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Ukraine retakes part of village near Bakhmut, head of Russia's Wagner says
Reuters ^ | June 5, 2023 | Mark Trevelyan and Felix Light

Posted on 06/05/2023 6:57:10 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had retaken part of the village of Berkhivka, north of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, calling it a "disgrace".

Prigozhin's private Wagner militia captured Bakhmut last month after the longest battle of the war and handed its positions there to regular Russian troops.

Ukrainian forces have continued to attack areas north and south of the city including Berkhivka, whose seizure Wagner had claimed on Feb. 24. The village lies about 3 km (1.9 miles) northwest of Bakhmut.

"Now part of the settlement of Berkhivka has already been lost, the troops are quietly running away. Disgrace!" Prigozhin said in an audio message published by his press service.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: bakhmut; berkhivka; felixlight; marktrevelyan; prigozhin; wagner
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1 posted on 06/05/2023 6:57:10 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
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2 posted on 06/05/2023 7:00:35 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: jerod

So, how's that counteroffensive going?

An attempted break thru in southern Donbass was brutally repelled by the RF, all the way back to its launch point. Reports say numerous tanks and combat vehicles were destroyed, including three American Bradleys. Substantial personnel loss… pic.twitter.com/0SodBUDXq6— Chebureki Man (@CheburekiMan) June 5, 2023


3 posted on 06/05/2023 7:02:06 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Timber Rattler

I’m still not understanding why all this effort to sacrifice men for a small place like Bakjmut.


4 posted on 06/05/2023 7:04:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

It wasn’t even Bakhmut. It was a very small town not even worth mentioning. Thats the great offensive we tax payers have paid tens of billions of dollars for. BTW a lot of the equipment is ending up in other countries including the Mexican cartel.


5 posted on 06/05/2023 7:09:52 AM PDT by davidb56
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To: JonPreston

Utter nonsense.


6 posted on 06/05/2023 7:14:11 AM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: Timber Rattler

How does it feel to have cheered on this war, only to have innocent Ukies crushed and humiliated?


7 posted on 06/05/2023 7:16:20 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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If the Russian Ministry of Defense says so, then it must be true, right?

LOL!

8 posted on 06/05/2023 7:17:13 AM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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This was why the Ukrainians fought so hard at Bakhmut: it was an unending opportunity for a good kill ratio. The neo-Stalinists around here will argue that a 2-to-1 kill ratio is plenty good for Russia to win, since it has 3 times the population. But does anyone really think Russia is as willing to fight to the last man as Ukraine is?


9 posted on 06/05/2023 7:20:08 AM PDT by dangus ( )
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To: Timber Rattler

Ukrainian armored column whacked by a KA52 Moskaligator. Helicopter kino at its best. pic.twitter.com/FaI0NuH9sZ— Big Serge ☦️🇺🇸🇷🇺 (@witte_sergei) June 5, 2023


10 posted on 06/05/2023 7:20:10 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston

It was “brutally” repelled so you know its good!

(hat tip to Anchorman)


11 posted on 06/05/2023 7:23:40 AM PDT by dominusobiscum (Scripture is infallible, interpretations of Scripture not so much.)
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To: dominusobiscum

What was your screen name prior to this incarnation?


12 posted on 06/05/2023 7:25:48 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston

You must have dementia


13 posted on 06/05/2023 7:27:35 AM PDT by dominusobiscum (Scripture is infallible, interpretations of Scripture not so much.)
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To: dominusobiscum

What was your screen name prior to this incarnation, and why did you change it?


14 posted on 06/05/2023 7:31:40 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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15 posted on 06/05/2023 7:34:26 AM PDT by dominusobiscum (Scripture is infallible, interpretations of Scripture not so much.)
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To: dominusobiscum

What was your screen name prior to this incarnation, and why did you change it?


16 posted on 06/05/2023 7:35:20 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Timber Rattler

Have you sent any of your younger family to go fight for Ukraine yet?


17 posted on 06/05/2023 7:46:36 AM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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To: dangus

Advocating for peace is now “neoStalinosm.” Why don’t you strap on your boots and go fight for Ukraine, Rambo?


18 posted on 06/05/2023 7:48:08 AM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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To: JonPreston

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19 posted on 06/05/2023 7:54:54 AM PDT by dominusobiscum (Scripture is infallible, interpretations of Scripture not so much.)
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To: MTBobcat

I don’t see people saying, “Oh, this is so terrible, all the death and destruction” from the people reporting the Russian viewpoint; I just see “Yay! The Russians are kicking Ukie ass!”

I actually want peace. But wanting peace and even hating Biden doesn’t equate to cheering on Putin or justifying the rebirth of the Soviet Union... OR writing a blank check to use NATO to fight a proxy war against the Soviet Union.


20 posted on 06/05/2023 7:59:35 AM PDT by dangus ( )
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