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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The usual cheerleaders, like WaPo, NYT, etc, are all bailimg on Ukraine.
Not our circus, not our monkeys. You pay for it.
Please explain how that would benefit Americans.
Destroying sources of energy in an energy crisis is profoundly destructive.
A lot of idiots put their faith in Biden, the Princesses of the Pentagon, the 'Ghost of Kiev, and General rage Washington Zelensky. I am pointing my finger at you rrrod.
The myth that America has infinite amounts of stuff to give away needs to end.
The psychopaths in the Ukrainian government have already stolen 55 Billion is US Taxpayer cash, 5,000 Javelin Missile Systems, plus Heaven only knows what else.
Many months ago, some of us (in our right minds) predicted the criminals, liars, thieves, and scam artists in that Satanic rat’s nest called “Ukrainian government” would simply steal everything they get from the West and make a run for the door.
Those of us who made this prediction are vindicated, and only a fool would think “sending them more” will actually do anything other than fatten up the psychopaths’ offshore bank accounts.
What a pyrrhic victory that would be. Eurotrash would starve.
The “central committee”, or Deep State, is changing the narrative because reality is breaking through the psyops illusion that has simpletons frothing at the mouth over the heroic Zelensky and the perfidious Russians.
The comments on the Wapo piece demonstrate that leftards who think they are “intellectuals” have become intellectually lazy. They want a simple story about “their team” so they can feel self-righteous and root for “their team.” Hardly any of the commenters know anything about Ukraine or even relatively recent history. The comments make it seem like they think there really is a Ghost of Kiev.
Zelensky is likely to be deposed by a military that has been used as cannon fodder for no rational purpose by a US/NATO government that exists only because of a coup we engineered against a democratically elected government. Not any of the many whooping it up for a Russian defeat on Wapo have any idea that the Zelensky government has taken over most of the media, banned opposition parties, and is using the SBU kidnap, intimidate, or kill dissenters. All of this, along with wanting to avoid being drafted as cannon fodder, is part of the reason so many young Ukrainian men have fled to the west.
I found that it is futile to explain to certain people here the dangers for America of allowing Russia to occupy Ukraine.
That has to do with Russian intentions, geography, strategic position, resources, man power, Taiwan, China et cetera
If you don’t recognize the reality of any of that I can’t help you. While I have humanitarian concerns for the Ukrainians my only real concern is the strategic interests of the United States of America.
The attack on Ukraine is just the opening act of an all out attack by Russia and China to take advantage of the weakness of Biden and the democrats.
If not countered, the results will be catastrophic for America.
Sorry but guns are dangerous , they shouldn’t have any in Ukraine
That is a museum quality display of invincible ignorance.
We invaded Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya for starters. And how many cruse missiles have we fired at random nations to create a political distraction over the last half century?
Stop with your ridiculous pseudo psychoanalysis.
Only an immoral DEMON would excoriate people who are being slaughtered by invaders.
Perhaps you are an emissary of Hell?
Long range artillery is not morally superior nor is it doing God’s work.
I’m an American I guess you’re a Russian or a Communist Chinese. Take your America hatred somewhere else you creepy propagandist.
Yes, the law of unintended consequences is going to treat the real malefactors here - the US and NATO - to a horror show that the simpleton, pom pom waving, Biden/NATO narrative slurpers here can’t imagine. Biden began throwing Zelensky under the bus in LA Friday, and the government’s mouthpieces in the media are slowly shifting their rhetoric to prepare it for a collapse of the psyops illusions the public has about the Ukraine.
I hate war, but the US and NATO own this disaster.
“They have fought honorably and bravely against the savages but they are out gunned and out manned.”
Do you work for CNN or something?
Of course! And they have no more tanks, planes, or troops (because of mutinies, KIA, and desertion). These things have to be true because the MSM/techmedia/government have told us so. I hope Biden’s victory parade in Moscow will be broadcast. /sarc/
“Ukraine must destroy the oil pipeline Russia is using to supply Europe as it is Putin’s money supply to support his war….”
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Yeah, let’s have Biden encourage Ukraine to do that. It would be consistent with the Biden Globalist regime’s every move actually NOT being in Ukraine’s interests and certainly would be AGAINST AMERICA’S INTERESTS.
The Russians would be relieved of paying transit fees to Ukraine and the Germans would be forced to open the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. BRILLIANT!
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