Ukraine says it has recaptured Robotyne; eyes breakthrough in south

If you are going to invade another country, you had best watch your back. Keep pounding, Ukraine!

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Onward brave soldiers! Kick out the terrorists!!!

The Russians are running low on reserves.

The UA may be at a tipping point in establishing momentum.

 Kremlin claimed to have annexed last year despite not having military control over any of them.

Who knows with any degree of certainty what is actually happening on the battlefields of Ukraine, but the above quote with "not having military control" seems consistent with Russia's Potemkin village history of falsifications and its claims of having Ukrainian support for Russia's imaginary 'annexations'.

Thuban

Zelensky has yet to even reach the first of 3 fortified defensive lines.

They are breaking through the second defensive line now. The 3rd will be much easier and no mines.

His loss rate is so high that entire divisions are refusing his orders to leave their trenches and run through minefields and charge machine guns.

Interesting, because Oryx have Russian losses at 2 to 3 times Ukrainian losses.

that they had recaptured one square kilometer 

that’s not going to get the job done.

well @Blacklabel: They've got another 16 months of U.S. taxpayer money coming their way before DJT just cuts them off! Lets see how many more square kilometers they can take in that time. Your money...not mine.

EDF....

The Russians are running low on reserves.

Quite the opposite....

The Russians have close to 300,000 troops yet to be deployed. Either waiting to fill gaps or start a massive offensive when the Ukrainian failed offensive finally dies

50,000 Russian soldiers have purportedly died so far in their war against Ukraine.

Is that how Russia defines winning?

This is a joke.

Look at the map. They have not breached the first Russian line. And there are onion-like layered defensive lines zigzagging beyond.

Even more ominously, last week the first frosts occurred in European Russia (with temperatures going subzero). That means General Winter (and Mud) is around the corner.

Is that how Russia defines winning?

This combined with achieving one of their stated goals of stopping NATO expansion… oh wait…

Don’t matter how much lipstick you put on a pig, it’s still a pig. Ukraine lost as soon as Russia crossed the border, but so far as achieving their goals is concerned, Russia is not winning.

JJE

This is a joke.

Look at the map. They have not breached the first Russian line. And there are onion-like layered defensive lines zigzagging beyond.

Oh, they are past the first line and threatening the 2nd line now. Russia are desperately sending in their best troops to cover.

The Russians are running low on reserves.

Quite the opposite....

The Russians have close to 300,000 troops yet to be deployed. 

300k poorly trained conscript goobers do not reserves make. That isn't a reserve. It's a mass-casualty event waiting to happen.

One of the last professional units is the 76th Air Assault Guards Army. It has been moved South to try to plug the gaps.

If that fails, there is a motely ramshakle collection of low morale gunk. It's blood and bones will serve only to gum up the tracks on UA tanks.

The Kremlin has not annexed anything in Ukraine. The ethnic Russian majority in eastern Ukraine has voted for joining Russia in a referendum. You might or might not like the outcome of the referendum, but democratic countries should consider the wish of the population expressed in a referendum. I as a Swiss citizen am quite disturbed to see that Russia respected a referendum but the so called democratic west does not care about the referendum. Democracy means that the population has the right to express their wish in a referendum!

Daniel,when is the US population gonna vote ,not to send money to Ukraine

Daniel Christen

The Kremlin has not annexed anything in Ukraine. The ethnic Russian majority in eastern Ukraine has voted for joining Russia in a referendum.

If an armed Russian soldier come to your door and asks you to vote, are you going to vote not to join Russia?

The bet-the-whole-farm-on-Ukraine crowd is really doing a lot of coping.

In this war, it actually seems preferable to be in a defensive position. When Russia first invaded, it was pretty clear from the get-go that they underestimated the ability of the Ukrainians to defend their territory. By the summer of 2022, the Russian Armed Forces had virtually stopped making advances, and had suffered massive casualties. But now, with Ukraine in the uncomfortable position of having to reclaim entrenched territory, they are now the ones facing fierce resistance and difficulty.

Had they conquered this town in June, that would count for something. But your counter offensive has been going on for three months and you captured a village? Oof. Not to mention Russia is beefing up it's defenses and even going on the offensive in other regions of the country.

Reclaiming the eastern territories annexed by Russia will be incredibly challenging for them, but if Ukraine fights efficiently, there's a slight possibility they can do it. Crimea? Yeh no, that's a pipe dream. Like it or not that is Russia now.

Since no side is willing to come to the negotiating table and make compromises, this is a war of attrition that will wind down to some extent but last for many years to come.