Posted on 08/29/2022 6:56:01 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Ukrainian forces have begun "shaping" operations in southern Ukraine to prepare the battlefield for a significant Ukrainian counteroffensive, two senior US officials briefed on the intelligence told CNN.
Shaping operations are standard military practice prior to an offensive and involve striking weapons systems, command and control, ammunition depots and other targets to prepare the battlefield for planned advances.
The US believes the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which has long been anticipated, will include a combination of air and ground operations.
Ukraine indicated Monday morning that the actions were underway.
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Seriously?
Just so everyone knows, a "war college student" would be a Colonel or Navy Captain with probably more than one tour in combat.
Not exactly a fuzz-faced 2 Louie...
You may be right about all else, no beef from me.
The Ukraine government could negotiate anything - but the people will stand for nothing less then the whole of Ukraine.
Perhaps this is just a euphemism for shaping a phallus?
Well, the Ukrainian people weren’t insisting on recovering Crimea militarily prior to the Russian invasion, so they appear to be willing to accept at least that.
That is their problem.
Not ours.
Ours is to stay to hell out of there and let them kill each other off. Once they are done, they’ll settle down and stop the feud till they replenish their potential and start with the killing again.
“agents, bribes, threats, and mafia tactics.”
BTW..does that sound familiar to what is now in effect within this nation?
Both sides are doing propaganda the truth is somewhere between but I will say this the Russians on paper have no reason to be in this position. IMO their equipment soldiers and leadership have proven to be less than superior. A first as superior in numbers….should not be having these difficulties and suffering such losses. Do I think Ukraine will prevail as in their country being whole is extremely unlikely but the idea that Russia is the premier military organization in the region is dashed they are a third rate military and economy with nukes. Look at North Korea and a nuclear Iran as similar examples. Every day this goes on without a Russian “victory” is a loss for them
Indeed propagandist media corrupt leadership and the alphabet agencies acting as arms of the dim party. People ask how did what happened in Germany in the 30s. Well question answered
By both sides doing propaganda I don’t mean Russia and Ukraine.
I mean pro-Ukraine FReepers versus Pro-Russia FReepers.
This is an ever-present crap storm that is simply personal attack versus personal attack that’s making the site a laughing stock.
I mean BOTH sides here.
Well, the Ukrainian people weren’t insisting on recovering Crimea militarily prior
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That was then, this is now. The hate the Russian worse than they did, even the Ukrainian Russians, who supported the Russian invasion, hate them now.
Exactly.
They are not communistic. They are using national socialistic methods and following the program completely.
Use the corporate sector to control the population and retain financial support. Use the media to brainwash and scare the masses. Use the political arena to legislate for the corporations as long as they support the proper legislators.
Actually, on further reflection, it is a mix of mafia tactics and NAZI tactics. Just remember this..nearly everything the mob did illegally, the government has made legal and now control.
Russia has a huge systemic problem in its military. It does not have a hard inner core of NCOs. This has a far larger effect on competence and discipline than most realize. Thousands of years of human combat has demonstrated this necessity.
I guess the Russians know better. /s
“...let them kill each other off...”
You are a sicko to wish this on the beautiful Ukrainian people who have been invaded by a powerful enemy of the United States.
“who have been invaded”
What happened to cause that?
Who caused that?
Why did they do that?
We already know the when and the where.
“Today, during the day, on the direct instructions of V. Zelensky, Ukrainian troops attempted an offensive in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions in three directions.
As a result of the active defense of the grouping of Russian troops, the AFU units suffered heavy losses.
During the fighting, 26 Ukrainian tanks, 23 infantry fighting vehicles, nine other armored combat vehicles were destroyed, two Su-25 attack aircraft were shot down.
The enemy’s losses in manpower amounted to more than 560 servicemen. Another attempt at offensive actions of the enemy failed miserably.” - RuMoDsaid
BTT
True that.
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“...“who have been invaded” sic
What happened to cause that?...”
Ukraine did nothing to Russia. Russia put out lots of false propaganda that appeals to the weak minded.
Putin wanted Ukrainian black soil areas. Putin wanted Ukraine’s coal fields. Putin wanted Ukraine’s other resources, their factories, their coast, their land.
You should travel to the Donbas and get the real story instead of watching stupid Russian-produced vids.
Putin invaded Ukraine because he wanted Ukraine to be part of Russia again, or at least under the control of a Moscow puppet. That's blindingly obvious to any remotely fair minded-person.
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