Ukrainian counteroffensive moves east as hit squads target Russian collaborators for assassination [More Towns Liberated!]

Hot Air ^ | September 8, 2022 | JOHN SEXTON

[Timber Rattler]

Ukraine has launched a new front in the counteroffensive, this time moving east into the Kharkiv region. Yesterday the Guardian reported the town of Balakliia had been encircled by Ukrainian troops.

Today, Balakliia is more than encircled. President Zelensky just published this video of Ukrainian soldiers standing on a Russian flag in the city with the Ukrainian flag flying behind them.

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And the push east has already moved on to another small town called Volokhiv Yar where the Ukrainian flag has also been raised.

[canuck_conservative]

Oh, you must mean neocons like Vladimir Putin?

Because he’s the only one who started this unnecessary war and all its killing

and he won’t stop, because he’s a warmonger

it is what it is

[FreshPrince]

Yep, good to see the authortarians getting some liberal love.

[JoSixChip]

See post 19.

[canuck_conservative]

Ukraine and the west started this war

wrong, Ukraine and "the West" never invaded anybody

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 23rd, starting this stupid war

you didn't seem to understand that

[FreshPrince]

Ukraine started the war? Lol!

[Monterrosa-24]

The Ukrainians know that the Russians forced civil engineers, hospital workers, teachers, and town bureaucrats to join the party, UNITED RUSSIA. Those people are not collaborators. Those who participated in the threats, kidnappings, and murders are the collaborators.

[BenLurkin]

Contrary to popular belief, the enemy of your enemy is not always your friend.

[escapefromboston]

Ah yes the MAGA republicans in the Ukraine.

[JoSixChip]

wrong, Ukraine and "the West" never invaded anybody

Garbage, Ukrainian goaded Russia into it at the behest of the biden admin. Russia made it very clear what the red-lines were, and Ukraine crossed them in a in your face way. Now they are getting their ass beat for it.

[Monterrosa-24]

Sounds like those who spread Bolshevik propaganda like JoSixChip need some real education. Is there ANY Moscow talking point that you disagree with?

[Allegra]

Neocons love death and destruction.

They’re nasty. I’ve seen them wishing horrible pain and torture on people.

[escapefromboston]

I could at least respect their opinion if they didn’t constantly lose wars and piss away money.

[Destroyer Sailor]

😆 Are you for real?

[adorno]

Ah yes the MAGA republicans in the Ukraine.

You a dopey or just pretending to be one?

So, how many neocons do you know that are fighting in Ukraine?

Your attack on neocons has nothing to do with what's happening in Ukraine.

Try harder.

[Kinzua]

The entire western world is under attack by their own governments and globalist goblins and some of their clueless victims are still cheering them on.

[escapefromboston]

Why are you so upset about being a Neocon? Embarrassed about being called out?

[Kinzua]

Ukraine was attacking their own Russian speaking people in their eastern provinces in violation of international agreements, armed and trained by the same globalists who will have us enslaved soon enough. Russia was forced to intervene.

[Boogieman]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4074357/posts#21

Yet here you are a couple months ago trying to excuse any Russian strikes on civilian targets by automatically assuming that any such scenario is because the Ukrainians were using it as a “fire base”, without any actual evidence to back that up.

I think we can see what you are cheering for.

[Kinzua]

The globalists and neocons have been salivating for a war with Russia for many years, going so far as trying destroy our MAGA President for suggesting that Russia could be something other than our eternal enemy.

[JoSixChip]

I completely stand behind what I said then, and now. Ukraine bares the responsibility for any civilian facility that they are storing ammo and positioning weapons in. That is a war crime and I suspect they will be prosecuted for it in the end.