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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 06:48 PM Sep 2022

Trent Telenko on the new facts on the ground in Eastern Ukraine.

Lyman apparently was taken today. Ukraine is returning the enormous number of artillery shells seized in the recent offensive to Russia. They are able to maneuver on the former Russian controlled railroad. The offensive across the Oskil River is just beginning. The Russians are out of troops. They won't be able to resist an offensive through north Luhansk.





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Trent Telenko on the new facts on the ground in Eastern Ukraine. (Original Post) Tomconroy Sep 2022 OP
It's time for Putin's "special retreat operation." Swede Sep 2022 #1
Putin was supposed to give a speech today announcing Tomconroy Sep 2022 #2
LOL! n/t EndlessWire Sep 2022 #4
Poopin has announced he will push forward with a referendum to annex Donetsk & Luhansk PortTack Sep 2022 #3
His regular army is what's getting defeated. He's trying to replenish... brush Sep 2022 #7
Get those murderers. lpbk2713 Sep 2022 #5
Slava Ukraini! Thank you for the update. niyad Sep 2022 #6
I don't understand this part: Goodheart Sep 2022 #8
Probably using air mail to return them hahaha 48656c6c6f20 Sep 2022 #9
Gotcha, thanks! Goodheart Sep 2022 #10
Ukraine had literally run out of ammunition for their Tomconroy Sep 2022 #12
They have the same artillery tubes the Russians use..... paleotn Sep 2022 #18
Good Calculating Sep 2022 #11
Maybe trumps assistant Aileen Cannon BOSSHOG Sep 2022 #13
Can they still vote as they're running away? CanonRay Sep 2022 #14
"Russian colonial militia." Igel Sep 2022 #15
An extraordinarily dangerous time. James48 Sep 2022 #16
A quote I saw yesterday..... multigraincracker Sep 2022 #17
Ha! Very good. paleotn Sep 2022 #19
threadreaderapp link ... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #20
Russian "civil war"? Started by the oligarchs? scipan Sep 2022 #21
 

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)
2. Putin was supposed to give a speech today announcing
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 07:02 PM
Sep 2022

referenda to annex temporarily occupied territory and the start of conscription. He cancelled it. Guess he read Trent's thread.

PortTack

(32,778 posts)
3. Poopin has announced he will push forward with a referendum to annex Donetsk & Luhansk
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 07:23 PM
Sep 2022

Of course they separatists will make sure it passes, and yes it’s a sham and means nothing. But Russia will claim that Ukraine is attacking the motherland and Poopin can employ regular army into those areas. The next two weeks are critical!

brush

(53,791 posts)
7. His regular army is what's getting defeated. He's trying to replenish...
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 07:52 PM
Sep 2022

with prisoners and mercenaries.

Goodheart

(5,327 posts)
8. I don't understand this part:
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 07:54 PM
Sep 2022

"Ukraine is returning the enormous number of artillery shells seized in the recent offensive to Russia."

Why?

Fired at Russian troops?

 

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)
12. Ukraine had literally run out of ammunition for their
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 08:11 PM
Sep 2022

East European artillery pieces in May and June. They couldn't match Russian firepower. They were launching one shell for every Russian ten. Western artillery arriving in the summer helped some. But now they can match the Russians shell for shell and even more with what was recently captured. 500 artillery pieces back in action according to Trent.

paleotn

(17,931 posts)
18. They have the same artillery tubes the Russians use.....
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 09:49 PM
Sep 2022

Most are Cold War vintage and fire the same caliber ammunition. By running away and leaving their kit intact, the Russians have "resupplied" the Ukrainians.

BOSSHOG

(37,070 posts)
13. Maybe trumps assistant Aileen Cannon
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 09:12 PM
Sep 2022

Can appoint a special master to level the playing field for trumps boss vlad Putin. Or maybe Ron desantis can misdirect tax money to fly American troops to Russia or maybe Lindsay graham can legislate a total ban on Ukraine kicking putins ass, or maybe bobberts husband can wave his dick at Ukrainian soldiers. Or maybe ginnie gin Thomas can pray away the Ukray. And on and on. Those fucking republicans are so inspirational with their solutions.

Igel

(35,320 posts)
15. "Russian colonial militia."
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 09:18 PM
Sep 2022

I approve of that phrasing.

Along with "Russia's imperialist war of aggression" and "genocidal campaign against Ukraine's indigenous population."

multigraincracker

(32,690 posts)
17. A quote I saw yesterday.....
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 09:30 PM
Sep 2022

A year ago Russia had the second best army in the world.
Now they have the second best army in Ukraine.

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