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Ukraine outnumbered, outgunned, ground down by relentless Russia
Reuters ^ | 2/20/2024 | Max Hunder

Posted on 02/21/2024 8:33:26 AM PST by SaxxonWoods

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, Feb 21 (Reuters) - As the Ukraine war enters its third year, the infantry of 59th Brigade are confronting a bleak reality: they're running out of soldiers and ammunition to resist their Russian invaders. One platoon commander who goes by his call sign "Tygr" estimated that just 60-70% of the several thousand men in the brigade at the start of the conflict were still serving. The rest had been killed, wounded or signed off for reasons such as old age or illness.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Ukraine; War
KEYWORDS: ukraine; war
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To: SaxxonWoods

Sounds like it’s going well. Here’s to the defeat of the Reich and DC.

Hope you are being sarcastic about sending US soldiers to the eastern front to refight WWII battles, with us in the position/role of the nazis.


61 posted on 02/21/2024 9:50:28 AM PST by DesertRhino (16 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI)
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To: SaxxonWoods

If Zeepers take the time to read this article from the usually reliable Reuters, they’ll realize the war is over. Russia won and now it’s time for the West to cut Zelensky loose and they do with all political puppets.


62 posted on 02/21/2024 9:55:50 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Eagles6

Smell you later Beagle6. With American military recruitment in the toilet do you think Americans are going to put up with a draft? American citizens are now treated worse than their foreign invading illegal aliens and they are not going to put up with being sent overseas as foreigners take their jobs, homes and women.


63 posted on 02/21/2024 9:58:16 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Thanks for clarifying.

The only reason I can think of why Hillary and Soros and the CIA hate Russia so much is because they want to steal their resources.


64 posted on 02/21/2024 10:04:08 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Petrosius

Whatever, Russia was always “first among equals” in the Soviet Union so that when it fell apart all the control systems in the codes were in Russian hands and Ukrainians were left with nothing of use. That’s why the Ukrainians gave the nukes up, not because they were moral, but because they couldn’t take advantage of the nukes anyway.


65 posted on 02/21/2024 10:05:53 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: wildcard_redneck
You're are unpleasant little man.

Can't you have a rational conversation, without derogatory name calling?

I don't support sending US troops to fight Russians, in Ukraine.

Our border invasion is far, far more threatening and costly and will not end well.

I do support putting our troops on our borders and repelling the invaders.

66 posted on 02/21/2024 10:10:43 AM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: 1Old Pro

“How is Ukraine going to defend against one of the strongest biggest military in the world?”

It’s lasted this long because Russia doesn’t want to destroy it, they want it and it’s resources back from the Ukriane walking out in 1991. It doesn’t make sense to destroy the place. the want the resourses and the people to operate them. Otherwise it’s a wasted financial shortfall they don’t need.

wy69


67 posted on 02/21/2024 10:18:21 AM PST by whitney69 (yption tunnels)
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To: imabadboy99
"I hope all the Zeepers that went over to the front lines in Ukraine are ok"

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Our Zeeper brigade will swagger over there and start kicking Russian butt. The Russians will start to cry and run away for sure.

68 posted on 02/21/2024 10:19:17 AM PST by Neanderthal ("Knowledge is good" - Emil Faber)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Gotcha. You were saying that you expect them to suggest that as their next move that we “must” do...not that you thought we should. You scared me. I was thinking you might be having a stroke.

I was gonna ask if you smelled burned toast.


69 posted on 02/21/2024 10:22:29 AM PST by DesertRhino (16 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I don’t get how either nation is keeping enough cannon fodder feeding the front lines. Both nations are filled with rampant amounts of alcoholism. When I visited Sochi there wasn’t a Russian man who wasn’t drunk by noon. I’ve never been to Ukraine but the ones I knew in Spokane were the same.

Oh. Press gangs.


70 posted on 02/21/2024 10:32:56 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I don’t get how either nation is keeping enough cannon fodder feeding the front lines. Both nations are filled with rampant amounts of alcoholism. When I visited Sochi there wasn’t a Russian man who wasn’t drunk by noon. I’ve never been to Ukraine but the ones I knew in Spokane were the same.

Oh. Press gangs.


71 posted on 02/21/2024 10:32:58 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: PIF

There should be a stand alone bill.


72 posted on 02/21/2024 10:57:25 AM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: wildcard_redneck

Having physical possession, the Ukrainians could have simply replaced the triggering mechanism.


73 posted on 02/21/2024 10:58:56 AM PST by Petrosius
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To: SaxxonWoods
Ukraine outnumbered, outgunned, ground down by relentless Russia

Excellent! Now rapidly approaching the day when The Last Ukrainian Alive has to decide whether to fight or Surrender!

74 posted on 02/21/2024 11:07:37 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Eagles6

You are an unpleasant big woman.


75 posted on 02/21/2024 11:24:37 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA

Nice idea, but many of the Russian-loving House GOP have said ‘no money under no circumstances’. Just to much money flowing into their reelection campaigns. Those clowns have already cost many Ukraine lives and a major city loss.

When Russia takes Ukraine and goes on to Estonia & Poland, they will chant, ‘no money for Estonia & Poland, get the US out of NATO’, and the money keeps flowing into their reelection campaigns


76 posted on 02/21/2024 11:35:33 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Organic Panic

I’ve read accounts of drunken troops in trenches from both sides. It’s drunken idiots fighting over nothing all the way down. They should be one country, they are much closer to being the same populace than native Texans and native Vermont people for example, with no prejudice toward either.


77 posted on 02/21/2024 11:52:12 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: DesertRhino

“Hope you are being sarcastic...”

Glad you knew to hope. I was just ensuring responses. 🤣🤣


78 posted on 02/21/2024 11:54:21 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

There is absolutely zero reason to have American or Wetsrn troops there. What exactly would be the justification, according to you?


79 posted on 02/21/2024 12:32:06 PM PST by libertarian66
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To: Organic Panic

So how does that press gang work? Slightly less drunk Slavic men (Russian/ukraine)picking up the ones that passed out by noon?


80 posted on 02/21/2024 12:36:36 PM PST by Redcitizen
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