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After Kherson, Ukraine’s military ponders new push south and east
The Washington Post ^ | December 3, 2022 | Samantha Schmidt and Serhii Korolchuk

Posted on 12/03/2022 11:57:14 AM PST by MinorityRepublican

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine — The path to a Ukrainian victory — or at least the most obvious path — will probably cut south, through the muddy and flat fields of the Zaporizhzhia region.

Following Russia’s retreat from the city of Kherson — the only regional capital captured by Moscow since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion — Ukrainian forces have limited options for their next big push to continue recapturing occupied territory and, ultimately, to expel the invaders.

Much attention is now shifting here, to the southern front line less than 100 miles north of the Azov Sea, where Ukrainians are eager to sever the “land bridge” connecting mainland Russia to Crimea, which Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2014. Kyiv is also intent on liberating cities such as Melitopol and Enerhodar, where the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is located.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: azov; crimea; russia; ukraine; whatwouldhitlerdo
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1 posted on 12/03/2022 11:57:14 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

I “ponder” about a lot of things too.....


2 posted on 12/03/2022 11:58:15 AM PST by cranked
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To: MinorityRepublican

PONDEROUS!


3 posted on 12/03/2022 12:00:07 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Having a mobilized Russian army of 500,000 troops parked along 50% of the Ukraine’s border waiting for the ground to freeze solid is making the Ukes think twice.


4 posted on 12/03/2022 12:00:33 PM PST by WMarshal (Neocons and leftards are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

water the ground with Russian invader blood!


5 posted on 12/03/2022 12:03:01 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009

“water the ground with Russian invader blood!”

Indeed, cause so far its being littered with horrendous amounts of Ukie blood...


6 posted on 12/03/2022 12:05:50 PM PST by cranked
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To: cranked

yeah... which is why Russia is retreating...

in what alternate universe do you live in?


7 posted on 12/03/2022 12:07:31 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009
I mean lots of blood...
8 posted on 12/03/2022 12:09:32 PM PST by cranked
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Hey yo, if “retreating” nets 100k plus KIA, which is a low ball estimate, then please, let’s keep “retreating,” by all means.....


9 posted on 12/03/2022 12:11:19 PM PST by cranked
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🤣

👉 Hindustan Times
11/27/22

Putin’s war empties arsenal of 20 NATO nations after U.S; Setback for Ukraine | Report

https://youtu.be/b4dfPrvdkrc

“In a huge setback to Ukraine’s fight against the Russian offensive, most NATO members have run out of weapons. According to a report published in the New York Times, at least 20 of the alliance’s 30 members are “pretty tapped out.” A NATO official also said that smaller countries have exhausted their potential. Even the U.S. military is rushing to replenish the arms stock it has supplied to Kyiv.”

👉 Russia has the last laugh as West-supplied Howitzers are breaking down in Ukraine - report

https://youtu.be/kVhs_WJUSuM

“Ukraine is facing technical problems with western artillery amid war with Russia. According to New York Times, one-third of the howitzers sent to Ukraine have developed snags. A U.S. official said that a third of the 350 howitzers sent by the west to Ukraine are out of action. The New York Times reported that the United States Department of Defense is concerned over the development. The U.S. reportedly set up a repair facility in Poland to fix “faulty” weapons, the NYT reported.”

👉 WION
US falls short on weapons, will not divert exports from South Korea

https://youtu.be/cjPxraf8Hmg

“The war in Ukraine has now lasted for almost 10 months. The Western allies remember before the beginning of the war simply had not anticipated the scale of this conflict but today it is the primary cause of domestic and international wars.”

U.S. looks to supply older and cheaper weapons to Ukraine.

NATO plans on restarting old weapons factories to boost prouction.

Ukraine is firing 7k rounds per day of which the U.S. only produces 15k per month.

👉 New York Times
11/26/22

U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals

https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/11/26/world/europe/nato-weapons-shortage-ukraine.amp.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16696802459788&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2022%2F11%2F26%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fnato-weapons-shortage-ukraine.html

👇👇👇👇👇

“C’mon, man! Everyone knows that the New York Times has always been Russian propaganda!” ~ Joe Biden, probably


10 posted on 12/03/2022 12:13:39 PM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Why are deranged Zelenskyites always screeching for blood? I imagine that your are some deranged Goth draped in all black clothes and that your real name is something like “Grimoir” or “Azriel.”

Neocons are nasty pieces of work.


11 posted on 12/03/2022 12:15:12 PM PST by WMarshal (Neocons and leftards are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: cranked

I think the Russians are slowly retreating to encourage the Ukes to keep up their advance so that Russian artillery can continue to grind the Ukrainian military to nothing. Once winter allows for greatly expanded mechanized movement the Russians are likely to move in and mop up.


12 posted on 12/03/2022 12:18:20 PM PST by WMarshal (Neocons and leftards are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: cranked

Ursula’s comments confirmed what leaked Ukrainian documents on Telegram and Twitter a few months back said, that Ukrainian casualties were 2.5-3X higher than Russia’s casualties, but neocons and garden-variety Nuland/Biden/Vindman trolls get angry at these things being said and lash out will all manner of replies.


13 posted on 12/03/2022 12:18:46 PM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: MinorityRepublican

We all know ‘cranked’ is not an American. He is a RuZZian national. A real crackpot.

I encourage everyone to ignore him. I don’t intend to ever respond to him again.

Everyone’s own decision of course.
by SpeedyInTexas

Additionally:
When I see a comment by one of our resident Russians fellow travelers - I do not even bother to read their drivel - makes going through a long comment section much faster.
by PIF


14 posted on 12/03/2022 12:19:07 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Its All Over Except ...

*with


15 posted on 12/03/2022 12:20:06 PM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: PIF
We all know ‘cranked’ is not an American. He is a RuZZian national. A real crackpot. I encourage everyone to ignore him. I don’t intend to ever respond to him again. Everyone’s own decision of course.

Seems like there's a few of them. JonPreston. Kazan. And others.

16 posted on 12/03/2022 12:25:31 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: WMarshal

nope, just an old school Republican that knows who the evil empire was and wants to be again (the soviets)


17 posted on 12/03/2022 12:40:56 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: cranked

And the same strategy liberals use to try and diminish what non-MIC media report is usually found in the manner non-MIC is attacked:

The ones presenting the information are themselves attacked, not the information they present.

This is standard liberal strategy.

That’s because the ones attacking the non-MIC are too dumb or too lazy to try to present a counter-narrative, so they lash out with Russia! Russia! Russia!, Putin! Putin! Putin! instead.

Like MSNBC.


18 posted on 12/03/2022 12:47:22 PM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: cranked

Replay of WWI - the Somme, Verdun, Ypres


19 posted on 12/03/2022 12:47:55 PM PST by njslim
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To: WMarshal

More than that, their electricity grid is severely hampering their military ops, their trains are electric ( 80 percent), without trains, no arms, troops, armor, troops….stay tuned, they are 50-60 percent in the dark, and Vlad will put them 90 percent plus dark when Vlad decides to make his next move….and there is nothing the West can do.

The writing is on the wall,

Ukraine 1991-2023 RIP


20 posted on 12/03/2022 12:57:01 PM PST by delta7
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