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We Didn’t Have Enough Men or Equipment and This Gave Russia Time to Dig in, Says Zelensky
Breitbart ^ | 07/25/2023 | OLIVER JJ LANE

Posted on 07/25/2023 4:55:38 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The world wondered why the long-discussed Ukrainian Spring offensive didn’t arrive until Summer, and now we know why, as Ukrainian President Zelensky says he simply didn’t have the men or the equipment to launch it any earlier.

The Ukrainian counteroffensive didn’t start when expected because “frankly, we didn’t have enough munitions, armaments, not enough brigades properly trained in these weapons” to do so, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Aspen Security Forum on Friday.

This delay gave Russian forces more time to dig in, he said, which further slowed progress once things actually started. He said it “provided Russia with time to mine all of our land and provide several lines of defence. They had more than they needed, so they built more of those lines and really they have a lot of mines in our fields. Because of this we had a slower rate of our counteroffensive actions.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: equipment; men; russia; zelensky
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Someone is going to need another 50 billion ASAP... (S)
1 posted on 07/25/2023 4:55:38 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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So now Zelensky is a military strategist.

Ignore his background in acting and dancing.

2 posted on 07/25/2023 5:01:26 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Oh, so it’s OUR fault for not giving him enough stuff...


3 posted on 07/25/2023 5:02:35 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

My little heart just pumps purple pumpkin pizz for this little weasel. I think he should go back to doing what he does best, which is making perverts laugh while he plays the piano.


4 posted on 07/25/2023 5:03:10 AM PDT by redfreedom (Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
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To: Yo-Yo

what a little p....


5 posted on 07/25/2023 5:04:25 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: T.B. Yoits

and porn.......


6 posted on 07/25/2023 5:04:49 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: T.B. Yoits

Linda Graham can at least make him pole dance for the money…


7 posted on 07/25/2023 5:05:06 AM PDT by Ymani Cricket (."Fear kills more people than death" ~General George C. Patton)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It is called “losing a war.” The Ukraine is dead.


8 posted on 07/25/2023 5:06:22 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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It is called “losing a war.” The Ukraine is dead.

"You not say Ukraine dead!"

9 posted on 07/25/2023 5:10:56 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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I knew something wasn't right when they pushed Russia back and then stopped offensive operations for at least 7 months. I think it cost Ukraine many men and machines to push Russia back to the lines they could defend. We were being told by our wonderful media that Russia was down to using shovels as weapons. Should have known the opposite was true. Now what are the Nato geniuses going to do next? Milley Vanilli got any new ideas? How about our illustrious leader Joke Biden? This is what happens when clowns fight a serious man. Like him or hate him Putin is a serious man. We don't have one right now.
10 posted on 07/25/2023 5:19:00 AM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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We Didn’t Have Enough Men or Equipment and This Gave Russia Time to Dig in, Says Zelensky

Translation: We need more money and NATO fighting with/for us or we will lose the war.

It's time to stock up on potassium iodine pills.

11 posted on 07/25/2023 5:23:44 AM PDT by JesusIsLord
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Zelensky Flanagan


12 posted on 07/25/2023 5:24:30 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (The best slaves put their own chains on )
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We were being told by our wonderful media that Russia was down to using shovels as weapons.

True dat

They used the shovels to build multiple defensive positions.

13 posted on 07/25/2023 5:28:37 AM PDT by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)
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“provided Russia with time to mine all of our land and provide several lines of defence.”

Frankly, the Russian fortifications were built quite hastily over the course of a few weeks and you don’t need a lot of energy to plant mines nowadays as well.


14 posted on 07/25/2023 5:29:11 AM PDT by NorseViking
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(60 billion) + (6 months to plan) = (Total screw-up)

Not a great selling point for future charitable donations.

By the way does Zeleeenski still wear high heels? Can't get that image out of my head.

15 posted on 07/25/2023 5:29:36 AM PDT by Scooter100
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Yes, exactly.

Maybe this might be a good time to give diplomacy a try instead, if the real priority is peace.

16 posted on 07/25/2023 5:29:43 AM PDT by OKSooner ("That's not my concern.")
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...or we will lose the war.

***********

The war is already lost. The question is when will we ‘stop digging’ the deep hole Z (and the US) are already in? My guess is when there is no more blood (i.e. money) that can be squeezed out of this particular turnip. Biden is compromised/blackmailed so he won’t stop - he’ll have to BE stopped.


17 posted on 07/25/2023 5:30:09 AM PDT by Qiviut (I'm not out of control, I'm just not in their control. $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Zelenskyyyy had enough men, but they’re all dead now. The Ukrainian Special Forces is made up of NATO advisers and western mercenaries. Their only purpose is to snipe.


18 posted on 07/25/2023 5:31:21 AM PDT by Mashood
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Ah yes, KKKomodomir Ichabodovich Zelensky, HMFIC of Country404.....

There has to be a PHD thesis sitting there for the taking wrt this hoho inferiority complex involving languages... Does "ukrainian" include ANYTHING other than garbled versions of Russian words??

How in hell, for instance, do they get 'Volodomyr' out of "Vladimir". And then they try to outlaw the use of Russian in the ethnically Russian areas of the place. I mean, between Russian and "ukrainian", "ukrainian" is the dead language.

19 posted on 07/25/2023 5:42:06 AM PDT by ganeemead ( )
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....that can be squeezed out of this particular turnip.

Maybe they should just switch to squeezing the weasel. Nothing else seems to be working.

20 posted on 07/25/2023 5:47:31 AM PDT by Scooter100
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