Posted on 04/11/2023 8:36:56 AM PDT by Mariner
Ukrainian forces have for months been holding at bay a gruelling Russian offensive in battered towns and heavily shelled trenches spanning the eastern front line.
But now, with the Kremlin's forces running out of steam after making only incremental gains over the winter onslaught, Ukraine is preparing to hit back.
"If our senior military staff say we have enough troops, enough shells -- enough everything -- to attack, then we're ready," a Ukrainian serviceman, who identified himself as Mark, told AFP in the Donetsk region this week.
Russia was beaten back in embarrassing defeats near the capital Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson last year but analysts now say Ukraine has a short window to deliver a larger blow.
Recently conscripted Russian forces are badly depleted after their lacklustre offensive, while Kyiv has stockpiled ammunition, taken in long-range artillery and battle tanks from the West and is bolstering its army.
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It does not matter if they are ready. Their benefactors demand action.
Russia's previous losses in Kharkiv, Kherson etc are not a good gauge of what Ukraine will face against a foe that is dug in, with multi-layered defense.
And air superiority.
I'll give them credit for balls and bravery.
What would be the purpose of this offensive?
To please the Democrats?
Almost every line of your excerpt is a total fantasy concocted in the Dream Factories of Kiev...
I’ll give them credit for stupidity and milking us for Billions.
Agence France-Presse and Yahoo, now there is two ‘news’ agencies I would trust almost as much as I trust CNN.
Or maybe Pravda or Tass.
No wait, both Pravda and Tass are much more reliable than Agence France-Presse, Yahoo, CNN or any of America’s main stream media.
If the Allies had been as revealing of their plans as the Ukies we’d have lost the war. Now historically Russians, and Ukies have to be included were supreme practitioners of what they called “ maskirova”, but with satellites, drones, etc al is that even possible now. I guess we’ll find out because all these revelations have themselves of maskirova.
It’s also possible Russia itself has readied for an offensive but is intentionally waiting. Once Ukraine’s offensive runs its course (if it is not successful) then Russia can counter-counter-attack.
Then it honestly could be game over, finally the stupid bloody affair will stop.
Ukraine with no decent reserves and it’s front lines in places like Bakhmut attritioned white might collapse like a house of cards.
No matter what reports are accurate or not you can guarantee a lot of soldiers are going to their death.
lions led by donkeys.
Far worse, actually - lions led by corrupt, neo-marxist globalist cockroaches in London and DC
Great source: “Mark”. I stopped reading this corrupt bull chit right there. Eff’n propaganda.
Ukraine has been unbelievably successful, but that builds its own dangers.
* Ukraine’s summer offensive last year retook more than anyone thought possible.
* The Russian Winter Offensives were less successful than even the most pro-Ukraine side predicted.
The challenge there is that builds over confidence. Armies tend to take ever larger risks until finally one goes wrong.
The U.S. is going to fight to the last Ukrainian and then send in American troops which will kick off WWIII. China will begin military operations. Europe will sit it out, having made a deal with China, and we will essentially be at war with the entire world and lose real bad.
Too bad the powers that give the Ukraianazi’s money won’t let them surrender. Gotta have this killing field to cover up a multitude of lies, failures and the immorality which is prevalent especially here in the US.
God forbid we clean up our own house.
i was being generous
I thought Russia was beaten already. I mean, all the money laundering democrat supporters of Ukraine said so.
“I thought Russia was beaten already. I mean, all the money laundering democrat supporters of Ukraine said so.”
You and others are fucked with a lot here because you all believe everything you read or are told.
Developing you critical thinking skills will lessen the times you are treated like a fool.
Was that in English, because if it was you are an illiterate retard. No wonder you support the money laundering child molesters in the Ukraine.
You don’t have to be laughed at and treated like a fool here. Like I said, develope some critical thinking skills.
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