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Armed Forces of Ukraine to retreat from Sievierodonetsk – Haidai

Ukrainian defenders will withdraw from Sievierodonetsk to take up better fortified positions.

“The Armed Forces will have to move away from Sievierodonetsk. Our defenders have already received the order. Russians have almost completely destroyed Sievierodonetsk, all critical infrastructure is wiped out, 90% of the city is damaged, 80% of residential buildings must now be demolished as they can’t be restored.

Russian troops are advancing in the direction of Lysychansk from Toshkivka-Zolote. Enemy reconnaissance and subversion groups have already entered the suburbs, but attacks to penetrate farther into the city have been repulsed,” the statement reads.

Haidai explained this decision on the national television marathon.

“Unfortunately, yes, we will have to withdraw our guys. There’s no “treason”. No one abandons our guys or allows any encirclement. In the current situation it just makes no sense to continue holding onto positions destroyed over the many months of hostilities, ” said the Head of Regional Military Administration, according to NV.


Defense industry of Ukraine

Withdrawal is apparantly complete.


Ukrainian troops withdraw from Sievierodonetsk – war reporter from the frontline
Friday, 24 June 2022, 12:35

On the night of 23-24 June Ukrainian troops withdrew from the industrial district of Sievierodonetsk, thus having completed their withdrawal from the city.

Source: Yurii Butusov, a journalist, on Facebook

Quote from Butusov: "We have withdrawn from Sievierodonetsk. Last night [i.e., the night of 23-24 June - ed.] Ukrainian units withdrew from the Sievierodonetsk industrial district in an organised manner. The withdrawing troops came under fire on the section of the front where I was, but there were no losses. The withdrawal is bitter, but this decision is long overdue."

Details: According to Butusov, Ukrainian troops fought for Sievierodonetsk with dignity and have accomplished more than seemed possible in the extremely difficult circumstances they were in.

He underscored that "without the bridges and the pontoons, each day of resistance was purely heroic." He promised to share details later.

"We have withdrawn. But we will definitely come back. Eternal glory to the heroes who fought for Sievierodonetsk until the very end," Butusov concluded.

Ukrayinska Pravda.

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Protest in the Italian ???? Parliament AGAINST sending weapons to Ukraine ????. Supposedly, 70% of Italians oppose sending weapons to #Ukraine. #Italia #Italy #Russia #ArmUkraineNow #NATO #NATOSummit #NATOexpansion

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Now consider the same for Moldova and Georgia

I really think the EU is making a mistake there. I guess this may be why the EU is trying to rush through adding Ukraine, and the others, because they didn’t have the domestic support in the big players ie Germany, France, Italy. Speaking of, has Spain sent anything to Ukraine? Don’t think I’ve seen them do anything at all.

Moldova and Ukraine in the EU would be a disaster. The UK must have a crystal ball.

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I guess this may be why the EU is trying to rush through adding Ukraine, and the others, because they didn’t have the domestic support in the big players ie Germany, France, Italy. Speaking of, has Spain sent anything to Ukraine?

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There's no rush to admit, though there has been a fast move to make them a candidate. There are candidates in the queue that have been waiting 8-15 years and there's no expectation of quick admission. The point is to make Ukrainians and Europeans alike work toward a common future.

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EU

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Is and always will be a feckless "union" of globalism.

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In 5 years, Russia will have a buffer between itself and a NATO Ukraine, which is exactly what they wanted.

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Lol
Their iron curtain was adjacent to NATO at one time.

At the end of this war st best they will be lord over a captured nation that hates their guts, and adjacent to NATO from Finland south.

You call that a big win?

Right now I can’t see a winner. Ukraine is getting destroyed, Russia is bleeding out and there are no signs it will get better any time soon.

The fact is that several EU countries and a significant portion of the US population just don't care that much about Ukraine right now. It sucks for Ukraine because they need support which I believe they were counting on a much larger scale of international assistance.

You can't make them give a shite no matter if they are EU or NATO. It's always been that wy and always will.

The MIC is a clear winner.

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True.

There is going to be a whole lot of money spent on new weapon systems that will come out of the battlefields of this war.

This is the first real land war since the Korean war. Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam were very different wars from what we're seeing in Ukraine.

MIC is going to feast.

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I think miniature hunter killer drones are going to be a gamechanger. Have them lie dormant scanning for human IR signatures. Spin up and kill when one is detected in your area.