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Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian retreat in Bakhmut ‘highlights shortage of credible combat units’
The Guardian ^ | 13 May 2023 | Adam Fulton

Posted on 05/13/2023 3:48:16 AM PDT by Cronos

Ukrainian forces have regained at least a kilometre of territory in Bakhmut amid a Russian withdrawal that reflects its “severe shortage of credible combat units”, the latest UK intelligence briefing has said.

The Ministry of Defence said that over the past four days, elements of Russia’s 72nd separate motor rifle brigade (72 SMRB) likely withdrew “in bad order” from their positions on the southern flank of the Bakhmut operation.

The area was tactically significant because it was a Russian bridgehead on the western side of the Donets-Donbas canal, which marked the frontline through parts of the area, the ministry said in its update, posted on Twitter.

72 SMRB is an element of Russia’s 3rd Army Corps, a formation created in autumn 2023 and dogged with allegations of poor morale and limited combat effectiveness.

Its deployment to such a demanding and operationally important sector highlights Russia’s severe shortage of credible combat units.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; Ukraine
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To: tlozo

Here is the pre cocaine Z

https://t.me/GWM3UBT/59298

The Uke’s are committing a genocide of their own people!

Both you, and Z, need some time in re-hab to get your head clean and straight


21 posted on 05/13/2023 6:06:51 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Steven Tyler
On the bright side, the Russians have leveled and vaporized Uke...cities

You are a Russian genocidal supporting POS. Congrats

22 posted on 05/13/2023 6:10:26 AM PDT by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: Petrosius

The only ethnic Russia province is Crimea. Donbas and southern Ukraine have ethnic Ukrainian majorities.
———-
The citizens of the Russian Federation say different.


23 posted on 05/13/2023 6:11:01 AM PDT by delta7
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To: Steven Tyler

As a war criminal aiding and abetting the death of Ukranian civilians do you ever get a glimmer of understanding how bad a person you are?


24 posted on 05/13/2023 6:13:13 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: tlozo

You are a Uke supporting mental patient for writing that

Get help


25 posted on 05/13/2023 6:16:12 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Steven Tyler

At least I care about the Uke’s and their homes


26 posted on 05/13/2023 6:17:13 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Petrosius

Give delta 7 a break. He and the other Putin Fanbois are bereaved by the thought of all the Ukrainian women who won’t be raped because they won’t fall into the hands of the retreating Russian Army.


27 posted on 05/13/2023 6:22:17 AM PDT by Pilsner
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To: delta7
The citizens of the Russian Federation say different.

LOL, the "citizens of the Russian Federation", or Putin


28 posted on 05/13/2023 6:25:45 AM PDT by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: Steven Tyler

Here is post cocaine Z
https://t.me/GWM3UBT/59297

Bid Z needs lots of cocaine to cope with the realization he brought Holodomar ll to exterminate the Uke’s

You death cheerleaders should be ashamed of yourselves


29 posted on 05/13/2023 6:31:43 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: bert

Why are you cheerleading Holodomor ll
You should be ashamed of your bloodlust


30 posted on 05/13/2023 6:33:36 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: tlozo

bkmk Ukraine ethnic maps 2001


31 posted on 05/13/2023 6:44:23 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: All
Ukraine's Future Lies In The Great Reset

As Zeepers have been repeatedly told.

It is a WEF operation.

32 posted on 05/13/2023 6:47:55 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: bert

As a war criminal aiding and abetting the death of Russian civilians do you ever get a glimmer of understanding how bad a person you are?


33 posted on 05/13/2023 6:50:54 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: tlozo

You are a Nazi loving genocidal supporting POS. Congrats


34 posted on 05/13/2023 6:51:36 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Steven Tyler

Your crude attempts to confuse world events with your political bias is your ignorance on display


35 posted on 05/13/2023 7:01:23 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: bert

Trump is right. This isn’t a football game. Its like a terrible thing for both sides. No winners or losers, just dead people. This thing may go on for years and years. A bloodbath that will end a generation of lives. For what? Ego? It is man’s lot to wage such things. They may fight for generations, like the 100 years war. The Question is How many Billions of Tax dollars do we wish to spend? Should America go broke as the Billions of Dollar bills clime higher? Do we need to send our own children into the bloodbath?


36 posted on 05/13/2023 7:14:56 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: KOZ.

Russians have turned tactical retreating into an artform


Now renamed “Good Will Gestures”


37 posted on 05/13/2023 8:05:57 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Petrosius

The only ethnic Russia province is Crimea.


Its only ‘ethnic’ because the Russians deported all the Ukrainians.


38 posted on 05/13/2023 8:07:13 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: delta7
“The only ethnic Russia province is Crimea. Donbas and southern Ukraine have ethnic Ukrainian majorities.
———-
The citizens of the Russian Federation say different.”

So then they they know what a third rate society Russia is and even though they have the same ethnicity they do not want to be a part of Russia. When they are defeated that country will split up because most people in that country do not want to be apart of that society.

39 posted on 05/13/2023 8:11:11 AM PDT by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: Steven Tyler
“aiding and abetting the death of Russian civilians”

That is being caused by Putin. We are more concerned about the Ukes, Ivan.

40 posted on 05/13/2023 8:14:22 AM PDT by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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