With an assist. 
Posted on 04/01/2024 1:43:19 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukrainian forces in a priority section of the front line near Avdiivka appear to have defeated a large Russian mechanized assault involving tanks and fighting vehicles over the weekend.
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On March 30, Ukrainian troops outside occupied Avdiivka fought off a Russian battalion-sized mechanized assault, the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said.
ISW cited a Ukrainian serviceman who, on March 31, said that elements of Russia's 6th Tank Regiment sent 36 tanks and 12 BMP infantry fighting vehicles into a battle on the front line near Tonenke, a village east of Avdiivka.
The serviceman said Ukraine destroyed 12 tanks and eight IVFs. Footage shared by Ukraine showed some of the assault, including Russian tanks being destroyed by anti-tank guided missiles, according to open-source intelligence accounts on social media.
"This appears to be the first report of any elements of the 90th Tank Division participating in assaults following the Russian seizure of Avdiivka," ISW said in its latest update.
It added that the assault appeared to have failed, "suggesting that elements of Russia's uncommitted operational reserve near Avdiivka may be too degraded or otherwise unable to lead further Russian advances westward in the short term."
A photo posted on social media by open-source information accounts, what appears to be a screenshot from drone footage, showed the supposed aftermath of the assault, with destroyed tanks scattered across the battlefield.
The scale of the recent assault is significant, ISW explained, as Russia hasn't launched an assault this large since it began efforts to take Avdiivka last October.
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Ukraine ping
gaffer: [Not WWI or WWII.......not for a LONG time. We’ve given UKR a significant amount of money and arms. We’re talking today and what’s available and produced today which is vastly more expensive than WWII.. If you wanna compare crap 80 years apart, then what about the money we’ve given them. The entire US war debt in WWII was about $250B. Democrats and RINOs want to sucker us into a debt for them that is vastly more significant than that.]
Basic necessities of all kinds were rationed.
In dollar terms, steel costs 45x more than it did in 1914. But US GDP is up 700x from the $36b it was in 1914.
Re the $211b war debt incurred in WW2, that was an entire year’s economic production. Today’s equivalent would be $25T. By contrast, the pandemic bill, at $2.2T, cost less than 10% of WW2 debt alone. Sized to today’s economy, WW2 cost about $40T, or about 1.6 years’ worth of output.
>>>>Feel free to become a Democrat if you oppose the House blocking anymore funding for this failed proxy war.<<<<
You could get a job on the Psychic Hotline, Kazan.
PIF gave us an indication of how he’s going to vote back in February.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4217488/posts?page=52#52
One-liner including the words "parade uniforms" or "doink" incoming...
Crimea by Christmas!
With an assist.
So the Ukies took Avdiivka back?
Well, no.
The Ukies just lost Novomikhailovka...
Alex Christoforou really should read Marcus’s messages where. Marcus could provide the material for his Clown World segment all by himself.
“Vlad doesn’t hold many cards at all, he just has a tyrant’s ego and disdain for other people’s lives.”
Here is what cards Vlad played just 6 hours ago. And this is a normal everyday occurrence. No Putin lover, but Ukraine will be a complete sh#thole soon. The Ukrainians are not benefiting. Only people benefiting is the Industrial Military Complex who don’t mind investing other people childern’s lives to get a bigger yatch.
Explosions were reported in Pokrovsk district
Russian artillery shelling Kherson
At Lyman direction Russian army shelled Nevske of Luhansk region, Yampolivka, Torske of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrike at Cherneschyna of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Klischiyivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Klischiyivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Novopavlivka direction Russian army shelled Novomykhaylivka, Kostyantynivka, Urozhayne of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Vodyane and Zolota Nyva of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Sivershchyna and Slobozhanschyna directions Russian army shelled Seredyna Buda, Popivka, Kindrativka, Oleksandrivka, Velyka Pysarivka of Sumy region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Kozacha Lopan, Vovchansk, Okhrymivka of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Orikhiv direction Russian army shelled Malynivka, Poltavka, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka of Zaporizhzhia region. Russian aviation conducted airstrike at Robotyne of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Avdiyivka direction Russian army shelled Berdychi, Umanske, Netaylove, Nevelske of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Novobakhmutivka, Oleksandropil, Orlivka, Umanske, Yasnobrodivka, Karlivka, Ocheretyne of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Kherson direction Russian army shelled Zolota Balka, Kizomys, Antonivka of Kherson region. Russian aviation conducted airstrike at Mykilske of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
Ukrainian military had 61 combat engagements with Russian forces near Terny of Donetsk region, Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, Spirne, Ivano-Daryivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klischiyivka, Chasiv Yar of Donetsk region, Berdychi, Pervomayske of Donetsk region, Heorhiyivka, Novomykhaylivka, Velyka Novosilka, Urozhayne of Donetsk region, Staromayorske of Donetsk region and north-west Verbove of Zaporizhzhia, Krynky of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Kupiansk direction Russian army shelled Synkivka, Ivanivka, Stepova Novoselivka of Kharkiv region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Kupyansk, Sadove, Tabayivka of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
Russian Ministry of Defense claiming shooting down 6 drones over Black Sea
Explosion was reported in Kherson district
And part two: Someone said Russia doesn’t have any advance weapons. LOL
Russians are not stupid and we are teaching them how to defeat the West. They are in process or already have thousands of un-jammable drones. Ukraine’s brilliant success against their ships taught them how to defeat ours. The other day they launch hundreds of drones just to probe weaknesses in our air defense systems and then sent missiles through the gaps.
If Russia attacks NATO in the future they will be able to thousands upon thousands of more soldiers thanks to training against our more modern weapon systems (for how long? Their new drone approach that Ukraine taught them is scary and will render tanks and ships defenseless).
And no, after our Afghanistan debacle I do not trust the current woke crop of generals to be able to do anything about it.
So as per your admission, no money from my pockets is needed as the Ukes have this in the bag.
ISW?
IBTZ
Mongs advance 200 feet in bombed out Ukrainian village! Kyiv in 3 days!
Who cares. Not our war. None of our business.
And we’re BROKE.
Crimea by Christmas!
I served this country for 38 years. I’m not young and I’m not wealthy but I’m doing fine. I collect SS and have Medicare, VA care and pay a healthy sum for health insurance for the wife. I’d have done much better investing that SS over the years than what I get back. Show me anywhere in the Constitution where it’s the federal government’s job to fund SS, Medicare, Medicaid and all the other social handout programs it provides. Show me where it’s the federal governments job to hand out billions for colleges then cancel student debt, invest in useless EVs and allow the EPA, NEA , DOE etc to make rules and regulations ( not laws) that I must follow? When you become dependent upon the government for everything you’re weak and useless.
SS has been around for 88 years, America has been around 248 years so we did fine for 170 years without it and the other BS social programs have been around a lot less. Being responsible for yourself speaks volumes.
I’m not an isolationist but America should not be the world’s savior. We should have never left Afghanistan because we will be back. Ukraine is a corrupt shxthole and Europe should step up and protect their own back door, not America. I have no problems with bases throughout the Pacific and in Europe but we can’t do it all. Of course if we had a strong military instead of a social engineering experiment with faggots and freaks that can’t look between their legs and figure out what sex they are, run by pussies and managers vice leaders and a CIC that’s in stage 4 dementia that would help.
“Ukraine is a corrupt shxthole and Europe should step up and protect their own back door, not America.”
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Therefore, its OK Russia to invade s-hole countries - designation to be applied with random judgements by random people, and kill as many as it takes. We Americans are just innocent voyeurs who are mostly concerned about our money; when friends and allies are in trouble, that’s their problem. We will just watch, cause no one should depend on us for anything, especially preserving their freedom.
It does not matter that Europe has virtually no men under arms, armor, airforce, navy now. What’s important is that Europe steps in and helps with equipment they have in limited quantities, while the US sits on huge arms stockpiles designed to kill Russians, because money; these stockpiles are better left untouched or reaching EOL, dismantled, rather then be used for their intended purpose.
We do not need to invest in modernized weapons should the Europeans step up. We do not need the skill sets, the tools, the dies, the blueprints so lets burn or recycle them. The world, which has enjoyed Pax Americana for 80 years, can go hang for all we care. We got lots of homeless and Newcomers to care for.
Besides, Russia has lots of oil, the flow of which, if impeded will drive the prices of gas and diesel higher. Can’t have that! Hands off Russia! Which means no military aid to UKR because someone designated it a shole country!
By your own words, you are an isolationist.
America is the only country that can solve many problems. We default as you would have it, then China will step in to fill the role that America unilaterally vacated.
So getting your way means you should get ahead of the pack and start learning Mandarin now!
Then lets open up the pocketbooks and spend trillions and trillions of more dollars to make the everyone feel safe.
Let’s put the world on America’s social programs so you can feel better.
I prefer my way which means no one will f’ with America because the consequences far out weigh the risk.
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