Ukraine just invaded Russia. Currently occupying a Russian city

[Wiseborn]

I mean I get it... propaganda is a part of war

But it's so obvious I hit the

Lol

Exactly. You think that all of the Uke's some who lost houses and relatives is being so correct with citizens?

I'd be surprised if there wasn't some organized looting, But to think that the Uke's are gonna do more than give her the water that they either have no their person or in the pipes is unlikely and even if they did help her they'd have to help every old person that got left behind,

For all we know the Russkies left her behind on purpose and even if they had evacuated her it's unlikely she'd survive long wherever she ended up.

 

[Grand Conde]

I think the last reason really holds potential.

The idea that they are going to flank the Russian troops in Donbas is pretty absurd.

This offensive gives Ukraine an increased bargaining chip, particularly important with the possibility of Trump as President on the horizon, and maybe more importantly, a big increase in morale after a terrible year.

 

[Json]

The idea that they are going to flank the Russian troops in Donbas is pretty absurd.

This offensive gives Ukraine an increased bargaining chip, particularly important with the possibility of Trump as President on the horizon, and maybe more importantly, a big increase in morale after a terrible year.

They don’t have the troop numbers to fight in Russia.

im saying from Russian soil, Putin may be more unwilling to mine or shoot down rockets that will be falling on Russia. Puts them on the back foot if Ukraine disrupts or slows down the ability to resupply or rotate troops or equipment.

especially in winter when fighting slows down anyway.

 

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Russian supply bridges destroyed by Ukraine amid Kursk incursion, Kyiv says

The Ukrainian military demolished another bridge critically important for supplying Russian troops, the Air Force said Sunday.

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Russian supply bridges destroyed by Ukraine amid Kursk incursion, Kyiv says​

The bridges over the Seym were used to supply Russian soldiers, Ukraine said.

ByKevin Shalvey

August 18, 2024, 7:15 AM

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Ukrainian forces strengthen their position inside Russia

Ukrainian forces blew up a second bridge inside Russia amid Ukraine’s surprise incursion that began ne...Show More

LONDON -- The Ukrainian military destroyed a bridge inside Russia that had been critically important for carrying Russian supplies, marking the second such bridge destroyed within days, the Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday.

The bridge had crossed the river Seym in the Kursk region, the area in western Russia where Ukrainian forces have been carrying out a large-scale ground incursion. Ukraine said last week it controlled some 80 settlements in Russia. Hundreds of thousands of Russians have been ordered to evacuate the area, according to Russian outlets.

Smoke billows from a bridge over the Seym river in the Glushkovo district, following a Ukrainian strike...Show more

Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk via Reuters

The strike on the bridge was expected to deprive Russia of "logistical capabilities," Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said in a post shared Sunday on the messaging app Telegram by the Ukrainian Air Force.

"Minus one more bridge!" the commander said in Ukrainian, which was translated by ABC News.

Oleschuk's post was accompanied by a video that appeared to show plumes of smoke rising from the bridge, followed by a closer shot of the bridge's tarmac with a hole in it.

A satellite image shows a bridge collapsed over the Seym River in the Glushkovo district, following a U...Show more

2024 Planet Labs Inc. via Reuters

Oleschuk and the Air Force had posted on Friday a similar video, which appeared to show the destruction of another bridge on the same river. That video appeared to show greater destruction, with a length of the bridge completely destroyed.

"Ukrainian pilots use high-precision strikes against enemy strongholds, accumulations of equipment, as well as enemy logistics centers and supply routes," Oleschuk said.

ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Camilla Alcini contributed to this report.

 

[Won Won]

That's likely the last food and water she will get.

She'll probably be dead in a few days.

War is hell.

Water is wet

Fire burns

AEIOU and sometimes Y

 

[Samori Toure]

They don’t have the troop numbers to fight in Russia.

im saying from Russian soil, Putin may be more unwilling to mine or shoot down rockets that will be falling on Russia. Puts them on the back foot if Ukraine disrupts or slows down the ability to resupply or rotate troops or equipment.

especially in winter when fighting slows down anyway.

They don't need the troop numbers to fight in Russia. They just need the ability to damage Russian infrastructure and to create doubt in the Russia's ability to protect its citizens and its country from invasion. This move by the USA, I meant by the Ukraine, was straight up psychological to show Russian citizens and people on the World stage that Putty is a weak paper tiger. This is the second time in two (2) years that the USA has engineered, I meant that Putty has been embarrassed on the international stage while sitting in his own Country. Last year it was a wayward general that marched on him. This year big strong powerful Ukraine with their advanced military intelligence ability just happened to know that they could march right in on Putty and that he would be to weak to respond.

 

[And you]

Ukraine is cooked

 

[Samori Toure]

Ukraine is cooked

You mean Putty is cooked. This is the second year in a row that he has been shown to be weak. Last year it was by one of his own generals. This year he was invaded by a country that he invaded. It is clear that Ukraine has the weaponry and intelligence advantage if they knew that they could just roll in and start destroying Russian infrastructure. Putty better not stand near windows.

 

[Json]

They don't need the troop numbers to fight in Russia. They just need the ability to damage Russian infrastructure and to create doubt in the Russia's ability to protect its citizens and its country from invasion. This move by the USA, I meant by the Ukraine, was straight up psychological to show Russian citizens and people on the World stage that Putty is a weak paper tiger. This is the second time in two (2) years that the USA has engineered, I meant that Putty has been embarrassed on the international stage while sitting in his own Country. Last year it was a wayward general that marched on him. This year big strong powerful Ukraine with their advanced military intelligence ability just happened to know that they could march right in on Putty and that he would be to weak to respond.

I agree except I don’t think Russians know what to do without Putin.

Even that Wagner general stopped short of blaming Putin.

Seems like he has effectively lobotomized any thought of an effective opposition legally ,like that dude who died in prison, or being overthrown.

He has every opportunity to negotiate an end to this but he knows his head will be on the pike so he grinds this out.

 

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Russian channels report that Ukrainian forces destroyed the third and final pre-war bridge over the Seym River at Karyzh, Kursk Oblast.

Russian forces south of the river now only have one pontoon bridge left.


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[Samori Toure]

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Russian channels report that Ukrainian forces destroyed the third and final pre-war bridge over the Seym River at Karyzh, Kursk Oblast.

Russian forces south of the river now only have one pontoon bridge left.


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They better hide that damn pontoon bridge or they are going to have to swim back or wait until the winter time and then skate back.

Ukraine has basically isolated that whole region and in order take it back Putty has to commit more men, tanks and jets to retake it. That is what Ukraine is waiting on because they have that American weaponry sitting in the cut.

 

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Disillusioned separatist commander Khodakovsky urges Kremlin to end ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine

After two and a half years of war, even the most fervent Russian patriots are experiencing disappointment. Alexander Khodakovsky, a field commander of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic has begun demanding an end to the so-called "Special Military Operation." Khodakovsky expressed his...

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Disillusioned separatist commander Khodakovsky urges Kremlin to end ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine​

Sunday, August 18, 2024 10:00:11 AM




After two and a half years of war, even the most fervent Russian patriots are experiencing disappointment. Alexander Khodakovsky, a field commander of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic has begun demanding an end to the so-called "Special Military Operation." Khodakovsky expressed his concerns in a bold post on his Telegram channel,.

Khodakovsky's post is filled with a sharp sense of disappointment in Russia and its Armed Forces. "Once, we eagerly awaited the fifth army… We desperately needed a fresh army… And it was somehow surprising that it was the last one in this vast, almost endless country," Khodakovsky writes. He notes that the weakness of the Russian army and the strength of the Ukrainian army were a big surprise for the Donetsk separatists.

"Advancing, we eventually ran out of steam, while they (Ukrainian Armed Forces) managed to counterattack. We still can't catch our breath," Khodakovsky lamented. He concluded that by deciding to go to war against Ukraine, Russia had false data about the strength of the opponent and their readiness to resist aggression.

Khodakovsky noted that after two and a half years of war, Russia has suffered colossal losses, and yet it hasn’t even come close to occupying all of Donbas, let alone larger territories. He urged the Kremlin to consider the enormous efforts and resources required to capture new Ukrainian cities and then make a decision to halt the "Special Military Operation." "At some point, the formula that we deplete them faster than we deplete ourselves stopped working on this front. I'll say something heretical: not losing what we have now is more important than reclaiming the ‘foreign’ that may not even want to be reclaimed," Khodakovsky stated.

War in Ukraine, Donbas, Khodakovsky

 

[MoshpitMazi]

Explain this to me like I'm 5.

How is he not under pressure? It would be like a Mexican cartel taking over several towns in Texas. The average citizen here, let alone abroad, would be looking at us and our military like we're f*cking crazy.

Fred.

Russians dgaf as long as they have their bread and vodka. Like fr

 

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Expert: Russia needs 50,000-100,000 troops to halt Ukrainian advance in Kursk region

In a critical assessment, Ivan Tymochko, the head of the Council of Reservists of the Land Forces, emphasized that the situation in Russia's Kursk region would significantly depend on the local population's readiness to resist Ukrainian Armed Forces, however, there currently appears to be no...

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Expert: Russia needs 50,000-100,000 troops to halt Ukrainian advance in Kursk region​

Friday, August 16, 2024 10:10:00 PM




In a critical assessment, Ivan Tymochko, the head of the Council of Reservists of the Land Forces, emphasized that the situation in Russia's Kursk region would significantly depend on the local population's readiness to resist Ukrainian Armed Forces, however, there currently appears to be no such resistance.

Tymochko outlined in an interview with RBC-Ukraine that the Russian military would require between 50,000 to 100,000 troops to stop the Ukrainian advance in the Kursk region. He remarked, “To halt the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk, Russia needs to deploy tens of thousands of soldiers. For a solid defense to be built and our forces to be stopped, they will need between 50,000 to 100,000 personnel from line brigades and units, not the mix they have now."

He further elaborated that before amassing such a force, the Russian military would need to set up logistics: positioning weapon storage, ensuring food supply, and transportation of fuel and ammunition. "Not to mention a concurrent Russian offensive to push our forces back—this is complex and will be very time-consuming," Tymochko added.

Additionally, he noted that the outcome would also hinge on the local populace’s stance and resistance willingness. "Currently, we see no inclination among the local population to resist the Ukrainian forces. This means Putin will have to rely solely on his military, forcing him to change his war strategy," Tymochko stressed.

On August 16, Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a bridge in the settlement of Glushkovo in the Kursk region.

On the same day, Ukrainian control extended to two more settlements in the Kursk region: Borki and Vnezapnoe.

War in Ukraine, Kursk

 

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Russian soldiers are now looting houses: video from Kursk region emerges

Ludmila Zhernovskaya21:40, 18.08.24 They took equipment from one of the stores. In the Kursk region, Russian military personnel smashed and looted a Megafon mobile phone store. The video from the …

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Russian soldiers are now looting houses: video from Kursk region emerges​

Ludmila Zhernovskaya21:40, 18.08.24

They took equipment from one of the stores.

In the Kursk region, Russian military personnel smashed and looted a Megafon mobile phone store.

The video from the surveillance camera was published by the Telegram channel Pepel . According to them, the incident took place in the village of Glushkovo. The recording shows two soldiers breaking glass and shop windows. Then they start taking equipment out of the premises and try to break down the door.

Soon another soldier enters the store and looks directly into the camera. After that, one of the looters knocks down the security camera. At this point, the video ends.

Marauders in Kursk region

Adviser to the Kursk Region Governor Roman Alekhin confirmed that the video shows Russian servicemen. He says that he reports “all cases of looting to the competent authorities.”

“Now I will address all the a$$holes who wear military uniforms and allow themselves to plunder civilians and especially their own population in the border areas, who from the first days of the “SVO” prepared food, clothed and shod, washed and washed for the military: you are complete scum and the only measure for you is death,” he wrote on his Telegram channel .

Looting in Russia​

As is known, since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russian invaders have been looting and looting in Ukrainian cities and towns. Videos from a courier service camera in Belarus, through which the occupiers sent Ukrainians’ belongings home en masse, were published online .

In July, it became known that Russian military personnel had plundered a farm in the Belgorod region.