A top Ukrainian commander has claimed that Russia’s biggest offensive in months – involving tanks, thousands of soldiers and armoured vehicles in an attack on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka – is failing, as he admitted Kyiv’s own attempts to advance in the south were proving “difficult”.
Russian forces have pummelled the town over the past week, a key bulge surrounded by Russian-held territory on the eastern Donbas front.
It is one of the largest assaults by Moscow since last year’s full-scale invasion and comes at a time when Ukraine’s counteroffensive is moving slowly, and the world is focused on the imminent Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.
No, it is the 1st time.
Russia has accomplished its tactical goal of taking important local high point and applying pressure on the city itself.
The location is heavily reinforced with concrete after 7 years or so of fortification. But Russians have taken the place.
This article is just an attempt at damage control by claiming goals Russians did not set yet.
Russia doesn’t have to take the city. Supply lines are targetable by artillery. It is a perfect setup to bleed Ukrainian side if they want to keep the city.
Ukraine is set to loose either way: if they want to keep the city, they will loose lots of people. If they abandon, it’s a black eye.
Given what Zelensky did last winter, he will keep the city and send lots of people into meat grinder half of which will die trying to reach the city.
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Am I blind? I don’t see him supporting Russia in this comment?
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Lol you’re coping so hard you replied 4 times, you fucking reek of desperation. “Please guys, please believe my propaganda!”
And your English sucks, Vlad.
I just want to see control scheme.
I got what i was looking for.
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Statements in the above comment are not connected to reality.
It is good to know that this federated network is not any different than reddit.
At least the beginning of the article sounds better balanced than what i’ve seen here:
https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/10/14/now-russia-is-fighting-to-gain-territory-in-the-east-of-ukraine
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Russian troops have initiated a sustained offensive, effectively “encircling” the Ukrainian armed forces, as reported by The Economist.
After months of a slow Ukrainian counter-offensive, Russian troops commenced their own counter-offensive on October 9th, with a focus on the Avdeevka region. According to the influential British publication, this marks one of Russia’s most significant offensives since the previous spring. Its objective is to trap the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a dire situation, and whether or not Avdeevka becomes part of the Russian Federation will have adverse repercussions for Ukrainians.
In the event that Ukraine needs to fortify the Avdeevka front, it will necessitate relocating some of the forces currently engaged in the south of Orekhovo. This, in turn, will further diminish the prospects of achieving a breakthrough.
@Slavyangrad
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8 years of fortification is lost in less than a month.
Who needs to cope now?
This dude is smoking something apparently
He’s probably a Russian shill
https://images.app.goo.gl/gCovenLzyA4t2J6c7
Where is your proof? Give us links, because i do not believe you