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PANIC IN KIEV: Russian Forces Breach Ukrainian Defenses, Make a Major Breakthrough in Donetsk Region
Gateway Pundit ^ | Aug. 12, 2025 | by Paul Serran

Posted on 08/12/2025 3:27:52 PM PDT by Kazan

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1 posted on 08/12/2025 3:27:52 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan

No surprise. Z has already let so may Ukranian troops die, he’s having boys as young as 14 gathered up on the streets and sending them to the front lines.


2 posted on 08/12/2025 3:35:52 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: Kazan

War what is it good for?


3 posted on 08/12/2025 3:38:37 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: Kazan

“Russian forces, as they do, circumvent it, seeking to cut all supply lines and encircle the defenders, at which point the garrison has to either surrender or be destroyed by attacks from all sides.”

Pops told me the Marines should have starved Tarawa... he said Pelailu also but that Pelailu taught the Corp what the enemy was capable of and the USMC trained to that standard, even though Pelailu defenses were never equaled pound-for-pound, man-for-man.


4 posted on 08/12/2025 3:42:23 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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To: Kazan

Russia has four times the population of Ukraine and had far more military equipment in reserve. At a certain point, this was inevitable. It’s not going to get better for Ukraine. They should take the best deal that they can get right now and stop the bleeding. As it is, they have millions of ex-patriots who are likely not to return, so that country is in very big trouble long-term.


5 posted on 08/12/2025 3:46:20 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: Kazan
Putin is a THUG.
Who can deal with a thug? Unless it's another thug.
6 posted on 08/12/2025 3:53:39 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Kazan

Azov (neo-Nazi) troops are being sent in, so you know its bad. No, not to fight Russians. To shoot fleeing Ukrainians so the rest will stand and fight.


7 posted on 08/12/2025 3:57:09 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: Kazan

This is why not much will likely come of the Trump/Putin meeting Friday. You can hear the Trump admin talking it back lately.

Simply, Russians have the initiative on the ground, as they have since the beginning. The Ukraine harpies and internationalists either don’t or can’t understand that initiative is nearly *everything in a war.

Russia has had everything thrown at it by NATO and the West yet still have kept the initiative. They’ve been outspent by multiples, been sanctioned and have been on the wrong end of all NATOS gear, money and intel. The stick has had little or no real effect, none of it has worked.

Unless Trump throws giant carrots at Putin (trade deals, acceptance of territories, normalization etc) his side doesn’t need to concede much or agree to any ceasefires.


8 posted on 08/12/2025 4:02:04 PM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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Putin is a THUG. Who can deal with a thug? Unless it's another thug.

Another courageous warrior willing to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian life.

9 posted on 08/12/2025 4:03:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: Kazan

The west, particularly the UK and EU globalists and their U.S. deep-state allies, were happy to place a low-probability bet that Ukraine would be a successful proxy against Russia

They failed badly. Ukraine is being destroyed. But in fact, the UK and EU regimes will escape from consequences either


10 posted on 08/12/2025 4:03:38 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Veto!

Russia tried to take the city in 2022. Now 3 years later they have decided NOT to attack the city.


11 posted on 08/12/2025 4:05:09 PM PDT by TexasGator (The 750 hp Florida Gnat)
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To: Kazan

The Putin is grabbing as much as he can before DJT shuts it down.


12 posted on 08/12/2025 4:10:33 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Nextrush

“ War what is it good for?”

Absolutely nothing, say it again.


13 posted on 08/12/2025 4:12:24 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (TDS much?)
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To: Kazan

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14 posted on 08/12/2025 4:16:26 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Kazan

I read the whole article and no zero references or evidence of “panic in Kyiv”.

More like you and the author are squeeing over this, which indicates you are overhyping it.

At least wash your hands when you’re done.


15 posted on 08/12/2025 4:19:10 PM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)
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To: Kazan

Some day when Zelensky is living as a billionaire in Western Europe people will have forgotten all the blood shed was needless.

All the US taxpayers money spent to learn about drone warfare.


16 posted on 08/12/2025 4:29:57 PM PDT by LeonardFMason
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Another courageous warrior willing to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian life”

Zeepers love War and Bloodshed, as long as it’s not their blood or their
families blood being shed.


17 posted on 08/12/2025 4:32:23 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: cloudmountain

“Putin is a THUG.”
Zelensky is also a THUG.
Talk to some of the Russians living in Ukraine and the men that have been beaten by Zelensky’s thug military.
Or you could talk to the Hungarian family of the man Zelensky’s army recruiters beat to death.


18 posted on 08/12/2025 4:38:19 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Kazan

Someone check on Marcus!


19 posted on 08/12/2025 4:46:58 PM PDT by wardaddy (This forum has seen better days )
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To: Nextrush

Very few if any things in human history of importance have been settled without it


20 posted on 08/12/2025 4:48:07 PM PDT by wardaddy (This forum has seen better days )
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