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Angered by counteroffensive complaints, Ukraine's top general says the expected mission is 'not feasible at all' with just the weapons his army has now
Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | June 30th, 2023 | Jake Epstein

Posted on 06/30/2023 3:43:13 PM PDT by Mariner

kraine has fended off Russia's advances for more than 16 months, and it's now several weeks into its long-awaited counteroffensive. The pace is grinding in some sectors of the front, but Kyiv's top general says he doesn't want to hear complaints it's going too slow.

Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, told the Washington Post that it "pisses" him off to hear commentary that his counteroffensive operations are moving slower than anticipated. Kyiv's military is currently undergoing several offensive maneuvers along the front lines in the eastern and southern regions and has made small — but, at times, costly — territorial gains in the process.

Liberating Russian-occupied land means clearing obstacles fortifications, including anti-tank ditches, "dragon's teeth" anti-vehicle barricades, minefields, and trench labyrinths and breaking through Moscow's layered defensive lines. Breaching these many obstacles are dangerous and painstaking operations, especially since Ukraine doesn't appear to have all the capabilities that other militaries executing this kind of mission would normally employ.

"This is not a show," Zaluzhnyi said in the recent interview with the Post, which was published on Friday. "It's not a show the whole world is watching and betting on or anything. Every day, every meter is given by blood."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
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To: Williams

“And they are very dishonest they have a disgusting agenda.”

Spoken like a 12 year old girl.

Everything’s a hyperbolic characterization and assertions devoid of facts.


41 posted on 06/30/2023 6:01:45 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Ifg hohos wanted to defend themselves, they’d have to start by overthrowing the criminal government in Kiev.


42 posted on 06/30/2023 6:03:26 PM PDT by ganeemead (Ukraine/Zelensky: Adding an element of chutzpah to ordinary Nazism...)
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To: dynachrome

Yeah we can’t do this without more money. We are sending them all these weapons but who is using them. They were gathering up civilians at the beginning of this.


43 posted on 06/30/2023 6:04:52 PM PDT by glimmerman70
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To: Williams

gay nato

is a leftist sex toy

bopping all

the conservatives

yours is

a 220 plug in


44 posted on 06/30/2023 6:08:51 PM PDT by Firehath
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To: Mariner

Why wasn’t a peace accord sought?

I want both sides to lose. Ukraine never had a chance with Europe never caring to arm up or provide appreciable help.

Everyone counts on the US taxpayer to handle every problem.

Screw all such people!


45 posted on 06/30/2023 6:26:18 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Crimea was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. Before that, the Mongols. So Crimea was not always Russian.”

True cry baby remark.
But,but,but...
Territory belongs to those that can keep it
the world becomes history with each passing day.
Nothing new under the sun.


46 posted on 06/30/2023 6:35:42 PM PDT by Right Brigade (It was better before they voted for whats his name,this must be the New World)
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To: Right Brigade
Territory belongs to those that can keep it the world becomes history with each passing day.

Today it's Russian. Tomorrow it may be Ukrainian. They can expel all the Russian citizens living in Crimea.

47 posted on 06/30/2023 6:38:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: ganeemead; All

“Ifg hohos wanted to defend themselves, they’d have to start by overthrowing the criminal government in Kiev.”

>>>>>>>>>

To answer your rhetoric, let me make a hypothetical example:
Imagine a situation where the majority of the American people believe America’s Government is corrupt.
Parallelly the Mexican army invades America, killing thousands of americans in the first days of the invasion.

In such a dire situation, what would you do as an American?

Would you defend your country against the invading Mexican army, or would you first focus your energy to overthrow your own American Government first? Thereby greatly helping the Mexican army in the process of its invasion of America...

In case you decide to prioritize the overthrow of America’s Government, instead of defending your country against the invading armed Mexican army - that would be called treason to the highest degree.

I’m sure you wouldn’t do such a crazy thing. Right?

Therefore, in the name of logic, you just can’t suggest that Ukrainians must overthrow their Government FIRST and that way giving the invading Russian army a free pass!
That would be utter madness.


48 posted on 06/30/2023 7:06:48 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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To: musicman

Texas has passed Cal on the Q2 scoreboard.


49 posted on 06/30/2023 7:38:03 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: delta7
Vlad’s stated goal from day one was liberating the ethnic Russian provinces that declared their Independence from Ukraine, Lughansk and Donetsk

Another old lie...we're just supposed to ignore the failed assault on Kyiv, the attempted airborne assault of Hostomel airport, and the Wagner and Chechen hit teams sent to kill Zelenesky?

50 posted on 07/01/2023 2:41:58 AM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: AAABEST
AAABiden Russia still keeps the real estate it took,

Really? you ever looked at a map?

Russia lost the real estate it took -- not all, but a lot

down from 23% of Ukraine to about 15% of Ukraine

51 posted on 07/06/2023 5:59:27 AM PDT by Cronos
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