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« Reply #300 on: May 12, 2022, 04:44:05 am »
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« Reply #301 on: May 12, 2022, 04:50:01 am »
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Broken Russia’s Siege Of Kharkiv

Michael Peck  |  May 11, 2022,10:45pm EDT


Ukraine’s counteroffensive may have broken Russia’s siege of the strategic city of Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine.

If true – and if Ukrainian troops can maintain their momentum – then this could outflank and threaten the main Russian offensive in the south. While premature to claim that this is a turning point in the war, it would force the Russian high command to divert forces northwards, and to juggle fighting on multiple fronts.

“The Ukrainian counteroffensive north of Kharkiv City has forced Russian troops onto the defensive and has successfully alleviated artillery pressure on Kharkiv City,” according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based thinktank that closely monitors the war.

“The Ukrainian counteroffensive north of Kharkiv City has forced Russian troops onto the defensive and necessitated reinforcement and replenishment efforts intended to prevent further Ukrainian advances towards the Russian border,” ISW said. Analysts pointed to an announcement by local Kharkiv officials that “artillery pressure against the northeastern suburbs of Kharkiv City has been alleviated, indicating Ukrainian forces have successfully driven Russian forces largely out of artillery range of Kharkiv City.”

The Ukrainian Army has been counterattacking around Kharkiv for about two weeks. On May 9, Pentagon officials said that Russian troops had been pushed back almost 45 kilometers (28 miles) to the east of the city.  .  .

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpeck/2022/05/11/ukraines-counteroffensive-has-broken-russias-siege-of-kharkiv/
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« Reply #302 on: May 12, 2022, 10:52:14 am »


LOL!  I stopped at "liquidated personnel". Such bullsh*t.
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« Reply #303 on: May 12, 2022, 10:57:47 am »
LOL!  I stopped at "liquidated personnel". Such bullsh*t.

Thread just above had a title "107K Overdoses in U.S. in 2021. Wonder how many could be prevented in 2022-2025 if zellinnnnski's $40B been apporopriated for that?
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« Reply #304 on: May 12, 2022, 12:00:30 pm »
Ukraine makes headway in retaking areas outside Kharkiv after string of victories

By Evan Simko-Bednarski
May 11, 2022

Ukrainian troops Wednesday retook the town of Pytomnyk outside Kharkiv in the northeastern part of the country, the latest in a string of victories that has put Ukrainian troops within miles of the Russian border.

The liberation of Pytomnyk, a town some 15 miles from the Russian border, comes a day after Ukrainian authorities announced the recapture of four other villages outside of Kharkiv.

The combined counterassaults have effectively pushed Russian artillery out of range of Ukraine’s second-largest city, and simultaneously put pressure on Russia’s border and supply lines.

“We are having successes in the Kharkiv direction, where we are steadily pushing back the enemy and liberating population centers,” Brigadier General Oleksiy Hromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of Ukraine’s General Staff, said Wednesday.

Ukraine has also taken the fight back to Snake Island — the Black Sea base which was taken in the opening act of the war, in which Ukrainian troops famously told the Russian cruiser Moskva to “go f–k [it]self.”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/05/11/ukraine-makes-headway-in-retaking-areas-outside-kharkiv/

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« Reply #305 on: May 12, 2022, 12:11:21 pm »
Ukraine accused of deadly cross-border attack on Russian village

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/12/ukraine-accused-of-deadly-cross-border-attack-on-russian-village

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If confirmed, it would mark the first time a Russian has been killed inside the country by Ukraine shelling since Moscow’s invasion in February.

One person was killed and seven were wounded in a Russian village bordering Ukraine in what may be the first death of a Russian civilian inside the country since Moscow launched the war.

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov of Russia’s Belgorod province said on Thursday the attack by Ukraine forces occurred in the village of Solokhi.

The village came under shelling from the Ukrainian side late Wednesday, and residents were later evacuated “to a safe place”, Gladkov said. With a population of 638, Solokhi lies 20km (12 miles) north of the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv.

“Seven wounded, another victim was brought late at night. Everyone is provided with qualified medical care, medicines are available in full. One person died. We will provide material assistance to all the victims and the family of the deceased,” Gladkov said on his Telegram channel.

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« Reply #306 on: May 12, 2022, 12:19:55 pm »
Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol steel plant beg for injured to be evacuated

By Evan Simko-Bednarski
May 11, 2022

Ukrainian fighters who have been holed up in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant for weeks issued a desperate plea for help, calling on the international community to evacuate those injured in the near-constant shelling.

Defenders from the Azov Regiment, a nationalist militia that is part of Ukraine’s national guard, said on Telegram Wednesday that the plant had been the target of 38 air strikes in 24 hours.

The plant’s defenders also said Russian troops continued to try to take the sprawling plant by force Wednesday.

The post came a day after the regiment shared photos of injured fighters, some with missing arms or legs, as they wait for help in the besieged city.

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« Reply #307 on: May 12, 2022, 12:28:33 pm »
LOL!  I stopped at "liquidated personnel". Such bullsh*t.

So what's your estimate of what that number really is, @DCPatriot ?  According to Russia, they haven't lost a single soldier in two months.
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« Reply #308 on: May 12, 2022, 12:30:01 pm »
Putin's latest battlefield humiliation: Ukraine thwarts Russian battalion's river-crossing and destroys at least 58 vehicles inflicting heavy casualties as Donbas offensive stalls and Kyiv's troops counter-attack

By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE
12 May 2022

Russia has suffered yet another battlefield humiliation after Ukraine successfully thwarted its attempt to cross a river in Donbas, destroying dozens of vehicles and inflicting heavy casualties.

Satellite images lay bare the scale of the failure with the remains of two pontoon bridges drifting in the Donets River at Bilohorivka, west of the city of Lysychansk, surrounded by the ruins of tanks and armoured vehicles.

It appears Russian commanders were attempting to surround Lysychansk - and its sister city of Severodonetsk - with the crossing, but saw their sneak-attack turn into a massacre when Ukraine correctly guessed their plans.

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« Reply #309 on: May 12, 2022, 12:31:48 pm »
Finland to apply for Nato membership 'without delay'

1 hour ago

Finland's president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for Nato membership "without delay".


Sauli Niinisto and Sanna Marin said in a joint statement they expected a decision in the next few days.

The move comes amid a surge in public support for Nato membership following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow said Finland's move was a threat to Russia and the further expansion of Nato would make Europe less stable and secure.

Previously, Russia has threatened unspecified measures - and on this occasion too, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not say exactly how Russia would respond.

"Everything will depend on how this expansion process plays out, the extent to which military infrastructure moves closer to our borders," he said.

Finland shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia. Until now, it has stayed out of Nato to avoid antagonising its eastern neighbour.  .  .

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61420185
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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #310 on: May 12, 2022, 12:38:54 pm »
Finland to apply for Nato membership 'without delay'

1 hour ago

Finland's president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for Nato membership "without delay".


Sauli Niinisto and Sanna Marin said in a joint statement they expected a decision in the next few days.

The move comes amid a surge in public support for Nato membership following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow said Finland's move was a threat to Russia and the further expansion of Nato would make Europe less stable and secure.

Previously, Russia has threatened unspecified measures - and on this occasion too, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not say exactly how Russia would respond.

"Everything will depend on how this expansion process plays out, the extent to which military infrastructure moves closer to our borders," he said.

Finland shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia. Until now, it has stayed out of Nato to avoid antagonising its eastern neighbour.  .  .

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61420185

And so, Russia ends up with NATO closer to its borders.

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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #311 on: May 12, 2022, 12:40:33 pm »


In last 24 hrs:

KIA - 300
Helicopters -  1
Tanks -  8
UAV -  8
Boats -  1
AP Vehicles - 17
Artillery Systems -  6
MLRS -  6
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« Reply #312 on: May 12, 2022, 12:43:05 pm »
And so, Russia ends up with NATO closer to its borders.

Putin is demonstrating to all of Europe what happens to non-NATO members.

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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #313 on: May 12, 2022, 01:13:34 pm »
So what's your estimate of what that number really is, @DCPatriot ?  According to Russia, they haven't lost a single soldier in two months.

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"Liquidated Personnel"?  LOL!  Whatever happened to "Killed in Action" (KIA)?   

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« Reply #314 on: May 12, 2022, 01:15:07 pm »
@Hoodat

"Liquidated Personnel"?  LOL!  Whatever happened to "Killed in Action" (KIA)?   

Carry on....

Zellinskkkki doesn't kill.....   he liquidates, ....  Kind of like our U.S Treasury.
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« Reply #315 on: May 12, 2022, 01:36:06 pm »
Thread just above had a title "107K Overdoses in U.S. in 2021. Wonder how many could be prevented in 2022-2025 if zellinnnnski's $40B been apporopriated for that?

Probably about as many as have been prevented after 40 years of the war on drugs.
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« Reply #316 on: May 12, 2022, 01:40:10 pm »
@Hoodat

"Liquidated Personnel"?  LOL!  Whatever happened to "Killed in Action" (KIA)?   


So you're not disputing the number, but the terminology.
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« Reply #317 on: May 12, 2022, 01:40:18 pm »
@Hoodat

"Liquidated Personnel"?  LOL!  Whatever happened to "Killed in Action" (KIA)?   

Carry on....

So basically you have no clue and your way of avoiding the question is to focus on the wording...figures.
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« Reply #318 on: May 12, 2022, 01:44:58 pm »
Thread just above had a title "107K Overdoses in U.S. in 2021. Wonder how many could be prevented in 2022-2025 if zellinnnnski's $40B that Congress created out of thin air had been apporopriated for that?

There, fixed it.
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« Reply #319 on: May 12, 2022, 01:57:59 pm »
DEFUND THE POLICE!!
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« Reply #320 on: May 12, 2022, 02:13:23 pm »
There are many stories about foreign countries printing mint grade American dollars as a subversive strategy to weaken the American economy. North Korea, Russia, China, Iran, among others, have all been accused of this.

Fast forward to 2022. Now there is no longer any need for foreign governments to try to print American dollars, nor is there any profit in it these days. Biden is out printing them by Trillions of dollars. They cannot keep up with America itself.

For every billion fake counterfeit dollars they print, America prints a hundred billon. Counterfeiters can no longer compete with the American government itself. And everyone worldwide can see clearly that with the world literally awash with American dollars, eventually a dollar will become as valuable as a leaf on a tree. Soon, the very paper a dollar is made with will be worth more than the dollar itself. Soon, it will cost more than a dollar for the Fed to print a dollar.

And this is all very much intentional.   
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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #321 on: May 12, 2022, 02:14:18 pm »
Ukraine accused of deadly cross-border attack on Russian village

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/12/ukraine-accused-of-deadly-cross-border-attack-on-russian-village

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Did this really happen,or is it just more Russian propaganda? I suspect it is because the Ukrainians HAVE to know they are getting so much international support because THEY were invaded,and that they would lose this support if they invaded Russia and attacked a village.

Who else is reporting it as fact?
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« Reply #322 on: May 12, 2022, 02:39:40 pm »
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Did this really happen,or is it just more Russian propaganda? I suspect it is because the Ukrainians HAVE to know they are getting so much international support because THEY were invaded,and that they would lose this support if they invaded Russia and attacked a village.

Who else is reporting it as fact?

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Very few reports and they are all using the same source:

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Firing from Ukraine has killed one person and wounded seven in the Russian border village of Solokhi in the province of Belgorod, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, has said.

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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #323 on: May 12, 2022, 03:18:34 pm »
 May 12, 2022 10:13am EDT
Russia withdrawing troops after 'heavy losses', proving 'inability to capture key Ukrainian cities,' UK says
Russia once encircled Kharkiv at beginning of the war

By Greg Norman | Fox News

Russia’s withdrawal of troops from a Ukrainian region that they encircled at the beginning of the war is proving their "inability to capture key Ukrainian cities," the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense said Thursday.

In an intelligence update, the Ministry said "Ukrainian forces are continuing to counterattack to the north of Kharkiv, recapturing several towns and villages towards the Russian border."

"Despite Russia’s success in encircling Kharkiv in the initial stages of the conflict, it has reportedly withdrawn units from the region to reorganize and replenish its forces following heavy losses," the Ministry continued.

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Re: Ukraine 2
« Reply #324 on: May 12, 2022, 03:37:09 pm »
@sneakypete

Very few reports and they are all using the same source:

@Elderberry

Thanks,Russian propaganda,just as I suspected.
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