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 only “emissary from Hell” around here is YOU.
Russia has lined up a lot of long range artillery so now we have to be treated to whatever kind of demons they are on here that support the murder of Ukrainians, telling us this has something to do with the Ukrainians being evil, or they told us so. Long range artillery has nothing to do with these idiotic comments. It’s just military strategy.
But where should we wear the masks for monkeypox? ;-)
I don’t support a Russian thug attacking and murdering Christian Europeans including using muslims from Syria to do it. If you support that you support the devil and you support evil and you are an emissary of h*** whether it’s intentional or not. Live with it and live with it when you face your maker.
Get lost orc troll. Take your misbegotten “politics” with you, and jump in a fiery lake like the on you escaped from.
My God, aren’t you the least bit embarrassed?
The pipeline would not make a difference. Oil is budgeted in Russian budget at $40/bbl. They have been selling oil to the global South way above that, but still at a discount. Oil traders in India, for example, are making a fortune.
The Russians are going to enforce Minsk, and then some, if they want to.
What this says to potential trading partners going forward is: if you make a deal with Russia, there is not one damn thing the US world police can do about it. They are not “goatherders” that can bombed from 20,000’. They shoot back.
Let’s see...what would your average European prefer...abundant fuel and natural resources from a neighbor...or provoke Russia on behalf of troublemaking Americans?
Tick tock on petrodollar/reserve currency. It’s almost over.
Last night:
High-precision long-range sea-based missiles “Caliber” in the area of the settlement of Chortkiv , Ternopil region , destroyed a large warehouse of anti-tank missile systems supplied to the Kiev regime from the United States and European countries, man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems and artillery shells for weapons systems .
I AGREE, AND RRROD DOESN’T KNOW ENOUGH TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS NO HOMOGENEOUS “THEY” WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE AFU. THE NORMAL UKRAINIANS HAVE BEEN BRAVE AND USED BY US/NATO/ZELENSKY AS CANNON FODDER. THE AVOVS, BANDERITES, RIGHT SECTORITES, OUN TROOPS, SVOBODAITES, ETC. HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DISHONORABLE AND ARE THE TRUE SAVAGES/ORCS IN THIS WAR.
Eurotrash would starve.
That’s a feature, not a bug.
Get them the damn equipment.
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Much is being destroyed by Vlad , documented near Polish border and the Romanian sector….that said it is far to late. The corrupted beggar states 200 a day, well non western sources and the Pentagon says different.
1,000 a day In the UkIe meat grInder of Donbas- 200-300 killed, but adding the wounded, injured, sick, and deserters rounds near 1,000- a day off tge playing field. The Ukies are unable to rotate in / out , under 24/7 artillery and air attacks, …..best they start negotiations before Vlad decides to eat Odessa for lunch.
That said, the calls for Z’s ouster are increasing. Many are tired of his theatrics and lies which are needlessly bleeding the country.
So, people who know enough to realize the Brandon/Obama regimes adventures in Ukraine are the root cause of this criminal war are “communists”? Bless your heart.
Debating you is like arguing with a high school girl. Your incessant emotive pouting and and demonizing is quite wearying. While warning of American Security, you provide no circumstantial or factual data to back a single claim. Many of us served in the intel and military establishment and know Better than you the geopolitical ramifications of this conflict. Fix your mascara and cry on some other forum.
Nice try Putin Puffer...lol
Another Putin Puffer exposed.
He’s incapable of being embarrassed. He’s probably 80 and has no idea what is going on. In his simple mind Russia is the USSR. You can’t help these people, and they have no idea that the narrative they’ve swallowed in as fraudulent as the Russia Collusion Hoax.
Hey, did you get your $3.50 worth today, CNN boy?
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