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‘Everything is burning’: Cluster bombs rain down on Russian troops in Ukraine
Washington Examiner ^ | 7/21/23 | Jamie McIntyre

Posted on 07/21/2023 4:28:30 PM PDT by CFW

‘EVERYTHING IS BURNING’: United States-provided cluster munitions made their debut on the battlefields of Ukraine this week, with Ukrainian commanders reporting they are making a difference as efforts continue to break through Russian defenses.

“We have gotten some initial feedback from the Ukrainians, and they're using them quite effectively,’ NSC spokesman John Kirby said in a White House briefing. “They're using them appropriately … and they are actually having an impact on Russia's defensive formations and Russia's defensive maneuvering.”

Intercepted messages posted on Twitter by a pro-Ukrainian media platform indicate the controversial weapons are having a psychological impact on entrenched front-line Russian troops. “At the moment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are demolishing our positions in the Bakhmut direction with cluster munitions,” one message says. “The counter-battery fight does not work. Everything is burning all around. The men are holding on, waiting for aviation. The General Staff has not yet handed over cluster bombs and rockets with cluster munitions to our guys for answers. It remains only to believe in our guys and our pilots."

Kirby described the current level of fighting as “pretty vicious,” and said Ukraine admits its counteroffensive is “not going as far or as fast on a daily basis as they would like.”

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


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clusterbombs; donatedonaldtrump; donatefreerepublic; donatetrump; globalistpropaganda; jamiemcintyre; russia; ruzzia; ruzzians; sovietunion; ukraine; us; ussr; war; warcrime
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To: PIF
If we had not gotten involved, Russia would be in Poland, past Germany & the Baltics, and working toward the UK.

Before the Biden regime, Putin had not invaded Ukraine (since Crimea, when Obama was in charge.)

121 posted on 07/22/2023 8:07:05 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: MeganC

Right on. Go home if you don’t like the experience.


122 posted on 07/22/2023 8:26:46 AM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
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To: ansel12

Opinions vary.


123 posted on 07/22/2023 10:59:39 AM PDT by Boomer (The biden regime / identity politics is a clear and present threat to this constitutional republic.)
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To: Boomer

You seem annoyed by facts.


124 posted on 07/22/2023 11:54:53 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

No, just annoyed at your hard push of your opinion.

We are smart enough to get it the first time. You don’t need to push with 10 more posts.

I’m done with you.


125 posted on 07/22/2023 2:38:21 PM PDT by Boomer (The biden regime / identity politics is a clear and present threat to this constitutional republic.)
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To: Boomer

“”””No, just annoyed at your hard push of your opinion.
We are smart enough to get it the first time. You don’t need to push with 10 more posts.””””

Post 111 was a single post.


126 posted on 07/22/2023 6:57:59 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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