Posted on 08/15/2025 12:52:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Ukraine hit two Russian cities with drone attacks the day before President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were set to meet in Alaska.
Ukraine hit the cities of Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod. Reuters reported:
Thirteen people were wounded, two seriously, when a drone struck an apartment building in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the acting regional governor said. Three civilians were wounded in the city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, according to the governor of that region, who posted video appearing to show a drone striking a car in the centre of the city.
Meanwhile, Russian troops have been making significant gains in the Donetsk region. They’ve “pierced Ukrainian lines in a dramatic advance that could compromise the defense of the region,” according to reports. The Kyiv Independent reported earlier this week:
Over the past few days, Moscow’s forces advanced 10 kilometers toward the Dobropillia-Kramatorsk highway by leveraging its numerical superiority, the Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState reported on Aug. 11.
Manpower Shortage
Experts see Russia’s recent advancement as another sign that the Ukrainian military is falling apart. They “point to broader systemic issues within the Ukrainian military, such as the severe shortage of manpower and poor strategic vision among the top command,” The Kyiv Independent reported.
Ukraine’s manpower problem has become a major talking point around this war. Vice President J.D. Vance brought it up all the way back in February when Trump famously chided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and told him he didn’t “have the cards.”
Territory Issues
Some see this latest push by the Russians into the Donetsk region as the Kremlin’s way of bolstering its position ahead of the meeting between Trump and Putin. Russia has made it clear that an acceptable deal will have...
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DeSantis: Trump ‘doesn’t criticize anybody else... only me’
5/26/2023, 7:35:19 PM · 105 of 140 TexasGator to E. Pluribus Unum
“A leader he is not.” In favor of:
Disney
IRS
Amnesty
Hasn’t been a good day for the Zelensky fanatics.
They are extremely irritated and irked that their Zelensky wasn’t invited to the Trump/Putin meeting today.
How much are you paid for your Russian propaganda?
Yep. They are enraged Trump would dare meet with EVIL Putin
They don’t want Peace. They want Trump to crush Putin with Sanctions.
“Hasn’t been a good day for the Zelensky fanatics.”
What world are you living in?
Putin has played all his cards and is now bowing to Trump.
Zelensky is probably replaying the clip of the B-2 bomber flying over Putin’s head.
Especially the part where Putin perks his head around to get a second look.
Priceless.
Trump rules!
Ruzzian Propaganda?
I have often said Putin is a Dictator. But so is Zelensky.
I have provided facts about your Trump Bashing Posts for all to see.
I’m going to get back to my research. Back at you soon.
“Trump rules!”
You had a different opinion of Trump in 2023, as evidenced by my reposting of
your Trump Bashing in 2023.
“Back at you soon.”
I really doubt you will deny your Putin support.
Donald Trump, Pence’s Taskforce, and Why DeSantis’s Revisionist Attacks Will Fail.
5/29/2023, 5:31:29 PM · 16 of 34 TexasGator to SoConPubbie
Check the boxes:
Amnesty
Fiscal Reaponsibility
Abortion
Faithfulness
Gun Control
Amnesty
Fiscal Reaponsibility
Abortion
Faithfulness
Gun Control
Anti-Russian
I guess you can’t check any boxes.
If Trump does not think Putin is EVIL, why should I?
Off to bed. Will be back at you tomorrow.
“Russia is 30 times the size of Ukraine, 40% of Russia’s national budget is oriented towards war - and STILL they remain in this unwindable quagmire after 4 long years... !”
Because Ukrainians are not Frenchmen and won’t surrender?
There has always been a strongmman fetish among many of Putin’s archair admirers. Recall the passion for those Putin on horseback photos? Nothing more manly than mass murdering women and children, apprently.
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