Posted on 09/09/2022 5:30:29 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Ukraine pressed an offensive in the east of the country on Friday, seeking to cut off Russian forces as Kyiv achieved its biggest breakthrough in months of grinding combat.
Over the past three days, Ukrainian forces have advanced almost 50 kilometers, or about 31 miles, in the northeastern Kharkiv region, the army general staff said Friday.
Images of the Ukrainian flag being raised over local government buildings and residents greeting soldiers with tears of joy have boosted morale across the country after months on the defensive. One video showed Ukrainian soldiers in the city of Balakliya clambering on top of an armored personnel carrier to tear down a banner reading, “We are with Russia! One people!”
The surprise offensive has put Ukrainian forces close to within striking distance of Kupyansk, a city of some 30,000 before the war that is a critical road hub for the resupply and movement of Russian occupation forces. Control over that city would isolate Russian forces to the south in Izyum, which Moscow had sought to use as a staging ground for its own offensive.
Russian occupation authorities in Kupyansk said Thursday they would evacuate women and children as Ukrainian forces closed in. In villages occupied by Russia, there were posts in local chat groups urging residents to identify collaborators.
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Love it!!
In before the Putinoids: “How dare the Uke imperialist warmongers take back their own territory!”
Even though out gunned, the Ukraine’s, for the most part, seem to understand strategy and how to use their strengths against enemy centers of gravity better than the Russian invaders.
LOL. So much truth there. It can not be denied that a core pillar of Putinism is denying the right of a people to self defense against Muscovite bandits.
Those worthless piles of bovine excrement are too busy loading up with the keyword abuse.
Because just like the Russians, they're incapable of defending their positions.
Larry C. Johnson:
“The Ukrainian offensive near Kherson in the south and Kharkiv in the north is failing.”
Its also morale. Ukrainian soldiers are fighting to defend/liberate their land, Russians? Video's show Russian troops complaining about fighting 7 months non-stop and their officers stealing everything.
There are several factors like you say. Another is the military doctrine. Ukraine is now trained in western military doctrine, where we trust our non-coms to make decisions.Russia is still caught in the old soviet style doctrine, where enlisted are not to be trusted and only officers can make decisions, and often are the only ones with technical expertise.
“...using nearly 60 billion in aid from the US government!” I can here them now.
“In before the Putinoids”
A lack of response could be telling. If some of them are actually paid Russian agents then a lack of response could mean the official Russia “line” has not been decided yet. Unfortunately I think its to early for them to just give up this little front in the propaganda war.
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