Posted on 08/29/2022 6:25:02 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
The Ukrainian military announced on Monday that it had launched offensive operations in multiple areas along the front line in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, perhaps signaling the start of a long planned counteroffensive aimed at retaking territory seized by Russia.
Fighting along a swath of the front line escalated sharply on Monday, according to Ukrainian military and civilian officials, and the Ukrainian government said that its military had “breached the occupiers’ first line of defense near Kherson.” It was not immediately possible to verify the claim.
A United States defense official lent support to the idea that Ukraine was escalating its offensive in the south, saying: “The announced offensive shows the Ukrainians’ appetite for progress on the battlefield.” The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters, added that the Pentagon remained cautious about whether Ukraine’s current military capabilities were sufficient to make significant gains.
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“ It’s on!”
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I thought the launch was scrubbed this morning.
Unless you get the stories from all sides you are uninformed.
This all is sounding like the wars that they would describe in the book “1984”.
Anonymous strikes again!
(Which begs the question of what precisely is so sensitive that an *American* military official can't go on the record about a matter involving the **Ukrainian** military.)
Yay, this war is going to last a long time!
Then why don’t you pay attention to both sides, genius.
So, lets get this straight. An army “announces” they have begun an offensive. Isn’t that thoroughly propaganda. No other purpose to this story than to say to the world “Ukraine is fighting back”. The American government knows what is going on, The Ukraine government knows what is going on. The Russian government knows if they are being attacked. So this is just to tell civilians around the world a story, that Ukraine can fight back. Possibly the purpose of this story is to tell the American public that their weapons are being used and send more.
Well we need some feel good “return” on our investment. Now with the stage set we can get some good photo-shops or even legit photo-ops of some cold war era armor blown up in the next few weeks. This will also make it easier to justify the billions to come.
Free Republic Ukraine haters have become EXACTLY the anti war v leftist garbage of the 60’s and 70’s.
They were complete dupes and they led the Democrat party to inflict horrible damage on the United States and the world.
They hated the South Vietnamese and mocked and discounted every military advance just like this.
And it was all about the SV government being corrupt and the people really wanted communism.
Same exact despicable bs claiming to want to save lives.
In the end, the war was won but they forced us to stand aside so the North Vietnamese could attack with impunity.
They caused a holocaust in Cambodia that rivaled Hitler’s Germany and resulted in hundreds of thousands of boat people and our allies in concentration camps.
Of course, naval and other bases we now desperately need against the Chinese were lost.
It makes me sick to watch idiots and propagandists repeating the same awful mistakes.
They have been launching the big event for quite awhile now.
Our western propagandists do their job by the idea of winning by the mouth.
Kind of the Field of Dreams idea.
If you report it, it will be a reality.
Even the Slimes is publishing totally fake garbage now. Excellent.
You're literally celebrating the Biden regime sending more Ukrainians on a suicide mission.
“An army “announces” they have begun an offensive...
No other purpose to this story than to say to the world “Ukraine is fighting back”.
You have a good point. Other nations see Putin testing Ukraine’s resolve. And, Ukraine gave an affirmative answer to continue their fight for freedom.
I believe what Trump once said, “Without a border there is no nation” is true for Ukraine as well.
NYT LOL - just leftwing propaganda,you soil yourself
like your zits, the Ukes will be bursting out all over twitter!
ha
its behind a paywall loser
It looks very possible that you are made out of wax.
Like the Germans announced their attack at the Ardennse offensive.
Or the allies announcing the landings at Normandy.
Got some dandy people on this forum.
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