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Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Will Start in Two Months, Zelensky’s Aide Says
Kyiv Post ^ | March 10, 2023

Posted on 03/10/2023 11:21:50 AM PST by Renfrew

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are preparing for a counteroffensive, which will begin in about two months, Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the presidential office has said.

“We are not in a hurry, we will reorganize over the next two months. We will exhaust the Russians in Bakhmut and then focus elsewhere,” Podolyak said in an interview published today by the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

Ukraine is pursing two main goals in its defense of Bakhmut: to gain time to replenish its forces, and to inflict heavy losses on the Russian army.

Russia is losing five to seven times more military personnel than Ukraine, he noted. There are about 40,000 dead and wounded invaders in Bakhmut.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: litpt; lol; lolol; theclowncaroffensive; theusualdumbspects
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That they a publicly announcing major offensive in two months means we should expect something different.

1) The Great Russian Winter Offensive has so far resulted in nothing more than Russian forces being pushed into an undefendable salient around Bakhmut. Sending the main Ukrainian Army into that battle in the next weeks could be very productive.

2) Ukraine can leave its main force as an army-in-being and force Russia to maintain large defensive formations from Bryansk to Melitopol.

1 posted on 03/10/2023 11:21:50 AM PST by Renfrew
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To: Renfrew

Sure, nothing says winning like waiting to win and announcing your winning strategy, color me less than convinced.


2 posted on 03/10/2023 11:26:19 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Renfrew

“That they a publicly announcing major offensive in two months means we should expect something different.”

Nobody ever warned enemies about future plans like that pizza chit obama.


3 posted on 03/10/2023 11:27:01 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Skwor

“We will exhaust the Russians in Bakhmut...” by making them step over all of the dead Uke soldiers.


4 posted on 03/10/2023 11:27:54 AM PST by TonyinLA (I don't have sufficient information to formulate an informed opinion said no lefty ever.)
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To: Renfrew
Question:

Where is Bakhmut?

5 posted on 03/10/2023 11:30:02 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: Renfrew

Smoke being blown.


6 posted on 03/10/2023 11:30:46 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: Renfrew

Lolz

Kiev post

They probably have the winning powerball numbers for next week on page 3 as well


7 posted on 03/10/2023 11:32:34 AM PST by Manuel OKelley
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To: Renfrew

Ted Striker : My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We’re bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We’re coming in from the north, below their radar.

Elaine Dickinson : When will you be back?

Ted Striker : I can’t tell you that. It’s classified.


8 posted on 03/10/2023 11:36:12 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Renfrew

What f...ing Military genius announces his counter offensive 2 months ahead of schedule? I would assume it’s a ruse because I can’t believe anybody that’s stupid.

The only thing of use could be that it’s trying to show strength ( We can mount an offensive ) when you’re weak.


9 posted on 03/10/2023 11:39:36 AM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat90000)
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To: Renfrew

“Russia is losing five to seven times more military personnel than Ukraine, he noted.”
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When he says something ridiculous like this you can’t take anything else he says seriously.


10 posted on 03/10/2023 11:44:44 AM PST by jimwatx
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To: Renfrew

Just broadcast your maneuvers....loose lips


11 posted on 03/10/2023 11:46:10 AM PST by wardamneagle
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To: Renfrew

Ukraine doesn’t have enough soldiers and equipment to mount a counter offensive. I think Biden should tell Z tell settle for a peace plan.


12 posted on 03/10/2023 11:47:07 AM PST by Pol-92064
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To: Renfrew

When did military strategy become a f%/*king talk show?

People too friggin stupid to be world leaders


13 posted on 03/10/2023 11:47:27 AM PST by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: Renfrew

They know how to play things, remember September.


14 posted on 03/10/2023 11:54:21 AM PST by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: Renfrew
Zelensky’s Aide, who publicly stated that the counteroffensive. which will occur in two months, will be a surprise attack, which in two months will catch the Russians off guard because it will surprise them….in TWO MONTHS.
15 posted on 03/10/2023 11:57:34 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater 2024)
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To: Pol-92064

“ Ukraine doesn’t have enough soldiers and equipment to mount a counter offensive.…”
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Zelensky can always order his forces concentrated to LAUNCH a counteroffensive but whether it would be successful is a different question. And depending upon where, how and when the cost in troops and materials could be horrendous for Ukraine.

But as least the AMERICAN TAXPAYER MONEY WOULD CONTINUE TO FLOW.


16 posted on 03/10/2023 11:58:07 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: JonPreston

Answer:

In Ukraine. Where russians don’t belong.


17 posted on 03/10/2023 11:59:45 AM PST by lump in the melting pot (Believe nothing until it is denied by the Kremlin)
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To: JonPreston; TonyinLA; House Atreides

It will take the Ukies 2 months to get the clown car started...


18 posted on 03/10/2023 12:02:29 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: lump in the melting pot
Please focus on our Southern border.

Thank you.

19 posted on 03/10/2023 12:04:37 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: monkeyshine

LOL, that is way it is done


20 posted on 03/10/2023 12:08:22 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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