https://time.com/6273156/ukraine-counter-offensive-russia/
Ukraine is still shifting from a soviet style army to a modern one. Can they perform the combined arms and maneuver warfare necessary to overcome the russian minefields and trenches?
Especially without air dominance?
i sincerely hope...
With the way the russians are posting you would think they are talking about the “final days of berlin” instead of about the (former) 53rd populous city in ukraine.
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Lets not forget how we got here either:
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/21/dumb-and-lazy-the-flawed-films-of-ukrainian-attacks-made-by-russias-fake-factory
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/03/ukraine-russia-fake-attack-video-us-claims
When caught blatantly lying…which...
This is how russian “liberation” looks like.
after the smoke clears the 15% pro-russians will come crawling back and russia will migrate more russians in.
That they just ethnically cleansed the area of all ukranians is only a bonus for russia.
and in 2020. With 5 civilians dying….
Putin apparently decided “that was too much”?
And planned for invasion.
An invasion which killed much more civilians in 1 year then 8 years Donbass.
An invasion in which russia ethnically cleansed significant areas by displacing up to 12 million ukranians...
Fucking lie.
The 15.000 number russia throws around are total casualties for both sides.
Only 3000 were civilians. More or less equal from both sides.
90% civilian casualties fell in 2014-2015.
2020 saw 5 civilian deaths.
There goes your “extermination” propaganda.
Coalition was there for...
Russia also annexed and claims cherson and zhaporizhia regions. That it hardly controls.
Also it is up for the ukranians to decide if its worth fighting on.
Russia already vowed to protect ukraine territory in exchange of it getting rid of its nuclear stockpile.
Russias peace agreements...
Poland is as strong as ukraine. Turning in quite the powerhouse in military material. And a population very motivated to defend themselves.
Russia will also be in no state to do another similar invasion. Its conventional army is being decimated.
Furthermore, these nations are under Nato...
You said the same earlier. Right before russia lost 50% of the conquered territory.
Hell they did get a region back (kharkiv) and a regional capitol (cherson).
So Lets see how the counter offensive pans out. And ultimately it is up to the ukranians to decide if certain territory is worth...
Russia did not start the war with this in mind. Quit moving the goalposts.
Russia thought it could do a crimea 2 and force ukraine into its control. Then quickly “business as usual”.
as for oil-dollar stranglehold loosening.
That is fine by me.
Usa =\= West.
As long as russia is being cut...
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1126031
Which is not enough to feed your population. See above.
Nonsense. Hardly any resources are being extracted. Quite likely less then the millions of aid given.
Also…al shabaab consists of mostly somalians and could grow because so many somalians...
West has many faults but in most cases is more open to critiscism/self inflection then those screaming “western hypocrisy”.
in muslim world there is immense double standard. Much larger then west.
see the reaction to millions of murdered armenians vs thousands of palestinians.
“You do not...
Only by double standard.
Go cry against the dictionary maybe your tears will change the definition??
6000 civilian casualties in what? 40 year?
Most by collateral damage during flare ups mind you.
This is not a “genocide” by basic definition.
So Stop abusing the word (and shitting on real...
No. Stop filling in context/intent.
You brought up palestine. You and another poster claim genocide. I calmly explain the conflict does not fit genocide definition.
Not from me.
They voted hamas into power in gaza, among many many instances of terrorist acts and support/condoning.
This makes...
You guys are triggered so quickly. No wonder with all the propaganda behind the conflict.
genocide:
“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”
https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties
So for the...
I believe your negative view on USA/Nato is clouding your view.
Russia historically has acted as an agressive empire. With a whole list of atrocities against several eastern european countries including ukraine.
Russia did not start this war for “fighting nato”. It started it to simply grab...
Big words for a hypocrite who supports russia ethnically cleansing/annexing ukraine…yet explodes over palestine which in comparison is a small conflict. (1 year ukraine saw more civilian deaths then DECADES of palestine conflict).
Whining about western hypocrisy but that pales in comparison to...
with such comments you condone and excuse immoral acts.
“It happens/normal during these times/situation”
“Others also act like this!”
When in fact..no..it does not always happen, or not on same scale/scope.
Wow…great excuse to support an agressor and its war crimes!!
“It happens”.
Or
“Whatabout UsA!”
Bunch of atrocity cheerleaders devoid of morality. Sickening.
Are you going to spam this every day now?
Both Ukrainian sources timetable hints
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-reveals-timetable-counteroffensive-1786970?amp=1
And weather forecasts (after mud-season)...