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Zelensky hails 'good news' as settlements recaptured from Russia
BBC.com ^ | September 7, 2022 | BBC Staff Report

Posted on 09/07/2022 2:19:07 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

Ukraine's President Zelensky said he has "good news", claiming the recapture of several settlements from Russia.

Rumours have swirled for days about a possible breakthrough in the eastern Kharkiv region, but with no word from Ukrainian officials.

Mr Zelensky declined to name which places had been retaken, saying that "now is not the time to name" them.

Separately, US officials said Ukraine was making "slow but meaningful progress" against Russian forces.

Speaking in his nightly video address to Ukrainians, President Zelensky said there was "good news" about the rumoured success of Ukrainian troops.

"I think every citizen feels proud of our soldiers," he said, naming specific military units and applauding their bravery in combat.

But he said: "Now is not the time to name the settlements to which the Ukrainian flag returns."

Ukraine has tightened its operational security in recent weeks, sharing few details about a widely expected counter-offensive in the east and south.

Ukrainian soldiers have launched an offensive south-east of Kharkiv, towards the eastern region of Donetsk, over which Russia has maintained substantial military control since the war began six months ago.

Some reports suggest Ukrainian forces may be a few dozen kilometres from the city of Izyum, an important link in Russia's military supply chain.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 10percent2biden; 10points4thebigguy; another100billion; bendovertaxpayers; europe; globalistpropaganda; nato; ukraine; war
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1 posted on 09/07/2022 2:19:07 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

so all you ukrainians who might have families in those areas...we’ll never tell....


2 posted on 09/07/2022 2:21:43 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Timber Rattler

Aug 29, that was 9 days ago.
What does it look like now?


3 posted on 09/07/2022 2:23:16 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Sacajaweau

Zlnsky has to say that or the military ammo and revenue stops. But he never “shows” what he;s recaotured aside from planitng a flag on top of a hospital. Show us the evidence!


4 posted on 09/07/2022 2:24:36 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: caww

Oh I see.....” Zelensky declined to name which places had been retaken, saying that “now is not the time to name” them.”

LOLOLOL


5 posted on 09/07/2022 2:25:30 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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6 posted on 09/07/2022 2:25:39 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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So nice to hear. Another 200 billion and Ukraine might even hold Russia off until the Spring thaw.


7 posted on 09/07/2022 2:29:42 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Sacajaweau; caww; Cathi; BobL; Karliner; JonPreston; DesertRhino; NorseViking; Kazan
Good news, everyone!

Bugtussle, Kherson Oblast has been recaptured from the RuZZian invaders!!

8 posted on 09/07/2022 2:33:01 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: kiryandil
Good News

The gospel according to Lord Z

9 posted on 09/07/2022 2:36:26 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: DannyTN
Assessed Control of Terrain in Ukraine as of September 6, 2022, 3:00 PM ET
10 posted on 09/07/2022 2:38:44 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: proust

Maybe Ukraine wouldn’t have considered joining NATO had Russia not invaded and annexed Crimea.


11 posted on 09/07/2022 2:41:48 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: caww

In other news, Zelensky unleashed the flying saucer fleet to lead his people to their glorious victory...

;-)


12 posted on 09/07/2022 2:43:38 PM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: proust

Shinzo Abe was quite the hypocrite.

He was willing to sell out Ukraine in order to get Putin to give the Kurile Islands back to Japan.

Other Japanese are intent to reclaim the Kuriles and the portion of Sakhalin Island that belongs to Japan.

Now with Abe dead and Putin weak perhaps someday soon we will see the Rising Sun flying over Karafuto again.


13 posted on 09/07/2022 2:52:07 PM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ Soviet Russia must be destroyed. ☭☭☭)
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To: Timber Rattler
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/ukraine-loses-soldiers-europe-its-economies-all-for-no-gain.html#more

More than 3,000 Ukrainians have died by now in the Kherson offensive without having made any significant progress. Hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles were lost. A dozen Ukrainian planes and helicopters have been shot down. All the material had come from the 'west' which has now emptied its stock of Soviet weapons. No more will be coming anytime soon.

The Ukraine thereby blew its chance to hold a line against any significant new moves from the Russia side. Those moves will be coming.

14 posted on 09/07/2022 3:04:35 PM PDT by Kazan
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Bugtussle, Kherson Oblast has been recaptured from the RuZZian invaders!!

That's it! The war's over!

15 posted on 09/07/2022 3:05:34 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan
More than 3,000 Ukrainians have died by now in the Kherson offensive without having made any significant progress.

No “significant progress”?
Why that comedian Zelensky managed to “capture” one or two small villages. He will use that in his next TV comedy appearance.
Chuckle.

16 posted on 09/07/2022 3:10:25 PM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: libh8er

Russia would ave never needed to annex Crimea if the Obama Administration didn’t pull of a coup in Ukraine in 2014.


17 posted on 09/07/2022 3:16:41 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: Timber Rattler

Who cares.


18 posted on 09/07/2022 3:31:47 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Putin is behaving rationally.The war is on Biden and Obama. )
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19 posted on 09/07/2022 3:40:17 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: libh8er

Nato Europe doesn’t want Ukraine.


20 posted on 09/07/2022 3:41:14 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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