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Posted on 09/15/2023 4:04:58 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Ukraine said on Friday it had recaptured the devastated eastern village of Andriivka, setting the stage for further advances on the southern flank of Bakhmut, the city that fell into Russian hands in May after months of heavy fighting.
Kyiv's troops were securing their foothold in the area, while Russian forces suffered significant casualties and lost equipment, the Ukrainian General Staff said in a morning report. There was no immediate comment from Russia.
"In the course of assault operations, they seized Andriivka in Donetsk region," the General Staff said.
The village of Andriivka lies south of Bakhmut, the site of the fiercest and longest battle since the invasion by Russia in February last year. The General Staff also reported "partial success" near Klishchiivka, a village also south of Bakhmut.
"Capturing and holding Andriivka - is our path to a breakthrough on the right flank of Bakhmut and the key to the success of the entire further offensive," said the Third Assault Brigade, which took part in the push.
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It’s a village of 150 people, a goat and a handful of feral cats. Face it, you Zelenskies lost.
Villages? These are smoldering piles of rubble.
This whole Ukraine situation has been the perfect example of not being able to believe anything that anybody writes about how the war is going. It is pure propaganda from all sides.
Colonel, USAF JAGC (Ret)
Actually population of 59 in 2014
Nothing but rubble now
It’s not the villages themselves that are important, but the roads and intersections! And they add up!
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If the story reads "Ukrainian Ministry of Defense says they Captured..", they captured it.
"....setting the stage...."
Press releases.
Ukraine says....what a joke.
ROFL *snort*
Somehow we watched a war on live television 30 years ago, yet these days we’re back to “press releases” and “military says”. Go figure.
Face it, you Putinistas lost
Why aren't you at the front?
Your image is from Nov. 25, 2022
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They were at a more important meeting. The Freeper Russianistas were all worshiping at the feet of Kim Jong Un when he visited Moscow and declared the west to be the enemy
The Freeper Russianistas are in bed with and worshipfully support the losing loser efforts of the supreme loser Kim Jong Un.
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Hating on Poles again, Jon?
Shaping the narrative. Live people on the ground reporting what is actually happening or what happened does not always fit into what the people in charge want the masses to believe.
We live in a world of lies and the truth is not allowed. “So and so says” is accepted because people are dull enough to believe without question the media or the government narrative.
That’s impressive. It took four Ukes to commandeer a dirt road.
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