Posted on 02/03/2024 8:03:52 PM PST by Kazan
The battle for Avdiivka, the Ukraine-held key town in Donetsk region, had another development as sources indicate that Russians forces broke through the defenses, and entered the town on the north side.
Up until that point, most activity was centered in the south, where the besiegers have reached the outskirts of the urban area, and Kiev regime evacuated the civilian population.
Pro-Ukrainian Journalist, Senior Editor Security Policy and Conflicts at German Paper BILD, Julian Röpke wrote in his X social media account that forces invading from the north secured a foothold inside the city:
Russian invasion forces advanced appr. 1500 meters inside #Avdiivka, capturing the entire northern dacha quarter & securing a foothold in the northern part of the city itself.
— Julian Röpcke (@JulianRoepcke) February 2, 2024 Ukraine defends one front (Stepove) successfully, but is incapable to defend the entire town.
‘Ukraine defends one front (Stepove) successfully, but is incapable to defend the entire town’, Röpke wrote.
This story is developing, and hasn’t broken in the MSM yet, but not only is this story coming from Ukrainian sources – meaning they are not ‘Moscow propaganda’ – but there is also geo-located footage from Ukrainian drones showing Russian fighters inside the Avdiivka urban area.
Russia outguns and outmans the Ukrainian defenders. Pro-Russian analyst and news aggregator Simplicius the Thinker reported:
“As the former platoon commander of the nationalist battalion ‘Aidar’ Yevgeny Dikiy said, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will apparently have to leave Avdiivka.
According to Dikiy, the likelihood of the Ukrainian Armed Forces withdrawing from Avdiivka is growing every day for one reason: ‘shell hunger’, as well as the approach of Russian troops to the supply route.”
As it’s usually the case, the military top leaders, headed by General Zaluzhny, advocate to retreat from the town to more stable defensive lines, while the political leaders led by Zelensky want to hold the town at all costs.
Kiev Post reported:
“Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that his troops had broken through to the [southern] outskirts of Avdiivka, which has been a high-priority target for Moscow […]
In televised remarks that come about two months before Russian presidential elections, Putin claimed that troops ‘broke through the enemy’s defenses and reached the outskirts of Avdiivka. ‘They captured 19 houses and are holding them’, he claimed.”
Russians have been using compressed air tools to burrow new tunnels beneath Ukraine positions. Ukraine discovers some, but not all, of such tunnels.
“ Ukrainians are true “Napoleons”. Strategy on the next level.”
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You sound so VERY, VERY FRENCH when you say that.
I dont think UCM-mom will post this news.
“If America is still united, we’ll have to invade Canada. Islam is not going to be satisfied after taking Canada. In fact, they have footholds in Minneapolis and Dearborn, not far from the Canadian border.”
If we are able to settle-up with Russia, perhaps they will help us with the ‘Canada problem’.
Russia can do that because it has more natural resources than all of Europe combined.
“ Ukraine’s remarkable resistance is inspiring the World!”
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You sound so very, very French Canadian. They can inspire the galaxy as long as they don’t do it with American taxpayer money.
Russia could have if they used 1% of their nuclear arsenal.
Russia’s Black-sea is taking yet another beating...
Every week now Russian ships becomes “sinking submarines” - so to speak... :)
Ukraine ‘hits Russian missile boat Ivanovets in Black Sea’
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68165523
Spectacular explosion!
I guess Russia will have to retaliate against Ukrainian hospitals again... the only thing Russia is still capable of hitting...
Wow, here only a month and you’re already insulting other Freepers
Not a good look, Bobby
Yes, Russia has lots of resources, but they never utilize them to full advantage. That is why that huge and clumsy eleven-time-zone country is throwing away a third of a million men fighting a one-time-zone country.
Russia could have attempted to make a decent highway between Moscow and Krasnoyarsk but instead they just coveted Ukraine’s resources and attempted another criminal land grab.
Russia could have if they used 1% of their nuclear arsenal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
But they can’t.
Because they know the West would also use 1% of their own nuclear arsenal. Moscow gone. And then end of the world.
Putin would be proud for a few minutes.
According to UMC Baby Momma, Ukraine has slaughtered the Russians and destroyed all their tanks, planes and ground troops.
I thought they won already?
Oh no! Not the dreaded breakthrough!!
Would end up turning them into the USSA.
Speaking of that, why isn’t there a "Manhattan Project" in Ukraine to build nuclear weapons?
Romania and Hungry are prepared to demand land from Ukraine and both are willing to leave NATO and annex former lands. Poland is less vocal, in part because Germany wants land back from Poland who wants land in Ukraine.
Russia has nearly closed the quantities gap between their forces and Ukraine, ramping up from 190k to 600k, while Ukraine is down form 1.1m to 775,000. By June 2024, Russia will graduate another 277k. Currently the meat grinder is killing 800-1000 Ukrainians and and a similar number odmf Russians. Ukraine has committed prior to rebuild their regional reserve brigades and in some areas all counter attacks have ended.
January 2024 was period the fresh new troops from Russia began the Frontline continuous push which is draining Ukraine manpower.
NATO may put 90k British, Polish. French, US, forces into defensive positions to free up Ukrainians last units from across the country to b on the front lines.
Kiev is on the verge of being routed and losing 75,000 men by midMarch. There are a dozen of the NATO built Strongholds falling which held Russia in check to date.
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania all had Nazi collaborators that hunted down and murdered their neighbors. Color me uncaring.
When you stop posting from Communist Canada.
Ukraine by its own admission lost 23,000 kia between 8-30 January. Those incrementale gains were hugh in the 48 hours. Go look at the maps. Ukraine is being pushed back hard.
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