re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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By the estimate of the Russian Ministry of Defence, it took Moscow’s forces four months to advance 9km (5.6 miles) through the Donetsk region before seizing Avdiivka.

By that standard, 5km in three weeks – including 3km (nearly 2 miles) in the past week alone – was fast progress.

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4 months...6 miles then
3 weeks....5 kilometers now
1 week....2 miles

Makes sense, ukraine bet the farm and defenses, fortified defenses, lost the city, and are now on the ever increasing "retreat". Its over, just a matter of how much waste of humanity until cargo pants thinks his bank account is full enough. Can be no other reason for this willful carnage of your own people.

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But hey ukraine blew up a PT boat.....

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Breakthrough.,, a mile per week.

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Its over and they need to come to the table, tell Russia to stop where they are and call it a day.

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Why would Russia settle now when they just achieved a mighty breakthrough?

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How come you guys never post the actual news.....

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Russian troops continued a relentless march in eastern Ukraine for a third straight week, giving defenders no respite since seizing Avdiivka on February 17.

Geolocated footage on February 29 showed Russian troops had advanced 5km (3 miles) west of Avdiivka to the outskirts of Orlivka and Berdychi.

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Another swing and a miss

And thats my point. They spent over a year building up Avdiivka, now they have hastily retreated to the next defensible point....that they will have a week to build up...how long do you think they will hold there. It just diminishing returns. They dont have the troops, the weapons, nor the munitions.

The UN now says over 31 million people have crossed the border since the war started, does that sound like a populous that wants this to continue? The US is balking on funding, the EU gave them a loan and a small grant at a rate of 12.5 billion per year, that wont keep them in winter socks. The average, average age of their enlisted is 43 years of age with little experience.

The vaunted shooting down of Russian planes, well since they have moved the artillery now drones are blowing up civilian areas that would have been protected.

Its over, Turkey is once again saying they will try and negotiate/mediate cargo pants better make haste.

Strike 2!

Not 31 million

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6.5 million Nearly 6.5 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded globally (as of February 2024).

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This a very long and highly detailed history of the Kyivan Rus. Interesting background into the rise of Kyiv.

Ancient Origins of the Kyivan Rus: From Rurikids to Mongols DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHPLFHHGk-o

We're definitely starting to see the fruits of Ukraine's massive investment in drone warfare. Remember that, a month ago, Zelensky made the Unmanned Systems Forces a separate branch of the Ukrainian military. Even back in July, Ukraine has 28 models if drones in regular production, and that number is now above 60.

And that's before we talk about all the drones that allies are producing and developing.

I've said it before, but I think most posters in this thread simply can't grasp how much this is going to change the war over the course of the next year.

Russia got its Shahed drones from Iran, and those originally had a dramatic effect, as Ukraine begged allies for air defense systems, with the German Gepard ultimately becoming the star of the show in shooting these down (Skynex is the next-generation system also in Ukraine in very small numbers).

Russia simply does not have a comparable system. They do not have a good way to shoot down kamikaze drones. When Ukraine sends 47 of them over the border like they did last night, there's no way that Russia is going to shoot them all down.

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I've said it before, but I think most posters in this thread simply can't grasp how much this is going to change the war over the course of the next year.

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It's rarely taken into account in this thread.

I try not to make specific predictions, but I think it's obvious that as the range and quantity of Ukrainian long range strike drones increases, russia's lack of air defense will become even more obvious. Military, oil and gas, and heavy industry are legitimate targets that require protection.

Russians destroyed a Ukrainian goat?