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Russian Black Sea commander shown working after Ukraine said it killed him
Reuters ^ | September 26, 2023 | Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Mark Trevelyan and Gareth Jones

Posted on 09/26/2023 6:29:12 AM PDT by jacknhoo

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and one of Russia's most senior navy officers, was shown on Tuesday attending a video conference, a day after Ukrainian special forces said they had killed him.

In video and photographs released by the Russian defence ministry, Sokolov was shown apparently taking part in a video conference with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and other top admirals and army chiefs.

Ukraine's special forces said on Monday they had killed Sokolov, Moscow's top admiral in Crimea, along with 33 other officers in a missile attack last week on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the port of Sevastopol.

Earlier on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had declined to comment on the Ukrainian claim, referring reporters to the defence ministry.

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Report this ad In the video released by the ministry, Shoigu said that more than 17,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in September and that more than 2,700 weapons, including seven American Bradley fighting vehicles, had been destroyed.

"The Ukrainian armed forces are suffering serious losses along the entire front line," Shoigu said, adding that the Ukrainian counter-offensive had so far produced no results.

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Ukraine's counter-offensive has yet to yield significant territorial gains against Russian forces, which control about 17.5% of the internationally recognised territory of Ukraine.

According to a Sept. 19 scorecard by the Belfer Center at Harvard's Kennedy School, Russia has gained 35 square miles of territory from Ukraine in the past month while Ukrainian forces have taken 16 square miles from Russian forces.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War
KEYWORDS: neutralityact; nuclearwar; russia; ukraine; vatniks; weekendatbernies
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1 posted on 09/26/2023 6:29:12 AM PDT by jacknhoo
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To: jacknhoo
In video and photographs released by the Russian defence ministry, ...


2 posted on 09/26/2023 6:32:51 AM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: jacknhoo

Ukrainian forces are now on the outskirts of Moscow. The war will be over soon. Oh, pass me some more of those mushrooms.


3 posted on 09/26/2023 6:34:42 AM PDT by Vehmgericht
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To: jacknhoo

This news will disappoint all the UKEBOTS here.
The stories of his death were more Ukraine Propaganda.


4 posted on 09/26/2023 6:35:59 AM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: tennmountainman

“ This news will disappoint all the UKEBOTS here.”
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Well, Snake certainly wasted no time before slithering over to comment.


5 posted on 09/26/2023 6:38:19 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: Timber Rattler; jacknhoo; tennmountainman
Russian missile turns Ukrainian market into fiery, blackened ruin strewn with bodies
The Associated Press ^ | September 6, 2023 | MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Posted on 09/07/2023 3:33:12 AM PDT by Timber Rattler https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4180637/posts

6 posted on 09/26/2023 6:38:31 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: House Atreides

see my post #6


7 posted on 09/26/2023 6:38:48 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: jacknhoo

Apparently, this dead admiral won’t take a lying death lying down.


8 posted on 09/26/2023 6:39:47 AM PDT by Palmetto State Conservative
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To: marcusmaximus; ansell; SpeedyInTexas; Timber Rattler

You guys gonna comment?


9 posted on 09/26/2023 6:44:20 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: jacknhoo

Weekend at Viktor’s?.......................


10 posted on 09/26/2023 6:48:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Vehmgericht

“Ukrainian forces are now on the outskirts of Moscow. The war will be over soon.”

Soviet/Russian forces, supposedly “near-peer” to United States military, still unable to take/hold Ukraine after 18 month offensive. Film at Eleven.


11 posted on 09/26/2023 6:54:41 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: Timber Rattler
In video and photographs released by the Russian defence ministry

It is a well-known fact that, Elvis is still alive and rocking it, and Michael Jackson is still living the good life in Neverland, and Ronald Reagan is still riding his horses, and Donald Trump is still making decisions in the White House and never left.
12 posted on 09/26/2023 7:00:34 AM PDT by adorno
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To: Timber Rattler
Your thoughts on this Zelensky appointment


13 posted on 09/26/2023 7:06:12 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

LOL! The stiff is propped up by a pillow and doesn’t move or blink! Weekend at Bernie’s did it better!


15 posted on 09/26/2023 7:11:20 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: PLMerite

You’re missing the point. Think about it objectively. Its not blitzkrieg; Russia is waging a battle of attrition against Ukraine, with all the costs and losses that implies. Russia’s objectives are to grab territory and wear down Ukraine’s ability to fight. Has it taken Russia longer and been more costly than anticipated? Certainly, but it still has the advantage in terms of resources to outlast Ukraine. Even some in NATO are realizing that the war could go on for an extended time.


16 posted on 09/26/2023 7:17:01 AM PDT by Starboard
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Ukraine’s special forces:

Not a single dime more to corrupt Ukrainian Nazis. No American interest. Not our problem. Zeepers, go to hell.

17 posted on 09/26/2023 7:22:24 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Vacate the chair. Shutter the government until it can be correctly defunded.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I thought Ukraine already lost.


18 posted on 09/26/2023 7:36:08 AM PDT by Ciexyz (Prayers for America.)
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To: Ciexyz
I thought Ukraine already lost.

No. just wait for the winter offensive. /s

19 posted on 09/26/2023 7:38:02 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Vacate the chair. Shutter the government until it can be correctly defunded.)
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To: jacknhoo

So the media lies? Amazing.


20 posted on 09/26/2023 7:38:37 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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