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Ukraine war: Military chiefs in Kyiv under pressure over deadly Russian strike
BBC ^ | Nov 5, 2023 | Jaroslav Lukiv

Posted on 11/05/2023 1:22:18 PM PST by McGruff

Ukrainian media and Russian military bloggers say more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers were killed at Friday's award ceremony near the southern frontlines.

Ukraine's military has not yet given casualty figures of what it says was a "tragedy" in the Zaporizhzhia region.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the incident "could have been avoided".

"Criminal proceedings have been initiated," the Ukrainian leader added in a post on social media on Sunday.

"Every soldier in the combat zone - in the enemy's line of fire and aerial reconnaissance - knows how to behave in the open, how to ensure safety."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: zarichne
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1 posted on 11/05/2023 1:22:18 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Looks like the Ukrainian leadership is starting to make even bigger, stupider mistakes.


2 posted on 11/05/2023 1:40:14 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (The Forever War is a crime against humanity)
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To: McGruff

If they admit to 20, it was 60.


3 posted on 11/05/2023 1:40:36 PM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: wildcard_redneck

Not one more dollar.


4 posted on 11/05/2023 1:41:00 PM PST by Fireone (Who killed Obama's chef?)
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To: wildcard_redneck

A mistake the Russians have made many times.

Looks like you’re a cheerleader for Russia and Hamas.

Too bad.


5 posted on 11/05/2023 1:43:04 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: McGruff

Don’t bunch up....


6 posted on 11/05/2023 1:46:22 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: McGruff

Video of strike and info at military summary
https://rumble.com/v3tw4fm-the-fall-the-russians-destroyed-the-officers-of-the-128th-brigade.-military.html


7 posted on 11/05/2023 1:49:15 PM PST by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: McGruff

The green recruits pulled off the street and sent to the front probably had all their cell phones turned on, taking videos to post on social media.


8 posted on 11/05/2023 1:56:34 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Williams

Nobody cares anymore if you falsely call them hamas lovers

Nobody cares anymore if you falsely call them Russian bots

So go ahead and call me a transphobe, because yes I hate you transsexuals


9 posted on 11/05/2023 2:03:47 PM PST by fightglobalism
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To: fightglobalism

It’s worse.

Nobody cares about Ukraine OR Russia anymore.


10 posted on 11/05/2023 2:09:10 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Neither Russia nor Ukraine can win this war in the traditional sense, they can only bloody and batter continuously until both collapse of exhaustion.

Like two tired boxers in the ring, neither of which will yield to fall down first.


11 posted on 11/05/2023 2:20:22 PM PST by alloysteel (Most people slog through life without ever knowing the wonders of true insanity.)
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To: Alas Babylon!
Nobody cares about Ukraine OR Russia anymore.

As far as I can tell, there are no good guys at the leadership level, but I do feel for the soldiers on both sides who are doing the dying.

12 posted on 11/05/2023 2:21:41 PM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: fightglobalism

That was a great bitch-slap, and well deserved. Kudos.


13 posted on 11/05/2023 2:22:41 PM PST by SandwicheGuy ("Man is the only pack animal that will follow an unstable leader." Cesar Chavez)
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To: Williams; wildcard_redneck
Looks like you’re a cheerleader for Russia and Hamas.

And Chernobyl Rose suddenly appears.

14 posted on 11/05/2023 2:25:53 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: JonPreston

Reports I saw were 28 dead, 53 wounded
Seems it could have been worse, no air defense


15 posted on 11/05/2023 2:42:34 PM PST by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: PGR88

It’s worse
Some jackass higher-up summoned the unit to come to an award ceremony

On the frontline

Guys killed were battle experienced and receiving recognition


16 posted on 11/05/2023 2:46:07 PM PST by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: fightglobalism

Welcome back.


17 posted on 11/05/2023 2:49:36 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: McGruff

No more money to this meat grinder.


18 posted on 11/05/2023 2:59:52 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM! AMERICA, COWBOY UP!)
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To: libertylover

I’m with you there, FRiend!


19 posted on 11/05/2023 3:17:32 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: libertylover

I’m with you there, FRiend!


20 posted on 11/05/2023 3:17:43 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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