gordondaviesmoustache
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Probably wouldn’t touch the sides, mate.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Things are not looking good. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...sia-s-30-kilometer-defense-wall-of-train-cars
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Still has to pass in the House though, right?
Grim times for US politics generally and Ukraine in particular.
Europe seems to be doing well maintaining support, but we need a huge amount more than maintaining it as things look now.
Scottyboi
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From "The Analyst":
FRONTLINE UPDATE FEB-11-12
Things are not going too well. Russian forces made more small gains on the northern front around Ivaniske.
The area around Bilohorivka continues to see small gains for the Russians but while they are small they happen almost every day. Their advance is agonisingly slow and expensive for them but it is still an advance.
The Russians have advanced about as far as they probably can with any ease. Ukraine hasn’t made it easy for them. However the terrain is very rugged, is uphill and rocky. It’s a lot easier to defend and far harder to attack. Artillery won’t make much difference. This is going to be a slow and expensive grind - if they decided this is the way to go.
Northern Bakhmut, Ukraine pushed Russians back about a kilometre. This seems to have come as surprise to the Russians who just weren’t expecting a counter-attack and largely bolted under pressure.
Ukraine repelled no less than seventeen attacks around Klieshievka and Bohadanivka area - Russian casualties were high and they lost a great deal of equipment in the attempts.
Avdivka: things are bad. There’s no sugar coating it. From any dispassionate point of view the Russian advance into the city between the coking plant and the lake has moved 80% of the way across and they’re within 1-1.5km of cutting the roadway which acts as primary supply line.
If that happens I see no choice but a fighting retreat from the southeastern and eastern sections of the salient. It’s either that or get trapped.
The Russians are using the same relentless methodology they used in Bakhmut but with lessons learned. They have high casualties but they’re far lower and there is clearly an experienced tactical approach being applied. Arguably the admitted Ukrainian policy of not fighting to hold the indefensible if it costs too much in the way of life and material, is being used against them. The Russians know they only have to make it too costly and Ukraine will retreat. Russia doesn’t care about the cost so eventually they get what they want.
Further around the previously southern pincer, the Russians are striking westward and have made noticeable gains over the past week.
Further south at Nivomikhailivka, the Russians are pushing westward into the east-west lying town, and are also close to its southern area. This is getting worse by the day. The loss of the town would have major implications for the positions south and around to Vuhledar.
The southern and Kherson fronts have been quiet. Everything hinges on the east right now and how long one side can push as the other resists.
The loss of American support is critical. Donald Trump and his treacherous coalition of cowards is responsible for this and they have to be overcome. His behaviour and his moronic speeches make this whole thing worse as Congress starts to face election fever.
Frankly I think he will lose, the tide of history is against him, but it’s the battle to take him down that’s causing so many problems - and is directly affecting the war in Ukraine. The two are inextricably linked.
Europe has got to do much more faster, and it knows it and is doing its best, but it’s taking too long.
Slava Ukraini !
FRONTLINE UPDATE FEB-11-12
Things are not going too well. Russian forces made more small gains on the northern front around Ivaniske.
The area around Bilohorivka continues to see small gains for the Russians but while they are small they happen almost every day. Their advance is agonisingly slow and expensive for them but it is still an advance.
The Russians have advanced about as far as they probably can with any ease. Ukraine hasn’t made it easy for them. However the terrain is very rugged, is uphill and rocky. It’s a lot easier to defend and far harder to attack. Artillery won’t make much difference. This is going to be a slow and expensive grind - if they decided this is the way to go.
Northern Bakhmut, Ukraine pushed Russians back about a kilometre. This seems to have come as surprise to the Russians who just weren’t expecting a counter-attack and largely bolted under pressure.
Ukraine repelled no less than seventeen attacks around Klieshievka and Bohadanivka area - Russian casualties were high and they lost a great deal of equipment in the attempts.
Avdivka: things are bad. There’s no sugar coating it. From any dispassionate point of view the Russian advance into the city between the coking plant and the lake has moved 80% of the way across and they’re within 1-1.5km of cutting the roadway which acts as primary supply line.
If that happens I see no choice but a fighting retreat from the southeastern and eastern sections of the salient. It’s either that or get trapped.
The Russians are using the same relentless methodology they used in Bakhmut but with lessons learned. They have high casualties but they’re far lower and there is clearly an experienced tactical approach being applied. Arguably the admitted Ukrainian policy of not fighting to hold the indefensible if it costs too much in the way of life and material, is being used against them. The Russians know they only have to make it too costly and Ukraine will retreat. Russia doesn’t care about the cost so eventually they get what they want.
Further around the previously southern pincer, the Russians are striking westward and have made noticeable gains over the past week.
Further south at Nivomikhailivka, the Russians are pushing westward into the east-west lying town, and are also close to its southern area. This is getting worse by the day. The loss of the town would have major implications for the positions south and around to Vuhledar.
The southern and Kherson fronts have been quiet. Everything hinges on the east right now and how long one side can push as the other resists.
The loss of American support is critical. Donald Trump and his treacherous coalition of cowards is responsible for this and they have to be overcome. His behaviour and his moronic speeches make this whole thing worse as Congress starts to face election fever.
Frankly I think he will lose, the tide of history is against him, but it’s the battle to take him down that’s causing so many problems - and is directly affecting the war in Ukraine. The two are inextricably linked.
Europe has got to do much more faster, and it knows it and is doing its best, but it’s taking too long.
Slava Ukraini !
Scottyboi
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Turn your sound on for this, imagine hearing all that and knowing you're being sent there. Unbelievably brave.
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Day 719 Review:
Ukraine Invasion Day 719: 30-kilometer-long train assembled in Donetsk as defensive barrier
Russian forces conducted another series of drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on February 10-11. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 45 Shahed-136/131 drones from occupied Balaklava and Cape Chauda, Crimea, and that...
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Video Reviews:
Includes news of counter attack to the North of Avdiivka.
Includes news of counter attack to the North of Avdiivka.
A good way to ‘disinfect’ covid.
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Still to pass in Senate - but no real blockage to it's passage as the trad Rebublicans refused to cow-tow to Trump.
Then a vote in the House as there is no currently no similar legislation there (as tge border deal was voted down).
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