This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...

[seminole97]

OK, plain language explanation of what just happened in the Kherson bridgehead...

https://www.ukrdailyupdate.com/updates/update-for-october-2-3

On October 2nd, Ukraine launched a massive armored attack down the T-403 highway that runs roughly parallel to the Dnipro river. This attack occurred during stormy conditions that limited Russian air cover and the use of drones and coincided with an electronic warfare attack that jammed all Russian communications.

Ukraine charged down the highway, shattering the first line of defenses and rolling down to Havrylivka and Dudchany, over 20km from their starting positions. Russia reportedly blew the bridge in Dudchany, hindering the Ukrainian advance.

 

[Chishawk1425]

😆 the MAGA trash country singer weighs in

 

[lucas80]

That is fantastic. I think the worry is what happens if the Trump loyalists win in the midterms and have a congressional majority of GOP. It’s a legit concern IMO

The concern is if the lunatics control enough votes to make the House unwieldy. Is Speaker McCarthy going to yank the leash? What happens if it’s Speaker Jordan?

 

[FlickShagwell]

Stolen from Reddit:


And for all the Russian/Republican puppets coming to defend annexation...imagine if all your talking points for Ukraine was applied to Alaska...

• "What about the rights of the Russian speakers in Alaska?"
• "It was just a mistake when Russia sold Alaska"
• "Alaska puts NATO right on Russia's border. They feel threatened."
• "Russia has nukes! We have to give them a slice of western Alaska or we might have nuclear armageddon. Has no one ever heard about diplomacy? I for one want peace, not war."
• ... "Historically speaking, appeasment works!?" idk what they're thinking but probably that

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

“We don’t negotiate with terrorists.” should be Ukraine’s formal position.

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

 

[Tenacious E]

Ukraine is hitting Russia hard in the regions Moscow is trying to seize | CNN

As Vladimir Putin lost more of the Ukrainian territory he is seeking to annex, his government on Tuesday sought to finalize the formalities of its claim to four Ukrainian regions, none of which are fully controlled by Russia anymore.

www.cnn.com

 

[Tenacious E]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/europe/ukraine-conflict-russia-losses-intl/index.html

 

[Tenacious E]

I wonder if prigozhin becomes too attractive to the Russian public he then accidentally falls out of a window…

In the Ukraine war, a shadowy key player emerges: Russia's private army of mercenaries

As Russia's military performance weakens, a notorious mercenary group, long part of the Ukraine fight, steps into spotlight.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Tenacious E]

Ukraine news – live: Russia warns of more land grabs after four regions annexed

Kremlin suggesting it has it’s eye on more regions of Ukraine that it said it would ‘reclaim’

news.yahoo.com

 

[Tenacious E]

Russian war reporters warn Ukraine is threatening thin, fragile defensive lines in southern Kherson

The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week

theweek.com

 

[Tenacious E]

This should be dispositive as to whether Elon’s peace proposal is good for Ukraine:

Russia-Ukraine news live: Moscow praises Musk tweets as Zelensky says no Putin talks

World’s richest man has been widely mocked and berated for his ‘fourth-grade’ suggestions

news.yahoo.com

 

[lucas80]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/europe/ukraine-conflict-russia-losses-intl/index.html

One thing that’s been hard to get a feel of is how many soldiers does Russia actually have in Ukraine? It’s a big country and Russia seized a lot of it. Do they have enough soldiers deployed to stave off a thrust that cuts all the way to Mariupol? What if Ukraine cuts the Russian forces into two groups? How quickly would they retreat into Crimea?

 

[lucas80]

I wonder if prigozhin becomes too attractive to the Russian public he then accidentally falls out of a window…

In the Ukraine war, a shadowy key player emerges: Russia's private army of mercenaries

As Russia's military performance weakens, a notorious mercenary group, long part of the Ukraine fight, steps into spotlight.

news.yahoo.com

He has his own army and air assets. He’s very dangerous to Putin. My guess is he spends very little time in Russia.

 

[SA_Hawk]

😆 the MAGA trash country singer weighs in

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He's asking a necessary question. What is the Biden administration doing to provide an off ramp to Russia and Ukraine to put an end to this war?

Russia isn't going to stop according to history. First they will throw more men and machinery at the problem and if that doesn't work they will further escalate.

 

[Madman_1]

What?

Roll with it. You're a war hero.

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

😆 the MAGA trash country singer weighs in

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Never heard of him…

 

[Madman_1]

We had some get stuck and some lost to friendly fire, but none attributed to enemy fire.
Give the sheer scale of armored forces at war, it’s absurd to think the Iraqis couldn’t manage to kill a single one of our Abrams.
The collective butt pucker from the Soviet general staff upon learning that news probably affected earth’s rotation.

I read somewhere that, after analyzing the performance of the US forces during Desert Storm, the Soviets determined the only way for them to stop an all-out U.S. ground and air assault in Eastern Europe would be using nuclear weapons.

 

[pjhawk]

He's asking a necessary question. What is the Biden administration doing to provide an off ramp to Russia and Ukraine to put an end to this war?

Russia isn't going to stop according to history. First they will throw more men and machinery at the problem and if that doesn't work they will further escalate.

And here come the Russia appeaser MAGA's!

 

[bhawk24bob]

He's asking a necessary question. What is the Biden administration doing to provide an off ramp to Russia and Ukraine to put an end to this war?

Russia isn't going to stop according to history. First they will throw more men and machinery at the problem and if that doesn't work they will further escalate.

what is Russia going to do when it’s driven out of Ukraine, the US puts a military base in Crimea, and nato’s borders get extended through Crimea? It’s not going to have a choice but change unless it wants to become North Korea

 

[h-hawk]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/europe/ukraine-conflict-russia-losses-intl/index.html

My fear is that they are admitting this as a justification to use nukes.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Big Map

When looking at the regional maps I have a hard time figuring exactly where the Ukrainians are and how far they have to go...

Gains made but a long way to go....hopefully the advances keep accelerating before winter really hits. If history is a guide there will be a pause.

BBC has a big map...second one down in the link...couldn't save the image. Still a long way to go.

Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia

As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack.

www.bbc.com

 

[Bonerfarts]

He's asking a necessary question. What is the Biden administration doing to provide an off ramp to Russia and Ukraine to put an end to this war?

Russia isn't going to stop according to history. First they will throw more men and machinery at the problem and if that doesn't work they will further escalate.

That’s why they should be accepted into NATO, only after there is a cease fire. Putin isn’t gonna take on all of NATO.

 

[h-hawk]

He's asking a necessary question. What is the Biden administration doing to provide an off ramp to Russia and Ukraine to put an end to this war?

Russia isn't going to stop according to history. First they will throw more men and machinery at the problem and if that doesn't work they will further escalate.

The off ramp is to get the F out of someone else's country. Russia appears to have pissed off the West enough that they will lose no matter what they try.

 

[h-hawk]

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

He's asking a necessary question. What is the Biden administration doing to provide an off ramp to Russia and Ukraine to put an end to this war?

Russia isn't going to stop according to history. First they will throw more men and machinery at the problem and if that doesn't work they will further escalate.

Because there is no off ramp to Russia that Ukraine would accept.

Any off ramp for Russia involves Ukraine ceding territory to the bully. Why the hell would they do that especially now that they are winning?

Furthermore when you hand territory over to Russia that only teaches them that they can get what they want through the same methods.

War sucks, but this is one that has to be fought. Have you people learned nothing from Neville Chamberlain?

It's pretty freaking sad that it's the conservatives that are all Neville Chamberlains. They used to be the most gung ho, punch the Russians in the nose, don't let them get out of line group. Now they want a foreign democracy (who is for the record winning!!!) to surrender to the Russians. Either they are lily livered scared of standing up to the Russian bully or they are secretly rooting for the Russians to win. Which wouldn't surprise me considering how much they praised that country and it's "manly" military right up to the point they invaded Ukraine.

 

[h-hawk]

Note that they are now in Luhansk.

"Makiivka of the Luhansk region has been released."

 

[Hawkfan_08]

That’s why they should be accepted into NATO., after there is a cease fire. Putin isn’t gonna take on all of NATO.

Although I agree with you, lately I've wondered the opposite.

If Ukraine was apart of NATO as of today, would that do anything to have Putin back down?

I highly doubt it but you never know...

 

[h-hawk]

This on the Ukraine tweet site-honest!

 

[h-hawk]

The bad guys.

 

[h-hawk]

 

[h-hawk]

 

[h-hawk]

 

[h-hawk]

 

[h-hawk]

This eases my mind a bit. One of the big ammo factories is in SE Iowa near Burlington.

 

[h-hawk]

Hope not a rerun.

 

[pink shizzle]

Slower death day for Russia but chunks of tanks and several choppers (along with all the land Ukraine took back).

 

[h-hawk]

I bet they are not buying it.

 

[h-hawk]

"The retreat of the Russian army to the east and south of Ukraine explained by the maps "

 

[h-hawk]