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Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly
Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | February 13th, 2024 | Mia Jankowicz,Tom Porter

Posted on 02/13/2024 2:14:47 PM PST by Mariner

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"Relentless pressure" is what the Nazis said of the Russian Army when they turned the tide.
1 posted on 02/13/2024 2:14:47 PM PST by Mariner
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Hey I know! We can send more money. That always works right? Hello? Anyone? Bueller?


2 posted on 02/13/2024 2:18:58 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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Another endless unwinnable war brought to us by Democrats. But this time it’s someone else who has to fight it.


3 posted on 02/13/2024 2:19:41 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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Is Russia in Kyiv? Lviv? Mykolaiv? Odessa? Kherson?

No?

Then things are going badly for RUSSIA who said they’d occupy all of these cities two years ago.


4 posted on 02/13/2024 2:22:40 PM PST by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. And Boise, Idaho is a world-class major city! )
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In short, Putin thinks that because he has a larger population, and more armaments, he can afford to lose more in pursuit of his objective. If Ukraine can continue to attrit the Russian forces, Putin will have a domestic political crisis. Ukraine needs to avoid losing too many troops, because it has a smaller population to replace them. This is the game being played.


5 posted on 02/13/2024 2:23:04 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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They sacked the other Z. He has been replaced by “butcher” Syrskyi. Rather than evacuating Avdiivka and pulling back to more defensible lines he is concentrating his reserves to try to get a PR victory. The Ukes feel they need that to enhance the chances of more funding from DC. He will definitely live up to his reputation with this stupid and losing move.


6 posted on 02/13/2024 2:27:29 PM PST by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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"General 200" Syrsky, the Kotlovoy general.
7 posted on 02/13/2024 2:33:53 PM PST by kiryandil (Free Zaluzhny!)
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Another endless unwinnable war brought to us by Democrats. But this time it’s someone else who has to fight it.

Today I watch Episode 6, of Season 6, of The Crown. In it, Tony Blair promotes the "moral necessity" of NATO's war on Serbia.

8 posted on 02/13/2024 2:36:19 PM PST by Angelino97
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The First Progressives War, is what Tony called it.


9 posted on 02/13/2024 2:38:09 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly

Excellent!

Let's get this Uke Nazi Laundromat closed down.

They never did get the Dirt out of the Machine.

10 posted on 02/13/2024 2:38:56 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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“ Then things are going badly for RUSSIA”

BwaaaaaHaaaaaaa! Okay.


11 posted on 02/13/2024 2:40:10 PM PST by GrumpyOldGuy
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The First Progressives War

Hey, can I steal that from you?

12 posted on 02/13/2024 2:41:47 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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It’s Tony Blair’s term.


13 posted on 02/13/2024 2:42:37 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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At the heart of Ukraine's problems is diminishing international aid.

Damn those conservative Republicans!!! If only they'd fund another $10 or $20 billion of aide, Ukraine would win!!!

14 posted on 02/13/2024 2:43:54 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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We should flush the money down the toilet—at least it won’t get stolen or be used to kill people.

:-(


15 posted on 02/13/2024 2:44:28 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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Must be written by one of them Putin-puffers eh?


16 posted on 02/13/2024 2:45:05 PM PST by bigbob
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defensible lines? I can’t, to save my own brain, figger out what the Ukes keep shooting at? They don’t seem to have the concepts of forward observers, directed fire, etc. handled. And who the heck taught them how to shoot? As best as I can tell they shoot a lot of dirt. And it should be super expensive for Ivan to be attacking “defensive” positions?

That first 30,000 rounds of 155mm that we sent was more ammo than Patton used to run Rommel’s Germans out of North Africa. Timed, overhead 155 fire can take out a platoon per shot. The Russian army should be destroyed by now. It’s getting hard to be sympathetic to the Ukes with the apparent level of displayed dumbassness? Maybe they need a better boss?


17 posted on 02/13/2024 2:46:05 PM PST by OldWarBaby
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“unprovoked” my a%^....


18 posted on 02/13/2024 2:47:40 PM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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What would it take happening to Russia to make it withdraw offensive forces and be preoccupied elsewhere instead?


19 posted on 02/13/2024 2:53:01 PM PST by desertsolitaire
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Just split the damn thing at the Dnipro and call it a day. Such drama.


20 posted on 02/13/2024 2:58:57 PM PST by montag813
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