Posted on 06/12/2022 11:03:00 AM PDT by Mount Athos
The euphoria that accompanied Ukraine’s unforeseen early victories against bumbling Russian troops is fading as Moscow adapts its tactics, recovers its stride and asserts its overwhelming firepower against heavily outgunned Ukrainian forces.
Around 200 Ukrainian soldiers are now being killed every day, up from 100 late last month, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky told the BBC on Friday — meaning that as many as 1,000 Ukrainians are being taken out of the fight every day, including those who are injured.
But the odds against the Ukrainians are starting to look overwhelming, said Danylyuk, the government adviser.
“The Russians are using long-range artillery against us, often without any response, because we don’t have the means,” he said.
Ukraine has now almost completely run out of ammunition for the Soviet-era weapons systems that were the mainstay of its arsenal, and the Eastern European countries that maintained the same systems have run out of surplus supplies to donate, Danylyuk said.
Russia is firing as many as 50,000 artillery rounds a day into Ukrainian positions, and the Ukrainians can hit back with only around 5,000 to 6,000 rounds a day, he said. The United States has committed to deliver 220,000 rounds of ammunition — enough to match Russian firepower for around four days.
The majority of the American M777 howitzer artillery guns that U.S. officials said would enable Ukraine to match Russian firepower are now in use on the battlefield, according to the Pentagon. Yet the Russians continue to advance.
“I’d be shocked if the Russians are sustaining casualties anywhere close to what the Ukrainians are right now,” Alperovitch said.
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LOL! Kinda changed the subject there cowboy. Get back to me when you grow-up a bit.
“I guess you think Poles and Ukrainians are cattle to be divided up by Russia and Germany“
The strong do what they can, the weak do what they must.
In any event, our enemies are here, our war is here, and the only border I care anything about runs from San Diego to Brownsville.
There’s no comparison.
I just had a pro Putin on here espousing Russia and Germany becoming allies to divide Poland and Ukraine between them - IOW exactly what Hitler and Stalin did.
Russia is our enemy and threatens us with nuclear war every week. They can go straight to hell and I’m tired of people doing their dirty propaganda work for them.
I can’t believe I’m listening to a jackass espouse the Hitler Stalin “solution” for Europe on FR.
Too bad for those damn Jews, huh?
What an idiot.
“LOL! Kinda changed the subject there cowboy. Get back to me when you grow-up a bit.”
No.
I am addressing your comparison.
Are the three countries you cite part of the U.S.? Did the U.S. Invade Afghanistan to make it part of the U.S.?
Iraq?
Libya?
I also am comparing you to typical liberal leftist anti-Americans such as Cindy Sheehan. AOC etc...
The charade is coming to a close, a bit like the final da-da-da-dum of a penis ending its recital on a piano.
Why?
You see the moral bankrupting of conservatism. A political movement that stands for nothing will be nothing. Reagan spared no quarter to Kremlin filth. He’s rolling over in his grave at the Chomskite “conservative” Kremlin fellow travelers that give aid and comfort to mass murdering scum.
The first three partitions of Poland, and the last, happened long before Hitler was born, or after he was dead.
Nice try with the “Hitler” stuff, but national interests are permanent. The border between Russia and Germany is an eternal question, it will be for another 1000 years, and it has nothing to do with America’s current problems.
The “central committee”, or Deep State, is changing the narrativePrecisely. MSM are CIA, etc. agents.
You’re a stupid jackass.
And yes you’re a Hitler apologist.
He was just doing the 1000 year war thing huh?
Screw those Jews right?
He was justified by 1000 years of history.
But you missed AMERICA’S history in Europe.
Because you’re an idiot.
Write this opinion on a piece of toilet paper and use appropriately. The world should run on facts, not feelings. Doing that is why we are in the position we are.
Look at this current kook going on about Germany and Russia have 1000 years of dividing Europe up so it’s justified.
Actually using history and the “strong” over the “weak” in a way that justifies Hitler and Stalin.
These are kooks plain and simple.
But America doesn’t have a history in Europe? He doesn’t recognize the “borders” of our interests have changed in a nuclear, hypersonic space age?
They are demented and immoral. And quite often when you argue with them they reveal screwed up ideas like that, as well as anti Americanism.
Well, you’re spending too much time with a stupid jackass (me).
The fact that the border between Russians and Germans has been and will remain an issue for a (figurative) 1000 years has nothing to do with this Hitler guy, now dead a long time.
And you keep bringing up Jews. The Russia - Ukraine - NATO war has nothing to do with Jews, it’s odd you keep dragging them into this conversation.
That was my thought too. How many more tens of billions should we give them?
Nice and succinct! 👍
Nice summary! 🍺
I used to clutch my pearls like you do, then I started reading FR. Keep on reading, you will get smarter too then you will not post crap like this.
Attacking Prole demonstrates textbook projection... We see in others what we despise in ourself. Read carefully what Prole wrote and how you responded.
I agree with you. The US govt. is at the outer limits of profiting by the bullying tactics. They don’t work anymore, they benefit nobody, and it has to stop. The sooner the better.
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