Posted on 06/05/2023 1:00:27 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
Russia's defences could be 'more fragile than thought', western officials have warned amid growing signs that Ukraine's counter-offensive has begun.
Ukrainian forces have advanced in Novodonetsk by up to five or six kilometres, it has emerged. Officials claim 'fierce battles are going on' for control of the settlement.
American and European military officials advising Kyiv have claimed that Kremlin defensive lines may be fragile, an insider told The Economist today.
Semyon Pegov, a prominent Kremlin-affiliated 'milblogger', confirmed that Ukraine had 'some success' in an attack in Novoselivka-Ugledar and claimed updates from the Russian-controlled region were 'more and more alarming every hour'.
Pegov, commonly known under his alias Wargonzo, said the war is 'heating up' and that today's attack was 'much more serious than yesterday'.
Ukrainian forces punched through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a second day, with Russian officials saying today that Moscow's forces have foiled at least one assault.
Kyiv said their forces were indeed increasing offensive operations and making gains, but suggested some of the Russian announcements were misinformation as speculation grows about a widely anticipated counteroffensive after more than 15 months of war.
Vladimir Rogov, an official in the Russia-backed administration of Ukraine's partly occupied Zaporizhzhia province, said fighting resumed on its border with the eastern Donetsk province on Monday after Russian defenses beat back a Ukrainian advance the previous day.
'The enemy threw an even bigger force into the attack than yesterday (Sunday),' and the new attempt to break through the front line was 'more large-scale and organised,' Rogov said, adding: 'A battle is underway.'
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LOL Ukraine is getting their ass handed to them. And we are the ones footing the bill. The sooner Russia finishes off Ukraine the better in both lives and dollars.
“Could be” and “may be” not “found to be”. Time will tell, not predictions made by either side.
Hey, it’s your own Russian guys sounding the alarm right now!
ping
Maybe you should checkout this guy, he has been right along:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvy9Kp4SWV8
Oh, are you there?
Very intelligent comment.
Except that maybe something different is happening, there is no useful information in the article or in this thread.
Trying to match the level of the propaganda.
It’s an article your comment is completely ignorant.
Past comes back to haunt struck off barrister turned Russia commentator
This article is a cartoon. Like my comment
Try it again, but in English this time, comrade.
Being a Putin propagandist seems to be popular career move for those who have been disgraced.
COINCIDENCE?
Ukrainian success is surely plausible. Although Ukraine has numerous handicaps due to smaller size than Russia, she also has considerable advantages. In addition to fighting for their county on their own soil with better weapons than the Russians, Ukrainians have modern, NATO style organization and doctrine that emphasize maneuver, flexibility, and rapid decision-making.
My guess is that this particular article is meant in part to warn the Kremlin and elite circles that the Russian military could lose badly and collapse in the coming weeks. At some point, this could give NATO an opening to force a resolution on Putin and Russia that preserves enough so that they do not become desperate and foolish in a nuclear way.
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