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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Thanks Timber Rattler.
:Putinista Agitprop:
:Nevertrumpin':
:Finally right about something:
The Kremlin often claimed it had the second-strongest military in the world, and many believed it. Today, many see Russia's military as the second-strongest in Ukraine.·Antony J. Blinken, June 2, 2023
I’m still waiting for you to show anything he has said about Ukraine that has not been correct. And don’t call me dude.
No, I am sick of the DNC and their city ilk. They won’t leave anyone alone. They are already dead to me, but tell me the New Republica emerging out of that type situation doesn’t beat the DNC, FBI, CIA, Biden, ANTIFA, BLM. Maybe I die if Biden keeps it up too, but at least this nation will be cleansed from the corrupt DNC. Don’t suppose. I am sure at some future point in your life if you ain’t drinking Bud Light you’ll be thinking about alternatives to what we’ve got now.
For one thing, Mercouris claimed that the Ukrainians would never retake Kherson.
You can find it on Utube, Rumble, and in some the front line MOD reports coming out of both sides.
“””Better that Russia defends herself and destroys the Communist West than we conservatives be forced to continue dealing with Wokesters.”””
Incredible.
Can't some reliable military source like the South Armenia Shopping News be cited, instead? :)
Daily Propaganda.
Republicans and conservatives do not make statements that border on Treason. Let me remind you of how our Constitution defines that crime:
“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.”
You are making a statement in favor of mass destruction of our cities and the deaths of millions of Americans by a foreign power. I suggest you rethink your position.
Hard to tell what’s really happening day-to-day when reporters from both sides are not allowed free access. There’s no objective news reporting. We have to wait until an outcome becomes so obvious that nobody can deny it, i.e., somebody produces Zelensky’s or Putin’s body.
So Putin’s doing nothing. Thanks for the clarification.
That probably sounded better in the original Russian.
—” 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.”
All that and a cadre of NCOs that are well-trained, tested, and allowed to think on their feet!
And that is a very big deal.
This is about nothing other than the deep state paying back weapons manfacturers. Four years of Donald Trump put a dent in the bribe and graft of the defense industry. It’s why the generals and congress people are in a tizzy. Trump interupted the gravy train.
Google is your friend.
Post 5:
“This thing will be over by 2023, and the Russian will have everything they want.”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4100779/posts
And note that you said “by 2023”, not “in 2023”
So you see, you make BS predictions too.
I think I am owed an apology.
>>Russia just left Kherson. Ukraine never took it, they were never capable of it.
Fill in the blanks with me:
Russia left khereson allowing Ukraine to _ _ _ _ it.
I will spot you the “t” and “e”
So sick of Democrats you want cites where they lived nuked.
Yes, you are sick, and treasonous.
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