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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrent 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.
Link to tweet
Medium thread
Swede
(33,257 posts)nt
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)referenda to annex temporarily occupied territory and the start of conscription. He cancelled it. Guess he read Trent's thread.
PortTack
(32,778 posts)Of course they separatists will make sure it passes, and yes its 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)with prisoners and mercenaries.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)Anyone who fights under the Russian flag is a war criminal.
niyad
(113,354 posts)Goodheart
(5,327 posts)"Ukraine is returning the enormous number of artillery shells seized in the recent offensive to Russia."
Why?
Fired at Russian troops?
48656c6c6f20
(7,638 posts)Goodheart
(5,327 posts)This is great news.
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)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)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.
Calculating
(2,955 posts)Run the orcs all the way back to Mordor.
BOSSHOG
(37,070 posts)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.
CanonRay
(14,104 posts)Just a point of procedure.
Igel
(35,320 posts)I approve of that phrasing.
Along with "Russia's imperialist war of aggression" and "genocidal campaign against Ukraine's indigenous population."
James48
(4,436 posts)Wounded bears can do anything unexpectedly.
multigraincracker
(32,690 posts)A year ago Russia had the second best army in the world.
Now they have the second best army in Ukraine.
paleotn
(17,931 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,356 posts)scipan
(2,351 posts)Does he mean actual fighting?