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

[...] we view the war as one between the nationalists (Russia) and globalists (Ukraine) [...]

It is a war between imperialists (Russia) and patriots (Ukraine).

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

I think it’s comparable to this hypothetical situation:

* Nazis have taken over a significant part of a Mexican government, which is known to be the most corrupt in the world

* That government has heavy Russian backing and installed their puppet president (inserted thru their proxy coup)

* Mexico wages a 7-year war on a couple provinces that are loyal to America, and that want to go independent from Mexico; over 3,000 civilians are killed, nearly all within those provinces

* Mexico breaks 2 peace agreements in this time

* Mexico is threatening to join a defense agreement with Russia

What do think the US would do?

That is more than merely hypothetical.

That is pure science fiction / fantasy.

You might as well ask what we would do if Gondor were to ally with Mordor to undermine our geopolitical interests.

Regards,

[Gaffer]

Go call somebody else ‘puta’ fella. Your Ukraine war-prelude to WWIII is NOT MINE.

[wastedyears]

It's sad that after having smoke blown up their asses by the MSM on every conceivable issue over the past six years that so many FReepers fell for this crap.

I don't get it either.

[wastedyears]

Don’t confuse the bedfellows of Soros and Pelosi with facts.

[Gaffer]

I tend to agree. I’m not a Putin Puffer or a Putin Puta. I’m just not on board with hopelessly entangling this country in a war that is not ours, nor in our NATO interests (they never were or were going to be an accepted NATO member) - or WORSE, push us or Russia into a nuclear exchange, limited or not.

[wastedyears]

The populace in those two regions are likely cheering as the Khazarian mafia flees back to Zelensky.

You get it.

[Qui is]

Damn straight. I agree completely with that.

[Prince of Space]

Dude, your hyperbole is over the top. 🤣

[Qui is]

Ditto.

[PIF]

Thank you space cadet!

[PIF]

It was a sarcastic comparison, idiot!

[wastedyears]

It is a war between imperialists (Russia) and patriots (Ukraine).

"Patriots" don't bomb their own countrymen for years, which is what the Ukrainian government did to the Donbas region since 2014, after the hussein-sponsored coup.

[bert]

Blah blah blah Go Putin! Yada yada yada

[cgbg]

Xenophobia is deeply rooted in the human psyche.

It is easily exploited by cynical plutocrats who own and control mass media and Big Tech.

Freepers are not immune.

[wastedyears]

Blah blah blah Go Putin! Yada yada yada

Not believing everything the media and communists (but I repeat myself) say does not mean I support Putin/Russia. We all know the Russia Russia Russia narrative was a giant ball of BS. We knew the whole covid "emergency" was a giant ball of BS after a few months. We knew the election was stolen. We knew Jan 6th was NOT an "insurrection."

Why do you now believe the media when it comes to Russia/Ukraine?

[WMarshal]

Pedo neocons hardest hit.

[BiglyCommentary]

“What kind of dictionary are you using?”

What’s with the spell nazi thing? You do realize most here don’t have a staff of 20 checking spelling and grammar (and adding footnotes) before they click Post, yes? You have to be POTUS or a famous movie or sports star, or a CEO of a Fortune 500 company for that.