Is Ukraine about to have a war?
People wonder when the Kherson counter attack will start.
Surely as now it is believed 60% of the in country Russian forces are now in the Kherson region, all the main bridges supplying them are down, with strikes being performed on their munitions stockpiles, food supplies, command and headquarters infrastructure… along with their barracks.
Then is it not safe to assume it is already on the way? It’s rapidly turning into their own Bastogne.
Surely as now it is believed 60% of the in country Russian forces are now in the Kherson region, all the main bridges supplying them are down, with strikes being performed on their munitions stockpiles, food supplies, command and headquarters infrastructure… along with their barracks.
Then is it not safe to assume it is already on the way? It’s rapidly turning into their own Bastogne.
Russia is attempting to move an incompetent and ill led army down to plug an untenable position with patent compromised supply lines, while weakening their force in the fields in the NE, where the primary supply lines remain within Ukraines expanded artillery capability. Russia races to put dads army and rapists and alleged murderers into the field. Curiously, Russia seems to still avoid messing the hair styles of Muscovite's or St Pete's elite, preferring to send those unfortunate enough to be second class citizens in the workers paradise that Putin is revisiting. What could go wrong with this picture, where some 75% of Russia's might and finery has been thrown in the glorious field of combat in the west, having now lost effectiveness of more than half of that bunch, and leaving the playpen that the rest of the federation is under a much reduced yoke of the centralised control of the Kremlin. Time for the states to renegotiate the terms of their association now would think.
Von Paulus' fate may soon be replayed with some irony.
In Mikolaiv
This nuanced, long article in the current LRB is excellent. I'm a subscriber however I believe a number of articles are accessible FOC if you access via a VPN.
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/.../blast-effects
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/.../blast-effects
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
To translate, they’ve pulled their HQ back across the river to the east leaving their troops on the other side…
Governor: Russian army command leaves Kherson.
According to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaliy Kim, the Russian army command has been moving to the left bank of the Dnipro River.
Governor: Russian army command leaves Kherson.
According to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaliy Kim, the Russian army command has been moving to the left bank of the Dnipro River.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
+Up to 12 Mikoyan MiG-29 jet fighters coming from 🇸🇰Slovakia
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I think you will find they were announced a while back but just are being delivered, hats off to them as they are a poor country and they are handing over their air defence capability to rely on other countries to defend them.
here you go
here you go
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Sometimes I get inspired by the morality and courage of some smaller Nations. God bless you all.
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when you look at their airforce they only have 23 aircraft in total, so they have handed over their entire fleet which was modernised between 2014 and 2017, while awaiting F16’s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Air_Force
kudos to them.
This nuanced, long article in the current LRB is excellent. I'm a subscriber however I believe a number of articles are accessible FOC if you access via a VPN.
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/.../blast-effects
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/.../blast-effects
Well worth a read.
This nuanced, long article in the current LRB is excellent. I'm a subscriber however I believe a number of articles are accessible FOC if you access via a VPN.
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/.../blast-effects
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/.../blast-effects
They do want financial compensation for them, which I do understand for a small country like slovenia. Something like 300 million for the planes and all parts
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What can I say… they are living in cloud cuckoo land
I think you will find they were announced a while back but just are being delivered, hats off to them as they are a poor country and they are handing over their air defence capability to rely on other countries to defend them.
here you go
https://twitter.com/GattoLugano/stat...54534472323072
here you go
https://twitter.com/GattoLugano/stat...54534472323072
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And Poland I believe, Global Nav, see the link below
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/slovakia-m...29s-in-august/
in the meantime, more views of the dam bridge damage and although the poster says it does not show much I think it speaks volumes as the main bridge support beam structure is no longer sitting on the pier, it’s gone.
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https://mil.in.ua/en/news/slovakia-m...29s-in-august/
in the meantime, more views of the dam bridge damage and although the poster says it does not show much I think it speaks volumes as the main bridge support beam structure is no longer sitting on the pier, it’s gone.
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Contrary to Russian [and other] beliefs, even the warmest of Ukraine's supporters in this Just War have little leverage in demanding negotiations.
Ukraine decided to fight alone, and Ukraine alone will decide when enough is enough.
The Ukrainians have every reason to fight to the bitter end.
God speed.
Ukraine decided to fight alone, and Ukraine alone will decide when enough is enough.
The Ukrainians have every reason to fight to the bitter end.
God speed.
The terms of negotiation should be simple and direct: Russia may withdraw all Russian troops and personnel from Ukrainian territory, boundaries as they were prior to any annexations. Alternatively, enjoy their complete destruction. With either option, Russia is required to make full restitution for the Ukrainian lives, limbs, destruction and loss of material, and extradite to the World Court specified individuals charged with war crimes.
Admirable. That would do for starters.
In return Ukraine will allow two equal languages, as in Canada with French and English.