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Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in East
New York Times via CNBC ^ | 08/27/14 | Andrew E. Kramer and Michael R. Gordon

Posted on 08/28/2014 6:34:04 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian forces and causing panic and wholesale retreat not only in this small border town but a wide swath of territory, in what Ukrainian and Western military officials are calling a stealth invasion.

The attacks outside this city and in an area to the north essentially have opened a new, third front in the war in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists, along with the fighting outside the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: russia; shooting; ukraine; war
The shooting war has begun.
1 posted on 08/28/2014 6:34:05 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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Still waiting for Osama Obama to apologize to Governors Palin and Romney for having mocked them for their warnings about Vlad.
2 posted on 08/28/2014 6:36:48 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party policy;Lie,deny,refuse to comply)
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3 posted on 08/28/2014 6:39:38 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party policy;Lie,deny,refuse to comply)
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Yeah well... don’t hold your breath. I don’t think that is going to happen.


4 posted on 08/28/2014 6:39:58 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Gay State Conservative

LOL... Yup!


5 posted on 08/28/2014 6:42:19 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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Seems that whining, moaning,and half hearted sanctions do not constitute effective policy. The bottom line has always been that the West would never go to war to enforce the internal borders of the former Soviet Union. When Russia finally decided to deploy its military as it did in Crimea,there was very little the West could or would do. It has become also clear to the Russians that business trumps politics and economics dictates policy. Lenin was right. The capitalists would sell them the rope which they would use to hang them.


6 posted on 08/28/2014 6:43:35 AM PDT by allendale
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Pour It On And Take FR To Yellow!


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7 posted on 08/28/2014 6:45:32 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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Ukrainian forces and causing panic and wholesale retreat not only in this small border town but a wide swath of territory,

Sounds like the Iraqi Army.

8 posted on 08/28/2014 7:25:01 AM PDT by McGruff (You can lead a human to knowledge but you can't make him think)
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Excerpt that this time, the Muslims are fighting for the Russians.


9 posted on 08/28/2014 7:42:32 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Back their own soldiers out then drop a lot of good old fashioned bombs to wipe lots of those 20k out IMO.


10 posted on 08/28/2014 7:44:25 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Excerpt that this time, the Muslims are fighting for the Russians.

Goose meet gander.

11 posted on 08/28/2014 1:52:09 PM PDT by Mentallo (Better dead than Mohammed)
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Better dead than Mohammed, right?


12 posted on 08/28/2014 2:11:52 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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