Been waitin' on ya, Effy...Let us proceed...
[[[The rest of the world wants the Ukraine war to go away. Putin has other ideas
Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN
5 minute read
Updated 9:20 AM EDT, Mon May 13, 2024
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish flames at the site of a drone attack on industrial facilities in Kharkiv on May 4.
Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty Images
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[COLOR=var(--style-type-primary-1-highest)]The changing language used by the Ukrainian military in 72 hours of daily updates tells the story: “Ongoing defensive fighting.” “Significantly worsened.” Russian “tactical success.”[/COLOR]
[COLOR=var(--style-type-primary-1-highest)]You rarely ever hear Kyiv’s top brass sounding downbeat, but their steep southerly trajectory reflects the grave place Ukraine finds itself in. Russia is not just advancing slowly in one place; it appears to be advancing in four, across the frontline.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=var(--style-type-primary-1-highest)]Moscow knows it is on the clock: in about a month, the $61billion of US military aid will start to translate into Ukraine having the weapons it has been begging for. So, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be throwing whatever he can at it, knowing the fight will likely only get tougher for his forces in the summer ahead.]]]
(to be continued...you bet your life...)[/COLOR]
^^^^^^^^
Putin strut?
Replaced by an economist
Absolutely.
Base of Iranian instructors and Russian fighters in Belgorod.
Or, Detroit about noon today.
(continued from above, you in' 'eh.)
[[[First, and most acutely troubling, is the northern border near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city. Russian forces have crossed the border in multiple locations and claim to have seized nine villages. Their move 3 to 4.5 miles (5 to 7 kilometers) into Ukraine, in the border area above Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, is arguably their fastest advance since the first days of the war. Russia has thrown five battalions at the border town of Vovchansk, Ukrainian officials said, which has been hit hard by airstrikes over the weekend.
The town of Lyptsi is at risk, say some military bloggers, and from there Russian forces could hit Kharkiv with artillery. This is a nightmare for Kyiv for two reasons: firstly, they liberated this land from Russian forces 18 months ago, yet failed, clearly, to fortify the area enough to prevent Moscow sweeping back with the ease with which they were swept out.
And secondly, Russia can again tie up Ukraine’s over-stretched army with constant and grinding pressure on Kharkiv, exacting a toll with crude s ing on a vast urban center.]]]
(to be continued,,,you bet your sweet bippy.)
calf-tats’ mom/boss cause some like to their mom/boss some more!!!
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