thanks.
looking at the video above, which seems well sourced, you can see the breakthrough in september. about five months of the lines not changing and then ukraine's counter offensive in the north east.
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looking at the video above, which seems well sourced, you can see the breakthrough in september. about five months of the lines not changing and then ukraine's counter offensive in the north east.
I mean it is sensible thing to do as most Russian supplies would come from the north (and east) and Russian moved their best troops to the south where Ukraine can contain them easily once the supplies cut off.
I wouldn't say they focused on the north, it's just that it is easier there with less Russian troops since they moved a lot of them to Kherson region. Ukraine keeps trying to breakthrough in the south as well but it's a much slower progress here with some failures. They are still making progress but it's much more costly and contested.
They have them for the stock market and that has even more variables.
that makes sense. seems they're attacking all across the line but just broke through easier in the north. the scale of this war is something else. sometimes forget just how enormous ukraine is.
Every dictator that has ended up dead in a ditch or fleeing for his life did at some point.
Don't remember any of them having nukes though.
That + geopolitics in general + historic ties (economically and socially).
Historically, it's always been Pakistan and the US and India and Russia.
Realistically, we (India) have enemies all around us with Pakistan and China and can't afford to piss off Russia as it's been a historic ally.
Still a shit position to be in and I'd hope the government would show guts but most Indian governments and especially this one have no balls.
The good thing about russian lend-lease is that they deliver the stuff right to the frontlines, logistically very convenient.
Several separate sources reporting a 20km advance in the Kherson region.
I guess it shows that there is no equivalent to the BILD in the UK, as you couldn’t imagine any of our tabloids having a man on the ground close behind the advance like this.
Some russian tg channel claims that situation is very very difficult for them in the direction of Bersilav, Kherson region.
To give a feeling where it’s on the map:
This can only mean (if confirmed) a total collapse of Russian defense lines north of Kherson. Although it is very doubtful at this stage that such progress could have been possible this quickly.
To give a feeling where it’s on the map:
This can only mean (if confirmed) a total collapse of Russian defense lines north of Kherson. Although it is very doubtful at this stage that such progress could have been possible this quickly.
They are also very generously not requiring payment, so kind!
I wonder how often this tended to happen in let's say WWII . Seems pretty extreme.
That last tweet is a bit too optimistic IMO (or lost in translation somewhere) but it definitely seems like it's not a very good day for Russia with tons of reports of Kherson front collapsing from that direction.
The reports usually lag the events. I think the Ukrainians have gained massive amount of ground in the south already based on many reports. If the Russians will counterattack and the Ukrainians can hold what they gained for the next few hours would be interesting.
Or the whole Russians line will collapse within a few days which is the usual thing with their northern front lines.
Several times these weeks I had to pause and just think about the big picture and how absolutely ridiculous it would have been about 7 months ago to suggest that Ukraime would be capable of executing not one but two large scale geographically separated maneuvering offensives , simultaneously, and that against the Russian army which was build for the sole purpose of ground warfare. These last 5 years have felt like decades in terms of global events.
Agreed. And if there is one positive thing about a Tory PM in crisis, it is that plenty of money and military hardware should soon be heading to Kyiv.
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That's just reminded me that Truss will have written the letters of last resort. I cannot imagine that they are coherent in any way.
Excuse the language:
Rob Lee:
Rob Lee:
That mixed metaphor sounds rather painful...
Ah shoot too bad Putin doesn't use smartphones.
For real though the mighty Russian airforce had even more abysmal showing than the ground forces, and something that can't be excused by lack of experience or shortage of numbers.
Their only hope is to embarrass the leadership publicly to force them to do something.Bruh, on social media, really?
Does make you wonder if NATO/the west might send a few weapons their way when this one is all said and done.
I know the Georgians expected them to in 2008 and paid the price.
I was 100% buying into the narrative that the Russian army was actually very strong. Now it's clear that it was a very, very small slice of competence.
Good interview with Khodorkovsky. Mentions that Putin knows failure to win in Ukraine would result in his own death, which is why some degree of tactical nukes may be on the table in the coming months.
What's he waiting for, then?
If he was actually training these conscripts I'd say he's waiting till they're trained, but it seems he's just throwing them into the fight. Or maybe some are training and some are fodder?
If he was actually training these conscripts I'd say he's waiting till they're trained, but it seems he's just throwing them into the fight. Or maybe some are training and some are fodder?
Using nukes would almost certainly trigger NATO getting involved and cause Putin to lose any trace of support from the likes of China and others. It could basically expedite his own demise. He’s basically fecked.