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TaiwanIsNotChina
Fight on, dear Ukrainians! Your country's future depends on expelling the occupier!
Kuku
Meaningless news. Pyatikhatky change hands two times every day. By now, the village has passed into the hands of the Russians. Casualties are significant, but on the part of Ukraine - many times more. I've just watched a video: three out of 120 Ukrainians remained alive...There are many videos on telegram about Ukrainians surrendering last days . Thank God they will stay alive. Stop arming Ukrainians
EFD
Tough days to be sure.
But Ukraine fights for its existence. The Russians fight for the lies of a sociopath and they know it.
So that, along with the continuing support of NATO gives them the edge.
ian
Not good if Ukraine is suffering equally heavy losses. There should be a substantial portion of its force left to defend regained territories if any.
It's unlikely Russia will not counterattack and just let Ukraine keep whatever grounds are regained
Mr Kipling
Relatively successful in that the Ukrainians have yet to reach the first line of Russian defenses. Early days but so far the Ukraine/NATO force is not living up to expectations.
wallace
According to a BBC investigation, more than 25,000 Russian troops have been killed in this war, and the figure is probably much higher.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-troop-deaths-25000-mediazona-bbc/32453374.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-829ea0ba-5b42-499b-ad40-6990f2c4e5d0
Sven
That corresponds pretty well with what the Russians are saying. 25000 Russians to over 350 000 AFU and NATO mercenaries. So about 14 to 1. Do you feel this is favorable for NATO and the AFU?
wallace
Pure propaganda without any links to back it up.
As reported by the BBC it is illegal in Russia to even say how many Russian troops have been killed.
wallace
Russia does not reveal how many troops were killed and to do so is illegal.
Sven
Really? Whatever you say. I'm not interested in chasing up links for you when I agreed with your basic premise. I don't read or take seriously the BBC but I trust you know what you are talking about.
I'm just wondering if you feel those figures for respective losses are favorable for NATO and the AFU?
Sven
The true state of the vaunted counteroffensive is in the corporate media if one reads between the lines. The UKs Telegraph is warning, "prepare for the counteroffensive to falter" and saying Germany and France can't be allowed to "go wobbly".
proxy
If a western government is saying Ukraine is suffering high numbers of military casualties and it is reported, there must be a terrifying number of dead.
stormcrow
War is such terrible thing and to cheer for one side in murder over the other seems wrong. If Russia would just stop committing its crimes against Ukraine, peace could return and Russia can start helping Ukraine to rebuild. Oh, and Putin stands trial for his war crimes in The Hague.
Raw Beer
Even if that is true, the Russian losses are still much lower than the Ukrainian ones, which the West doesn't seem to care about. Their goal is to weaken Russia, at all cost...
Rodney
Please check RT News, but of course you can’t because you live in a democracy that controls all media. Ukraine is finished. Only choice for Ukrainians is to destroy the NPP.
stormcrow
"Realistically too far fetched for that to happen tho."
True. Maybe in a perfect world. It looks like the only way the Russians are going to listen is when they start running for their lives. This kind of barbarity has been going on since the beginning of time, so why should it stop now?
2020hindsights
Rodney
Well no. It's because we don't deliberately listen to propaganda.
2020hindsights
Raw Beer
Russian losses are probably at their highest level since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March, UK military officials said in their regular assessment.
Still? They haven't been before.
No evidence that Russian losses are still much lower than the Ukrainian ones.
theResident
@Rodney: RT freely available here. I do have a look 2-3 times a week to see what utter trash they have decided to print. Some of it even marginally amusing.