Posted on 08/10/2023 2:29:57 PM PDT by Mariner
Ukraine urged civilians near the northeastern front line to evacuate on Thursday as Russia ramped up an assault to capture territory already seized once during the conflict.
Kupiansk and the surrounding areas of Ukraine's Kharkiv region were recaptured by Kyiv's forces in September but Moscow has since pushed back into the region.
"Given the difficult security situation and the increasing amount of shelling by Russian terrorist forces in Kupiansk community, you have the opportunity to evacuate to a safer place," the city administration said.
It said residents could evacuate to Kharkiv, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) west, where they would have the option to move to safer regions, and urged children, the elderly and the sick to leave.
"Do not neglect your safety and the safety of your loved ones," said the statement.
The warning came as Russia's defence ministry announced its soldiers had "improved their position" along the front line near the city, after reporting advances earlier in the week.
"In the course of offensive operations near Kupiansk, assault teams of the Western battle group improved their positions along the forward edge of the front line," it said in a daily briefing.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
So, wait, they’re not winning? They can’t see Moscow or taken the Crimea yet?
These guys are as big idiots as trench warfare.
Is this some 4-D chess move by the Ukies or has their counter offensive fizzled?
2 hours ago
Summer Operations | Russian Counterattack At Bakhmut. Kupyansk Evacuation.Military Summary 2023.8.10
https://rumble.com/v36ae6t-summer-operations-russian-counterattack-at-bakhmut.-kupyansk-evacuation.mil.html
I thought Ukraine was supposed to be making gains... not Russia.
It’s the “offensive.” Come on man!
7-D
Time to welcome the people yearning to be free by resettlement in the US? Except for NYC. Evict some more veterans and give their rooms to immigrants.
Russian counter-counteroffensive.
When was the last time Russia lost a war?
(Cold war doesn’t count)
Different area - Ukraine’s offensive is more on the South and in the area of Bakhmut. The report above is further North in an area where Russians were pushed out almost 11 months ago.
Ukraine has limited resources, even with the $billions in aid from the US and other European nations (though reports now that Germany committed to far more tanks and equipment than they actually sent - in some cases FAR less -
Add this to the much smaller population and available pool to draw fighters from - and you have to pick and choose what fronts you push and what fronts you simply try to hold as best you can.
“available pool to draw fighters from”
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The “drawing” consists of kidnapping men off the street & forcing them into a van: “Welcome, volunteers”! They must have the most motivated military you could ever hope to abduct.
“Violent Videos Raise Questions About Ukrainian Military Recruiters”
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-recruitment/32310040.html
More lingerie / lip stick
( drag queens )
Their counter offensive never made it through Russians first line of defense. Putin joked about going on the offensive last week, he apparently wasn’t joking.
Fizzled.
It already has most of the natural resources, a highly educated and competent citizenry, probably the most competent leader of these times, and only 140 million people occupying the largest land mass in the world — rich with natural resources. It already has a massive advantage, and a good relationship with its manufacturing powerhouse neighbor China
With its 11 local times, Russia is one of the countries with the most time zones worldwide. While France and its dependencies stretch across 12 time zones, Russia holds another world record:
10 of the country's 11 time zones cover a contiguous landmass—only the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, wedged between Lithuania and Poland, breaks that pattern.
I was expecting Ukraine to have Kamchatka besieged by now.
Check tonight's Yukie thread by UMCRevMom@aol.com. She'll be posting her usual propaganda of all the advancements made by U-crane, all the Kabooms near Moscow, U-crane setting traps, Ruzzia losing commanders, Ruzzia having to fall back, Ruzzian Logistics Nightmares, Ruzzian defenses get weaker, yada, yada, yada. She needs to keep getting her paycheck from her propaganda providers for the number of links she provides in her comments to herself.
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