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Ukraine's top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9
Reuters ^ | April 14, 2024 | Tom Balmforth

Posted on 04/14/2024 4:08:31 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Ukraine's top commander said on Sunday Russian forces aimed to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by May 9, setting the stage for an important battle for control of high ground in the east where Russia is focusing its assaults. The fall of the town west of the shattered city of Bakhmut by the date Moscow marks the Soviet victory in World War Two would indicate growing Russian battlefield momentum as Kyiv faces a slowdown in Western military aid.

Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who warned this weekend that the situation in the east had deteriorated, said Russia was focusing its efforts west of occupied Bakhmut to try to capture Chasiv Yar before moving towards the city of Kramatorsk. Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region lies 5-10 kilometres (3-6 miles) from Bakhmut, the devastated city captured by Russian forces in May last year after months of bloody fighting.

Kyiv's brigades were holding back the assaults near Chasiv Yar for now and had been reinforced with ammunition, drones and electronic warfare devices, he said in a statement on the Telegram messenger. "The threat remains relevant, taking into account the fact that the higher Russian military leadership has set its troops the task of capturing Chasiv Yar by May 9," he said, without elaborating.

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


TOPICS: Ukraine
KEYWORDS: bidenswar; killkillkillforpeace; kyivin3days; may9; may9parade; redsquareparade; tothelastukrainian; ukraine; victoryday; victoryparade; worldwariii; ww3
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1 posted on 04/14/2024 4:08:31 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Nice of Rooters to catch up. This has been known for weeks.


2 posted on 04/14/2024 4:22:24 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: MinorityRepublican

We better send lots and lots of money.

/s


3 posted on 04/14/2024 4:35:17 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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A lone T-34 Soviet-era tank appears at the Victory Day military parade, as Moscow seemingly pared down the ceremony.

4 posted on 04/14/2024 4:39:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Eccl 10:2
We better send lots and lots of money.

Maybe we can print a sufficient quantity of money to literally bury and immobilize Russian tank columns in $100 bills.

5 posted on 04/14/2024 5:03:34 PM PDT by JustaTech (My mind is the weapon. Everything else is tools.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

An unconditional surrender is only thing that will prevent anymore loss of territory for Ukraine.


6 posted on 04/14/2024 5:20:26 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: MinorityRepublican

MR, you should start a GoFundMe page for YouCraynee to help them out.


7 posted on 04/14/2024 5:22:35 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: Kazan

Ukraine Giving Up on Crimea and the Donbas Opens a Geopolitical Pandora’s Box.

https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/30931


8 posted on 04/14/2024 5:32:35 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Chad C. Mulligan
Crimea and Donbass would still be part of Ukraine if we fomented an illegal coup and installed a puppet government hostile to both the ethnic Russian population in Ukraine and to Moscow.

Did you think that Russians were going to give up their military base in Crimea that it has operated since both the US Constitution was written there?

Donbass would still be part of of Ukraine if the Minsk Accords had been implemented. But, we and NATO encouraged Ukraine to renege on the agreement.

Part of Donbass would still be part of Ukraine if Boris Johnson hadn't killed a peace deal worked out between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey in March of 2022.

It's too late now. THERE IS NO SCENARIO WHERE Crimea or Donbass EVER be part of Ukraine again...Even if, God forbid, we got involved directly, which there is absolutely no public will for.

9 posted on 04/14/2024 5:43:47 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Kyiv Post?

LOL.


10 posted on 04/14/2024 5:53:32 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: MinorityRepublican

…..Marioupol, Bakmut, Avidika, Chasov Yar, etc, etc, etc. Today’s Russian Federation is not the old Soviet Union, as we are witnessing.

But then with our decline in leadership like Clinton, Obama, and now old vegetable head it is of no surprise.


11 posted on 04/14/2024 6:03:53 PM PDT by delta7
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To: Kazan

An unconditional surrender is only thing that will prevent anymore loss of territpry
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Or, as the Russian UN spokesman said, “ Unconditional Capitulation” , it has a much better ring to it.

Seems like we are finally hearing more and more of that “ possibility “ ( eventuality), even from the corrupted western media. Prepare for another Biden Afghanistan debacle II.


12 posted on 04/14/2024 6:10:18 PM PDT by delta7
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To: Kazan
Crimea and Donbass would still be part of Ukraine if we fomented an illegal coup and installed a puppet government hostile to both the ethnic Russian population in Ukraine and to Moscow. Did you think that Russians were going to give up their military base in Crimea that it has operated since both the US Constitution was written there...

Lay off the vodka, K, the fact that English is your second language is showing.

13 posted on 04/14/2024 6:16:12 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

“Lay off the vodka, K, the fact that English is your second language is showing.”

Two foreigners duking it out.


14 posted on 04/14/2024 7:14:22 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: Kazan

“Even if, God forbid, we got involved directly, which there is absolutely no public will for.’

I’m gonna Have to go ahead and disagree with you here. Even as badly as Biden has degraded our military, I think we can still put a major hurt on Russia. You are right about the public will, aside from a few foreigners and cranks here, we don’t want it.


15 posted on 04/14/2024 7:18:48 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: Eccl 10:2

And then lots more. Not just money, but I’m packing up leftovers from dinner to feed them too.


16 posted on 04/14/2024 7:49:58 PM PDT by Veto! (FJB Sucks Rocks)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Ukraine's top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9

The longer the Russians take, the fewer Ukrainians left alive.

17 posted on 04/14/2024 7:52:41 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: delta7

Prepare for another Biden Afghanistan debacle II

Yep, but much worse.


18 posted on 04/14/2024 8:11:58 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: tennmountainman
Kyiv Post? LOL.

More credible than Sputnik or RT, and LOT more credible than the anonymous utoob videos that are posted here by the hate-Ukraine brigade. Try reading it instead of knee-jerk-dismissing it having read only the headline.

19 posted on 04/14/2024 9:26:23 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Navy Patriot

That’s the Ruskies’ m.o. To go slowly taking one town after another and grinding down the Uke military machine into dust at the same time.


20 posted on 04/15/2024 3:06:18 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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