Meanwhile...
Imagery Shows How a Cemetery for Russian Mercenaries Is Expanding
So I guess it wasn't "over" after all.
Posted on 04/02/2023 7:14:53 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Russian, Ukrainian, and Western sources observed on April 1 that the Russian winter offensive has failed to achieve the Kremlin’s goals of seizing the Donetsk and Luhansk oblast administrative borders by March 31. Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov had announced on December 22 that Russian forces were focusing most of their efforts on seizing Donetsk Oblast, and Russian forces launched their winter offensive operation in early February along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna-Lyman line and on select frontlines in western Donetsk Oblast. The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) observed that Gerasimov has failed to extend Russian control over Donbas during his appointment as the theater commander in Ukraine and has achieved only marginal gains by expending mobilized personnel. Ukrainian intelligence representative Andriy Yusov stated that Gerasimov missed the Kremlin’s deadline to capture Donbas by March 31.
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Khodakovsky noted that failures during the offensive cause manpower losses and spark negative sentiments among the personnel, and argued that unnamed actors may be attempting to continue the offensive for personal reasons rather than taking a rational approach to the issue. Khodakovsky’s comment likely implies that Gerasimov is pursuing personal interest in sustaining the offensive in order to retain favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Khodakovsky’s recent appointment on March 30 as regional Rosgvardia deputy head and the return of Surovikin (at least by proxy) to the information space may indicate that Gerasimov’s unsuccessful theater-wide offensive may already be costing him favor with Putin.
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Meanwhile...
Imagery Shows How a Cemetery for Russian Mercenaries Is Expanding
So I guess it wasn't "over" after all.
Idiot bots posting idiotic lies.
Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them everyone. When will they ever learn, WHEN WILL We EVERY LEARN!
From an old song, soon to be popular again.
ISW = Neocon Central
“Idiot bots posting idiotic lies.”
How can you lie like that? It’s CLEAR that the Russian offensive is stalled to say the least. That’s just a fact. That doesn’t mean the Russians will lose - not at all. But it sure as hell ain’t no lie to say the offensive has stalled.
What happened?
Ukes on FR should STFU.
They just took central Bakhmut
The UA was defeated months ago. Now it’s time to reduce NATO to ash
Does that include the U.S.?
Seems to me the ISW assessment is closer to current realities on the ground than not.
The Pro-Putin media has stated that the “gloves were going to come off” this winter with 300-500K trained and ready Russian soldiers preparing to overrun the Ukrainians. That simply has not happened. Seems to my there was lying going on.
Also I remember reading from Pro-Putin media just last week that Bahkmut was surronded, and 10K Ukes were trapped. That simply is not the case. Seems to me there is lying going on.
Americans wouldn’t be stupid enough to die in Ukraine. Leave that for the Polish.
Time for peace.
…and every day the Russians gain more ground, and you lose more.
Every one is now dumber for having read this tripe.Congratulations 🤡🤡🤡
You all know that Timber rattler - Marcusmaximus - URevaol.com - etc. , are all the same person / bot posting what they are paid to do. This constant posting on FR is machine driven and timed to connect with the Global News Networks.
Ukraine will take it all back with the new super tanks and new rockets. Russians have run out of tanks, convicts and men. By May 1st, all that is lost will be in Ukraine hands as Russians pull back to defend Crimea—that will fall by June. If Ukraine can’t do it the Polish Army and USMC can! All Ukraine will be free! Putin killed and Russia forced to pay reparations in the hundreds of Billions. Next the US will occupy Ukraine to ensure her freedom and Zelenskyy can be made President-for-life. Crimea will be the Las Vegas of the Black Sea!
With all your propaganda one might think this Russia thing was over months ago. You’ve blown any credibility a long time ago.
Supporting child molesters and democrap money laundering is all you liberals do.
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