Posted on 05/22/2023 8:39:26 AM PDT by Mariner
Vladimir Putin claims his forces have finally seized the entirety of what used to be the city of Bakhmut in the Donbas.
However, well over a year into what was meant to be a three-week lightning offensive, key questions remain unanswered about the state of Russia’s invasion.
Having committed so many resources to capturing Bakhmut, the Russian President has claimed a victory, but can it be repeated? And is the Russian army now a spent fighting force for the rest of the year?
Propaganda victory
Russian trolls and officials will undoubtedly spin the advance in Bakhmut into evidence of the might of the Russian army and that the Ukrainians can be defeated.
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But they will never get over Macho Grande.........................
So how are things in Belgorod today?
“Analysis: Putin’s shattered army must lick its wounds after ‘victory’ in Bakhmut”
Too damn funny, especially considering that we were told that the people fighting for Putin were a bunch of CONVICTS - so now they’re telling us it was the Russian army!
At least the Soviet Media was able to keep their lies straight.
Remember - Joe Biden got 81 million votes. Most popular President ever!
Where is your fearless leader Zelensky?
The propaganda never stops...the military contractors are going to squeeze every last dime out of this.
Biden needs to tell the American people what our billions of dollars have bought with Ukraine.
Bakhmut is still Ukrainian territory.
The war won’t be over until Russia is driven out of all of Ukraine.
Russia is fighting a losing war. They won’t be allowed to win, and cannot win. Temporary claims of ‘victory’ is not how wars are won.
Why do you assume that the Russian army does not have a lot of convicts in it?
Even the Russians said they were recruiting from the prisons!
“Russia is fighting a losing war.”
It may take a few US trillion dollars but hey it is just money money money money......
How long will it take to read stories about how losing Bakhmut was brilliant strategy by the Ukrainians by drawing the Russians into the city and now they are surrounded by the Ukrainians as their spring/summer offensive begins.
Because Shock & Awe is NATO’s choice
“Why do you assume that the Russian army does not have a lot of convicts in it? “
Nice try.
Yeah, rhetorical question. I know he’s out there doing the bidding of the liberal world order.
where?
Ukraine has the Russians right where it wants them - shelling the remnants of the Ukrainian army fleeing Bakhmut as the Russians restore the city’s Russian name of “Artemovsk.”
It has been quite entertaining reading all this “Ukraine is winning” propaganda here on FR.
If Ukraine is in the driver’s seat, why is Zelensky running around the world begging for money and weapons and demanding more sanctions against Russia?
In fact, why is the President of Ukraine AWOL from his own country as his army battles for the country’s survival?
If your house is on fire, do you go on a world tour?
“They won’t be allowed to win, and cannot win.”
Funny how so many think Russia will play by the rules until the day of their imminent destruction.
Russia will win because they are willing to pay the highest price.
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