Posted on 06/05/2023 6:57:10 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had retaken part of the village of Berkhivka, north of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, calling it a "disgrace".
Prigozhin's private Wagner militia captured Bakhmut last month after the longest battle of the war and handed its positions there to regular Russian troops.
Ukrainian forces have continued to attack areas north and south of the city including Berkhivka, whose seizure Wagner had claimed on Feb. 24. The village lies about 3 km (1.9 miles) northwest of Bakhmut.
"Now part of the settlement of Berkhivka has already been lost, the troops are quietly running away. Disgrace!" Prigozhin said in an audio message published by his press service.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
So, how's that counteroffensive going?
An attempted break thru in southern Donbass was brutally repelled by the RF, all the way back to its launch point. Reports say numerous tanks and combat vehicles were destroyed, including three American Bradleys. Substantial personnel loss… pic.twitter.com/0SodBUDXq6— Chebureki Man (@CheburekiMan) June 5, 2023
I’m still not understanding why all this effort to sacrifice men for a small place like Bakjmut.
It wasn’t even Bakhmut. It was a very small town not even worth mentioning. Thats the great offensive we tax payers have paid tens of billions of dollars for. BTW a lot of the equipment is ending up in other countries including the Mexican cartel.
Utter nonsense.
How does it feel to have cheered on this war, only to have innocent Ukies crushed and humiliated?
LOL!
This was why the Ukrainians fought so hard at Bakhmut: it was an unending opportunity for a good kill ratio. The neo-Stalinists around here will argue that a 2-to-1 kill ratio is plenty good for Russia to win, since it has 3 times the population. But does anyone really think Russia is as willing to fight to the last man as Ukraine is?
Ukrainian armored column whacked by a KA52 Moskaligator. Helicopter kino at its best. pic.twitter.com/FaI0NuH9sZ— Big Serge ☦️🇺🇸🇷🇺 (@witte_sergei) June 5, 2023
It was “brutally” repelled so you know its good!
(hat tip to Anchorman)
What was your screen name prior to this incarnation?
You must have dementia
What was your screen name prior to this incarnation, and why did you change it?
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What was your screen name prior to this incarnation, and why did you change it?
Have you sent any of your younger family to go fight for Ukraine yet?
Advocating for peace is now “neoStalinosm.” Why don’t you strap on your boots and go fight for Ukraine, Rambo?
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I don’t see people saying, “Oh, this is so terrible, all the death and destruction” from the people reporting the Russian viewpoint; I just see “Yay! The Russians are kicking Ukie ass!”
I actually want peace. But wanting peace and even hating Biden doesn’t equate to cheering on Putin or justifying the rebirth of the Soviet Union... OR writing a blank check to use NATO to fight a proxy war against the Soviet Union.
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