Tetyana Chornovol took out a Russian tank from this spot east of Kyiv.
Posted on 10/06/2022 11:06:20 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
KYIV, Ukraine—Outside the Giraffe shopping mall on the western edge of Ukraine’s capital, a group of locals prepared to meet the Russian armored column thundering their way.
It was late February, and the Russians, from an elite airborne unit, were riding atop their vehicles, as if expecting a warm greeting. One wore a Cossack woolen hat instead of a helmet. Another hadn’t loaded his rifle.
The few dozen Ukrainians from the towns of Irpin and Bucha had other intentions, which they had written on the cement mixer and bulldozer that blocked the road: “Welcome to hell.”
After Russia launched an all-out invasion on Feb. 24, a 32-year-old Ukrainian city council member and solar-power entrepreneur named Volodymyr Korotya had led preparations for a fighting stand. The men were brandishing a grab bag of weapons, including pump-action shotguns and a handful of rocket-propelled grenades. Many were dressed in jeans, and few had body armor. Around half of their number, which included a psychotherapist, a firefighter and a bus driver, had never fought before.
“Look what I do and do the same,” Mr. Korotya, who had seen combat during his time in the Ukrainian army, told the new recruits.
As a vanguard of a dozen armored vehicles rumbled over the bridge between Bucha and Irpin and began to climb the hill toward them, the Ukrainians opened fire.
After a fierce three-hour battle, the Russian vehicles were destroyed or abandoned, and the soldiers were dead or in retreat. The Ukrainians set off across the bridge to finish off the rest of the column.
The Russians never crossed that bridge in their monthlong attempt to seize Kyiv.
It is hard to know how people will react to a huge invasion force. Resistance requires a core of people in villages, towns and cities
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Ukraine ping
Wall Street Journal account of the month-long defense of Kiev. A hodgepodge of mostly untrained civilians stiffened by a small cadre of reservists and regulars converged upon key bottlenecks to stall and hopefully turn back elite Russian formations streaming south from Belarus. Their story was one of initiative, improvisation and a willingness to take extreme risks against an adversary that outgunned them and theoretically ought to have had every advantage.
Update on Russian operations in Ukraine for October 5, 2022
- Latest US aid package falls far short of replacing steep Ukrainian losses amid continued offensives; - Ukraine’s offensive has limited capabilities, will not achieve “victory” over Russian forces in territory deemed “Ukrainian” by Kiev;
- Ukrainian offensive is an “all-or-nothing” proposition, hoping to achieve psychological and political gains toward ending the conflict in ways Ukrainian military force cannot; - Western analysts celebrate the psychological impact the offensive is having on pro-Russian media, pundits, and even prominent members of Russian society;
- In reality, Ukraine will be left overextended and vulnerable just as Russia’s 300,000-strong mobilization begins shaping the battlefield.
“WSJ account of the month-long defense of Kiev: Their story was one of initiative, improvisation and a willingness to take extreme risks against an adversary that outgunned them and theoretically ought to have had every advantage.”r
Thank you for your post. We serve a Gracious God that hears our prayers.
I don't know Kazan, using a YouTuber who constantly writes even pro-Chinese propaganda as your go-to for understanding the military situation in Ukraine probably isn't the smartest thing you can do.
There's a high probability he, like many Tubers of his short, is on the payroll of the CCP, since he is also familiar with anti-Communists like Laowhy, and falsely describes him as a "knucledragging racist" who knows nothing about life in China:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWNIM6UW7Jo
Laowhy and Serpentza have lived in China for 10 years and are married to Chinese wives. They back up all their work with evidence as well.
The only sorts of people who post these sorts of attacks are CCP trolls.
But I guess using an out and out communist is a step up from the pedophile Scott Ritter.
What does this have to do with the post? Some forums have rules about changing subjects.
Title: "...And Saved Ukraine..."
Kazan's post: "In reality, Ukraine will be left overextended and vulnerable just as Russia’s 300,000-strong mobilization begins shaping the battlefield."
Kazan's post directly contradicts the title of the article post.
If they won the war, why the hell is that maggot, Biden, still sending billions to them everyday?
Laundry.
Don't question The Narrative, Comrade Fling.
You know how there are Wu Maos 五毛 the ChiCom propagandists.
Now there are pu Maos 噗毛
Bkmk. It consolidates in to one article the major events and actions going on during this time.
Tetyana Chornovol took out a Russian tank from this spot east of Kyiv.
The Russians are great at massing against weak opponents, but when met with formidable resistance, they collapse and run. The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives, families and homeland. The Russians are fighting for the ego of a misshapen, maniacal diminutive Stalin wannabe with short man’s syndrome.
bkmk
Kazan’s post: “In reality, Ukraine will be left overextended and vulnerable just as Russia’s 300,000-strong mobilization begins shaping the battlefield.”
No, that is a fantasy, not reality.
“If they won the war”
No one has one a war. However, Ukraine seems to be turning back the Russian ‘Special military operation’ invasion.
“You know how there are Wu Maos”
Good call!
Just as the authorities of the People’s Republic of China use Wu Maos’ to manipulate public opinion and disseminate disinformation to the benefit of the governing Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Putin now has his pu Maos to manipulate public opinion and disseminate disinformation!!!
What crap!
Yeah, the pro-Putin narrative that says Ukrainians can’t defend themselves. Sometimes fostered by trolls.
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