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Russia launches ground offensive into Kharkiv region: Ukraine
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Posted on 05/10/2024 3:58:40 AM PDT by janetjanet998

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I think this may be the tipping point as far as foreign troops into Ukraine

Especially if the situation in Kharkiv continues to deteriorate

French will be first

1 posted on 05/10/2024 3:58:40 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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foreign troops into Ukraine

Foreign troops will fight Russians in Ukraine without artillery?

2 posted on 05/10/2024 4:05:54 AM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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Kharkiv in 3 days! Lol!


3 posted on 05/10/2024 4:07:45 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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You spelled Kharkov wrong. Lol


4 posted on 05/10/2024 4:08:42 AM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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Mikael Valtersson

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NEWS ANALYSIS KHARKOV FRONT, 12:30 MAY 10th 2024
There is massive activity among both Russian and Ukrainian social media accounts about what’s happening on the Kharkov front. Ukrainian sources claim that RuAF has failed to break through Ukrainian defence lines and some Russian accounts talk about taking settlements and advances.

But what is actually happening on the ground and who is right? Well, both sides could both be right and wrong at the same time. First of all, there is no massive Russian advance, just reconnaissance in force and clearing of the border area, at some places, on the Ukrainian side of the border.

The main Ukrainian defence line is situated 5-10 km from the border and there are no Russian attempts to break through it, so the Ukrainians are right when they say that the Russians haven’t broken through.

At the same time Russian claims to have taken some settlements on the border might be true, but these settlements are no longer settlements but just some ruins and stones on the ground.

So even if RuAF might have captured Strilcha (1 on map 2) situated on the border this is no big victory. Russian forces need to reach places like Lypchi (2) or Volchansk (3) to be seen to have made real progress in the area.

This operation is probably, at the present stage, mostly aimed at establishing an up to 5 km deep buffer zone on the Ukrainian side of the border, to make future Ukrainian incursions impossible, at least in this 40-60 km broad area.

But the fog of war is thick.

The first map is from
@rybar_force
but not from X, but their Telegram channels.
https://twitter.com/MikaelValterss1/status/1788888804624830861


5 posted on 05/10/2024 4:12:22 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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Russian Ministry of Defense claims control over Novokalynove in Donetsk region of Ukraine.

Looks like they made an advance in the south.


6 posted on 05/10/2024 4:19:13 AM PDT by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $2.00 a gallon.)
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If you weren’t paying attention, that potential situation was dealt with on Monday and Tuesday. Macron was doing his usual yapping about French deployment, Hakeem Jeffries had just floated the prospect of U.S. troops going in and Cameron was boasting that the Ukes (really Brit “advisors”) could fire their Storm Shadows into Russia proper. Putin reacted by immediately starting tactical nuclear weapons drills in the theater with Belarus quickly joining in. Both the French and British ambassadors were called in and dressed down. The unambiguous red line was given to NATO, boots on the ground means immediate crossing of the nuclear threshold and Britain was told any British base in Europe could be retaliated against if the Storm Shadows were used inside Russia. Tuesday the entirety of NATO was falling over itself trying walk back the idea of NATO boots on the ground.
You can put that idea to bed, there will be no NATO deployment.


7 posted on 05/10/2024 4:19:34 AM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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What I wonder about is the effects on overall Ukrainian reserves. I was under the idea they have little.

So if they have to divert what reserves they have to the Kharkiv region that may weaken the eastern zone or take strength away from any summer offensives they had possibly planned.


8 posted on 05/10/2024 4:20:15 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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” Russian forces need to reach places like Lypchi (2) or Volchansk (3) to be seen to have made real progress in the area.”

Evacuation of civilian population ongoing in Vovchansk district so they are close to that goal.


9 posted on 05/10/2024 4:21:35 AM PDT by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $2.00 a gallon.)
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Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: Ukrainian armed forces repelled Russian breakthrough attempt at Vovchansk. I guess they stopped them but are preparing for the worse.


10 posted on 05/10/2024 4:24:00 AM PDT by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $2.00 a gallon.)
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If the Russians take Kharkov/Kharkiev relatively quickly or they fail sets the stage for this summer.

If Kharkov is taken look at the south and keep your eye on Odessa and see if Russia makes a move in that direction or continues on to start hitting Kiev.

If the Russians fail to take Kharkov or it takes several months and cost them a lot of men and equipment, then any further major advances will not happen this year and could change what Russia might be willing to settle for in any negotiation that takes place in the future.


11 posted on 05/10/2024 4:32:08 AM PDT by srmanuel
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We haven’t seen a climb-down that fast since the sudden end to the Kaliningrad blockade in 2022.


12 posted on 05/10/2024 4:45:46 AM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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Holiday Season in Russia is over now.
You will see that on the front lines in Ukraine pretty soon.
Army Group North is now also moving.
Stay tuned.— -- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 -- (@GeromanAT) May 10, 2024


13 posted on 05/10/2024 5:01:48 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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Maybe the Finns or Swedes will move on St. Peterburg, or the Chinese into Siberia.

Lots of old scores to settle with the 21st century Sick Old Man’s crumbling empire.

Putin trashed 50 years of detente to take Crimea. So, he can’t complain now if the crows pick him apart.


14 posted on 05/10/2024 5:05:49 AM PDT by Justa
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And Kharkiv is not majority ethnic Russian. Not close. Even the last Soviet census shows that...

French will be first

A most curious "flip" by Macron when he came out with that. But has France backed the "threat" up with, say, tripled arms support, first? Or is Macron just going to dare the Russians to attack French troops?

15 posted on 05/10/2024 5:07:25 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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Chasiv Yar by Victory Day 2025!


16 posted on 05/10/2024 5:12:08 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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A most curious “flip” by Macron when he came out with that. But has France backed the “threat” up with, say, tripled arms support, first? Or is Macron just going to dare the Russians to attack French troops?

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It seems that they are already practicing surrendering

French fighter jets accidentally displayed the wrong flags in the sky - Russian
https://rumble.com/v4u41iz-french-fighter-jets-accidentally-displayed-the-wrong-flags-in-the-sky-russi.html


17 posted on 05/10/2024 5:13:10 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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I think the Ukes are going on whatever offensive they can muster on the Russian bank of the Dnieper around Krynki. My fear, until Tuesday, was a NATO Inchon type landing in this area.


18 posted on 05/10/2024 6:18:46 AM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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19 posted on 05/10/2024 6:36:07 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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Shouldn’t the bibbed one warn them not too?


20 posted on 05/10/2024 6:38:47 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in 5.)
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