Posted on 07/26/2023 4:04:52 PM PDT by Mariner
Roughly two months on from the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south and east of the country, it appears that the long-awaited main thrust of that operation may now be happening. That, at least, is the conclusion of two unnamed Pentagon officials, speaking to The New York Times today.
Those officials said that the main thrust was focusing in an area in the southeast of Ukraine and involved “thousands of reinforcements.” Notably, it seems that a significant quantity of these reinforcements were trained in Western countries and therefore represent more capable troops, held back for just this eventuality.
While details of new developments in the counteroffensive remain understandably murky, at least for now, it is noteworthy that the comments from the Pentagon officials also broadly tally with recent accounts from Russian officials.
Already, the Russian Ministry of Defense has spoken of a “massive” assault and fierce battles south of Orikhiv, a Ukrainian-held town roughly 60 miles north of the Sea of Azov. According to Vladimir Rogov, a Russian-installed official in southern Ukraine, the assault in question involved Western-trained Ukrainian troops who were equipped with around 100 armored vehicles, including German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks and U.S.-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. It had also long been expected that the full weight of the counteroffensive would involve larger quantities of advanced Western-supplied armor, with the hope that the qualitative advantage would give Ukraine the edge it needs to unseat Russian forces.
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But they won't reach the water with enough force to keep the breach open.
Bkmk
I think they’ll die for nothing while grifters grift…
“conclusion of two unnamed Pentagon officials, speaking to The New York Times”
Really?
“Those 14 previous official offenses? Forget them, this time it’s for real!”
When do we get to stop pretending this is a Ukraine/Russia war and admit that it’s a FJB/Russia proxy-war?
There would have been no war without the billions of dollars of FJB cash, personnel and weapons.
Sounds like it is going about as well as previous attacks over the same ground.
“Video⚡️20 armored cars and tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed under Rabotino⚡️
Another unsuccessful assault on Rabotino was expensive for the Ukrainian side. Starting at three o’clock in the morning, our fighters repelted three rolls of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Marines of the 810th Brigade, units of the 58th Army and other units fighting in this area met the enemy with dignity, and destroyed almost all the equipment involved in the offensive.
See all the details soon in a special @wargonzo report about the events that took place today near Rabotino.”
This is just a useless meat grinder.
Fortunately, your "thinking" doesn't count for anything.
You'll believe anything -- other than facts.
How many times have we been told that the so-called counter-offensive is just weeks away by so-called ultra-reliable sources? I lost count after ten or so.
Fool me once; shame on you. Fool me twice; shame on me!
So now we are being told it is "finally" starting by none other than the bastion of truth -- The New York Times.
Save your energy for something else and do something productive -- 'cause we all know you will believe anything you're told.
“’cause we all know you will believe anything you’re told”
You believe that because you’re stupid.
The slaughter of Ukrainians, It is just sad.
What has become comical is that battlefield reporting from “War Gonzo” on Telegram in Russian, is more credible than leaks from “anonymous Pentagon Officials”.
It’s certainly odd.
I don’t get being okay with getting thousands of people killed just to grift money. It’s out of my comprehension.
The Globohomo governments of the West, they are happy to poison their own populations with fentanyl.
Not hard to believe they don’t care how many Ukrainians they send to their deaths.
Is it ‘Springtime for Hitlerites’ with this being the Spring offensive?
Sounds like you have no future in politics.
Lol. When you end up thinking everyone else is stupid but you it might be time for self reflection
“… That, at least, is the conclusion of two unnamed Pentagon officials, speaking to The New York Times today.…
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Then it ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY MUST BE TRUE… at least according to three other unnamed sources. /sarc
I think you’re right.
I will sleep well tonight.
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