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Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Broken Russia’s Siege Of Kharkiv
Forbes ^ | May 11, 2022,10:45pm EDT

Posted on 05/11/2022 8:00:07 PM PDT by 11th_VA

Ukraine’s counteroffensive may have broken Russia’s siege of the strategic city of Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine.

If true – and if Ukrainian troops can maintain their momentum – then this could outflank and threaten the main Russian offensive in the south. While premature to claim that this is a turning point in the war, it would force the Russian high command to divert forces northwards, and to juggle fighting on multiple fronts.

“The Ukrainian counteroffensive north of Kharkiv City has forced Russian troops onto the defensive and has successfully alleviated artillery pressure on Kharkiv City,” according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based thinktank that closely monitors the war.

’ “The Ukrainian counteroffensive north of Kharkiv City has forced Russian troops onto the defensive and necessitated reinforcement and replenishment efforts intended to prevent further Ukrainian advances towards the Russian border,” ISW said. Analysts pointed to an announcement by local Kharkiv officials that “artillery pressure against the northeastern suburbs of Kharkiv City has been alleviated, indicating Ukrainian forces have successfully driven Russian forces largely out of artillery range of Kharkiv City.”…

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: europe; kharkiv; nodieselforyou; nofuelforyou; putlims; russia; tanksonunicornfarts; ukraine; war
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Wow - Russia could be pushed back to their border - they could lose everything
1 posted on 05/11/2022 8:00:07 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA
The Ukrainians actually need fuel to drive their vehicles, so, nope.

Granted, they could walk there.

2 posted on 05/11/2022 8:03:59 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: 11th_VA
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Broken Russia’s Siege Of Kharkiv

The FR democrats who favor Russia, won't like hearing that.
3 posted on 05/11/2022 8:04:49 PM PDT by adorno
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To: 11th_VA

“Ukraine’s counteroffensive may have broken Russia’s siege”

I may have won millions of dollars, according to Publisher’s Clearing House.
On a related “may”-note, the ghost of Elvis may perform in Vegas as a career comeback for the King.


4 posted on 05/11/2022 8:08:20 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: 11th_VA
The headline: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Broken Russia’s Siege Of Kharkiv

The first two lines of the article: Ukraine’s counteroffensive may have broken Russia’s siege of the strategic city of Kharkiv...

If true...

Come on Forbes, you can't undercut your own headline like that.

5 posted on 05/11/2022 8:08:50 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: 11th_VA

The Ukes need to shell the kr@p out of Rooskie territory east of the border without going over the border.

A 30 seconds over The Kremlin UAV strike would be entertaining.


6 posted on 05/11/2022 8:08:56 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: 11th_VA

fake war, zero Fs given


7 posted on 05/11/2022 8:12:56 PM PDT by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
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To: LouieFisk
If we had ham, we could have ham and eggs.

If we had eggs.

8 posted on 05/11/2022 8:15:51 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: adorno

Why believe the media when they lied about everything?


9 posted on 05/11/2022 8:16:56 PM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: adorno

“The FR democrats who favor Russia, won’t like hearing that.”

Like the FR fake Zelensjy ass lickers who love child smuggling, money laundering and having the Biden family European ATM called Ukraine.

“freedom fighters’ my ass..


10 posted on 05/11/2022 8:17:34 PM PDT by max americana (fired leftards on cue after every election since 1992, and enjoyed seeing these bastards cry)
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To: 11th_VA

What are you clowns gonna say three weeks from now when Ukraine surrenders?


11 posted on 05/11/2022 8:19:46 PM PDT by ganeemead
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To: kiryandil

Stone Soup can be delicious and nutritious.


12 posted on 05/11/2022 8:20:54 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: 11th_VA

Does it bother anyone that none of this makes any sense?


13 posted on 05/11/2022 8:25:18 PM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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To: 11th_VA

They are indeed on the West Bank of the Donets now, within artillery range of the main highway to Izyum. This seems to be the principal logistics route from the nearest Russian railhead to that section of the front. Other routes there from Russian territory are poorer roads or further from railheads or constrained by terrain.

Attacking further East from there would be difficult because it would require an opposed crossing the Donets, which is a challenging problem.


14 posted on 05/11/2022 8:32:55 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: max americana

You better be glad you’re not in Ukraine.
Words like that would get you a visit from the SBU.


15 posted on 05/11/2022 8:33:33 PM PDT by tsomer
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To: kiryandil

“FUNEM SVFM FUNEX SVFX OKIFMNX”

“have you any ham?” “Yes we have ham” “have you any eggs?” “Yes we have eggs” “ok, I have ham and eggs”


16 posted on 05/11/2022 8:34:31 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Sarcazmo

It makes perfect sense if you look at the maps.

Russians had previously maintained positions within artillery range of Kharkiv, and extensively bombarded Kharkiv from these. They have also maintained occupation of a buffer zone on the west bank of the Donets east of Kharkiv.

The Russians have either deliberately withrawn from these areas in the last week, doing a fighting retreat, or have been defeated and forced to withraw, as per the Ukrainians. Believe whom you like, the upshot is the Russians are no longer there and the Ukrainians are. This withrawal is an unambiguous benefit to the Ukrainians.


17 posted on 05/11/2022 8:53:10 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: max americana

Like Russia doesn’t do the same thing...Get real


18 posted on 05/11/2022 8:54:18 PM PDT by roving
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To: 11th_VA

Still don’t care.

But I DO care about the 40 billion our idiots sent there, on top of 10 last month, to fund Lockheed, Raytheon, GE...while our border is being over run and we have baby milk shortages.

F Ukraine. F Russia. And especially, FJB and McCarthy.

I’m giving up on Rs. Time to hoard.


19 posted on 05/11/2022 9:14:20 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Putin is behaving rationally.The war is on Biden and Obama. )
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To: wastedyears

Zackly. They lied about Trump, the Covid, the vaccines, and the election. No reason to take their word about the war in Ukraine at face value.


20 posted on 05/11/2022 9:37:52 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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