Posted on 07/16/2023 6:06:48 PM PDT by Mariner
Kyiv says fighting in eastern Ukraine ‘intensified’ as Moscow warns it has a ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs.
Ukraine says fighting has “intensified” in the east of the country as Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Kyiv’s counteroffensive as a failure.
A top Ukrainian defence official said on Sunday that Russian forces and Ukrainian troops were clashing in at least three areas on the eastern front.
Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Telegram that Russian forces have been attacking in the direction of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region for two successive days.
“We are on the defensive,” Maliar wrote. “There are fierce battles. The positions of both sides change dynamically several times a day.”
Maliar also said the two armies were pummelling one another around the ruined city of Bakhmut but that Ukrainian forces were “gradually moving forward” along its southern flank.
She said Kyiv’s troops were also fending off Russian attacks near Avdiivka and Marinka in the Donetsk region.
(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...
Ukraine has not even reached the Russian defensive line in any area along the 600 mile front.
Defense Minister’s name is “Hanna.”
Or what losing looks like.
More deaths for no reason.
Wasn’t that a movie with Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, and Eric Bana…
liberal jihad
world marxism
hope - change - yes we can
death trap ukraine
good riddance diversity
coexist brave new world too
I’m saying it’s a forgone conclusion, everyone else dying is for no reason.
Al Jazeera or Hindustani Times
Who to believe
Fog of war at toxic levels

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Nothing says ‘counter offensive’ like getting attacked by your opponent.
They are attacking near Kupiansk, not be 40 miles from Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine.
That’s only 20 miles or so from artillery range.
If the Russians have a breakthrough there, Kiev will have to abandon their “counteroffensive” and protect that city.
May Ukraine and the Ukrainians prevail...
That frog types so fast you can’t even really see the keys move!!!
That’s a strange way to save lives and make peace.
“May Ukraine and the Ukrainians prevail...”
Same here.
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