I apologize in advance for the way my broken brain works at the moment: I cannot wait for the acclaimed movies that will come out of this pushing Ukrainian war heroes. These movies are gonna be lit! (Had this thought, but there are inspirational stories that will come of this, for sure. Still feel like a prick.)
I believe they are fairly easy to take out. I am more likely to believe vehicle counts than body counts.
Here is the report out from Ukraine government this morning, they seem quite confident. "As of 7 am today, despite the number of resources and reserves used by Russia, the Russian armed forces did not receive any tactical and operational advantage. This means that Ukraine has not just withstood, Ukraine is winning"– Mykhaylo Podoliak announced in the briefing of Presidential Office this morning. He outlined the current situation. South of Ukraine: powerful fightings in Kherson, Mykolayiv, Odesa."This area remains a priority for Russia. They wanted to establish themselves there, but there is no hint that they succeeded. They will not",–Podoliak said. Kyiv is a priority, as the key goal of Russia is to destroy UA political & military leadership. Podoliak stressed the situation in Kyiv is 100% controlled. Southern direction: fierce fighting around Mariupol. Podoliak said there is no chance it will be captured or side with Russia.
Here is my thoughts before I go to sleep: Not much detail about what is happening in the south and we see a lot of videos of Russian convoys on the move, presumably bypassing Ukrainian cities. Where are they going? And if there are negotiations with Putler (rumored to be happening), what will he say? Will he say he can send in the rest of his troops and attack with bombers and a thousand cruise missiles? Will he be bluffing or will he be willing to do what he did to Grozny? And is he starting to feel the pressure from Russian public, Russian elites and possibly from oligarchs and people in national security agency? We also know that Russia has been able to push right to the edge of Kiev; why hasn't Ukraine been able to head them off?
I suspect the Ukraine military doesn’t want to leave the cities because it makes them vulnerable to air strikes. If they stay in the cities they can hide and wait. There’s a reason why Russia is getting their teeth kicked in every time they try to enter a city.
Joy Reid had on her show a member of Ukrainian parliament. She is leader of opposition party and said she had criticized Zelensky many times. But now they are united. That is the difference between loyal opposition and stooge.
I kind of thought 102 tanks was a bit more questionable? If they are anything like US Tanks that would be incredible.
He's very much like Hitler in my mind, Naz1 in the fullest. Yeah most commie pinko's dictators are kletocrats as they want control of the mass whatever, control the wealth and production themselves at the sake of the wider population. He's an asshole thats for sure.
Another day almost done in Kiev. Ukrainians have stopped any further incursions into the city itself but they estimate there are now 28000 Russian troops to the south and north of the city, with more on the way. Ukraine has set up hotlines for Russian mothers so they can give them info on whether their sons are killed or captured. They are coordinating with the Red Cross to try to get their bodies back to Russia, because, frankly, it doesn't seem that the Russian command cares. Ukraine still controls most major cities like Kharkiv but the Russians mkay ba also building up forces around those cities. Russians are choosing more civilian targets and as a result over 200 civilians are dead. Ukraine claims they are inflicting heavy cost in Russian lives every day and that most soldiers captured believed they out on "exercises", not being sent to war.
David M. Herszenhorn @herszenhorn BREAKING: Germany dropping longstanding block against lethal weapons transfers to allow 400 RPGs to be sent to Ukraine from Netherlands to help repel Russian invaders. Potentially major shift in European military assistance for Ukraine.
