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Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 3
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There was a tweet from a Ukrainian that they targeted the meeting point for saved animals.
They aren't nice human beings at all.
So after 15 months of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, only now you state you've heard this before.
No. The Russians also targeted with artillery fire people trying to flee their flooded homes and those that tried to rescue them.
The Russians are also preventing the international organisations like the Red Cross from providing essential aid to these people due to their artillery fire.
It's almost like the Russians had blown up the dam knowing that they could cause incredible damage to the country that they had invaded and had occupied.
We're allowed to be optimistic dude.
Russian posts suggest Ukraine may be committing more troops in the Zaporizhzhia Region, looks like they have decided to go down the middle.
Added - President Z says it's on.
www.bbc.com
That bloke, Mick Ryan has some good tweets about what he calls the Ukrainian campagin.
Added - President Z says it's on.
Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president refused to say which stage the counter-offensive against Russian forces was in.
www.bbc.com
That bloke, Mick Ryan has some good tweets about what he calls the Ukrainian campagin.
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This guy needs to be taken with a grain of salt
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If after 4 days of offensive UAF actions this is the best the orcs can produce, one video of a Leopard tank loss that was not even involved in combat but was behind the lines, then l would say thats actually a good sign.
You know the terrorists would be posting everything they could to show Ukraine failing. The fact there is slim pickings out there says a lot.
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Ah, the good old “Russia hasn’t even started fighting yet” excuse.
I suspect next they will pull out some high tech equipment out of their a$$es?
A bit like where it seems you got your analysis from….
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When? Who said previously that Ukraine is making steady progress in rheir counteroffensive? You are aware that it's only now they have just started it right? There's no frame of reference for your attitude.
I'm wondering why they are pushing in Bahkmut. Seems the real key is the southern front right now.
Are they doing that to tie the Russians up in that region? Or is there some strategic advantage to that city beyond a political win for Russia?
Are they doing that to tie the Russians up in that region? Or is there some strategic advantage to that city beyond a political win for Russia?
The only times I heard it before where in the other big Ukrainian pushes, you know, when they took big chunks of territory.
Strangely, didn't hear it when they were consolidating and holding ground.
So yes, have heard it before, and if it goes like it did then, Ukraine is going to take a big chunk of land.
Then in about 9 months time, Russia will take back a town and the Vatniks will flood the interwebs proclaiming inevitable Russian victory.
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What have you heard before out of interest
I think you have answered your own question. Ties up Russians, big political win when it's taken back, then it does offer a route further east.
Alleged cyberattack on the Russian banking system has brought it down.
Some of the comments suggest they managed to fry some componentry. It's a multi domain offensive.
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Reportedly video of the water supply channel which provided Crimea with about 3/4 of its water supply, now a little patchy due to the loss of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
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Mobbs
A Large Portion, Yes
[Above] and this both from Denys Davydov's TG.
RF convoy suffers artillery fire. Seems to be in the region just south of Energodar.
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RF convoy suffers artillery fire. Seems to be in the region just south of Energodar.
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Mobbs
A Large Portion, Yes
Yeah, the offensive in Kherson was exactly the same.
1. Ukraine probes and withdraws. Obviously if you "probe" a massive army like Russia, especially seeing Kherson was and the Southern front is full of professional troops, there will be losses.
2. Ukraine maintain discipline with radio silence. This makes their operation more successful, but Ruscist propagandists use this opportunity to flood the airways with any images they can about some of the Ukrainian losses. If you notice, they continually use the same footage over and over again and often from different angles.
3. Ukraine's probing attacks are partly to find weaknesses, but also to draw Russian reserves towards the front. This process is paired with a relentless campaign of bombing command and logistics.
4. Points 1 and 3 mean that Russia can no longer maintain supplies to increasingly worn-out front lines so start conditioning their population with talk about "making a goodwill gesture". Ukraine responds with "We can't trust the Russians to retreat without a trap".
5. We see footage of Russians retreating en masse and a few hours latter there is footage of old women hugging Ukrainian soldiers with tears of joy and relief in their eyes.
6. Russia bombs civilians, then begins a campaign centred around excessive artillery fire and meat waves of Wagnerites and mobilised soldiers.
My expectation at this stage of the war is for Ukraine to take Tokmak and potentially stay there. That ruins the logistics in the south for Russia. From there they can take stock and take fields to the southeast of it so Kerch Bridge is in range. They will be able to attack Russians along the Dnipro from behind while they cross the Dnipro after the flood subsides. Crimea will be disconnected from Donetsk and they can get to work destroying the Kerch bridge.
Then for the rest of summer, they can hold that and maintain its resources, allowing Russia to withdraw from Melitopol.
The funding in the pipeline gives them more tanks, F-16s, and increased air defence. On top of that, all NATO countries are increasing ammunition production so by the end of the year they could have more artillery than Russia at the front. Artillery and fighter jets are Russia's only advantages. This time also allows them to continue baiting Russia into depleting themselves and continue the training of their forces for tanks, fighter jets and combined arms warfare. This can be done in conjunction of rotating units through the front so they are battle-hardened.
They will be able to mop up large areas of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts and leave Russia with a very tough decision next year. A fully trained and armed combined arms military will be able to attack Crimea which has no bridge to Russia and the Donestk. Do they continue or do they sue for peace?
I was very critical of the US for not arming Ukraine faster because I believe that using models that they are currently warehousing due to being superseded thanks to their bloated military budget would actually save them money due to not having to warehouse them. Many people were critical of Germany's reticence to provide Leopard tanks etc.
However, I see what they are doing now. Perun gave a great presentation all about how to escalate without generating a moment where your adversary will point to and say "oh my god you've gone too far" ... It is called boiling the frog.
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