Marjorie Q Greene promised if Republicans take the Congress Ukraine will not get a penny from the US.
There's a huge difference. The South Vietnamese were happy to have us do the fighting. The Ukrainians are willing, even anxious to do their own fighting.
Day 255. The Russian troops launched 6 missile and 21 air strikes, carrying out more than 60 MLRS attacks and damaging areas of about 20 settlements. The Russian military is likely trying to use mobilized personnel to restart its Donetsk offensive and is setting conditions for an orderly withdrawal from the west bank of the Dnipro River; they conduct offensive operations around Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City. Russian occupational forces continued forced evacuation measures in Kherson Oblast. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in the direction of Kreminna and Svatove. US to provide Ukraine with $400 million aid package
Day 256. Ukrainian troops reportedly continued counteroffensives along the Svatove-Kreminna line. Russian forces continued to set up defensive positions along the Dnipro River. Ukrainian forces continued to target Russian logistics and transportation in Kherson Oblast. Russian forces continued to attack around Bakhmut and claimed unspecified advances. Russian forces continued unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdiivka-Donetsk City area and in western Donetsk. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian confirmed that Iran began providing Russia drones before February 24, denied that Russian forces have used them in combat. Russian forces launch up to ten assault attempts per day in certain areas of the Luhansk region. Ukrainian forces destroy a Russian tugboat near the Antonivsky bridge and damaged two more enemy vessels. Ukraine suffered a comms outage when 1,300 SpaceX satellite units went offline over funding issues. A battalion of Russian conscripts was destroyed in Luhansk Oblast, hundreds were killed. Armed Forces of Ukraine have killed more than 500 Russian prisoners recruited by Wagner private military contractors. Ukraine grid operator steps up rolling blackouts in some regions. External power restored to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The Defense Department says it will support Ukraine for as long as it takes. Dutch military support package for Ukraine. Seventeen EU countries send 500 power generators to Ukraine.
Day 257. The Russian military launched 4 missile and 24 air strikes, carried out more than 55 MLRS attacks, hitting 30 settlements in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and Kherson Oblasts. The Russian army sustained severe losses in Donetsk Oblast, conducted ground attacks near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in the direction of Svatove and Kreminna. Ukrainian shelling in Luhansk Oblast killed up to 500 Russian mobilized personnel in one day. Russian forces take defensive positions in Kherson Oblast. Ukrainian forces continued their interdiction campaign against Russian logistics in Kherson Oblast. Ukrainian personnel repaired two external power lines to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Russian occupation officials continued forced relocation of civilians in Kherson Oblast. Russian occupation officials continued to forcibly transfer Ukrainian children from occupied Ukraine to Russia. Wagner is creating training and management centers for local “people’s militias” in Kursk and Belgorod oblasts.
A Russian priest who told women they would not be so distressed about their sons dying in Ukraine if they just had more babies like they are supposed to was killed on battlefield. Karma! After Blazers won I watched Ukraine National Ballet on YouTube. Spectacular ballerina danced Giselle.
Europe is sending hundreds of generators and heat guns. Ukraine is setting up dozens of warming centers. But still it's going to be miserable and probably some elderly people will get overlooked and die.
Most important: Ukraine counted 710 russian soliders KIA yesterday. For the last 12 days the figures have been between 500 and 900 a day. Mamy reports from russian soldiers that they are being sent to slaughter without adequate training, equipment and artillery support. Day 258. Ukrainian troops are massing in the Kherson Oblast direction. Russian forces depleted their arsenal of high-precision weapons systems and suffered significant aviation losses. Russian occupation authorities likely began a new phase of evacuations from Kherson Oblast. Russian troops continued efforts to fix Ukrainian troops against the international border in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian troops continued counteroffensive operations in the Svatove direction. Russian troops conducted limited counter-attacks to regain lost positions west of Kreminna. Russian troops continued offensive operations in western Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian forces conducted limited interdiction efforts against Russian concentration areas in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russia has started constructing defensive structures around the occupied southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Russia deploys Kalibr carrier in the Black Sea. Two Russian warships denied entry into the Black Sea. Russians have only 120 Iskanders left. Russia requests ballistic missiles from Iran. A group of mobilized Russian soldiers surrender to Ukrainian forces. Over 4.5 million households remain without power as Russia plans new large-scale attacks. More than 1,500 new graves discovered near Mariupol. NASAMS and Aspide anti-aircraft systems arrive in Ukraine.
Latest reports from russian sources seem to indicate they are in a full withdrawal from Kherson and the west bank of the Dnipro River. They are blowing jup bridges behind them to try to slow Ukrainian advance.
I saw that tweet. I just don't see the advantage for russia. Also I think that Ukraine was too cautious at Lyman and Izium and let a lot of russians escape.
Russia could either want to draw them into a drawn-out fight with lots of causalities to Ukrainians and expendable mobilized Russians and destruction to the city, or be trying to make Ukraine focus more forces on the area and attack from elsewhere. Whatever the reason, I'll trust the intelligence sources rather than what Russians say.
