Russia & Ukraine

[TreeFrogTrader]

Putin humiliated as intercepted call from Russia soldier tells of 'defeated' Moscow crew
UKRAINIAN troops "defeated" Russia's Vostok battalion, an intercepted conversation between a Moscow fighter and his wife revealed.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...roops-defeat-ukraine-losses-casualties-update

 

[gwb-trading]

The focus of the Ukraine offense is in the south. They are likely to make progress in the south while the east remains a stalemate in the near term.

War for the south: Ukraine sets its sights on regaining cities and towns lost to Russian troops
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/europe/kherson-ukraine-counteroffensive-cmd-intl/index.html

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

The focus of the Ukraine offense is in the south. They are likely to make progress in the south while the east remains a stalemate in the near term.

War for the south: Ukraine sets its sights on regaining cities and towns lost to Russian troops
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/europe/kherson-ukraine-counteroffensive-cmd-intl/index.html

The Russians are shifting a lot of troops to the south with the assumption that they can take care of bidness there and it will not impact the stalemate in the east.

Fine, I guess. They better hope those 17 year olds they are bringing in from Siberia can hold the line. Otherwise, while the Ruskies are sending more troops south, the east could get a little less "stalematey."

Poland just sent 240 tanks to Ukraine. Probably they are looking for something to do.

 

[Bugenhagen]

TWO bridges are already bombed last 24 hours.

Ukraine isolates Russian troops by bombing two key bridges in Kherson
28/7/2022 02:06:47
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2...ng-two-key-bridges-in-kherson.HJby77Uyp9.html

Well that would be the hydro dam bridge I mentioned, its not very big. Nova something? They need to be careful there. If there's any way they can capture the crossings, expecially the dam as this would be a shame to have it demolished by arsehole Russians that would be good.

 

[terr]

Well that would be the hydro dam bridge I mentioned, its not very big. Nova something? They need to be careful there. If there's any way they can capture the crossings, expecially the dam as this would be a shame to have it demolished by arsehole Russians that would be good.

Destroying the dam would cause enormous destruction downstream, wiping out both civilians and current Russian military assets.

 

[Bugenhagen]

Destroying the dam would cause enormous destruction downstream, wiping out both civilians and current Russian military assets.

Yep, a lot more civilians I expect. This is why I'd be concerned that the Russians don't get to retreat and blow them. They could just fuck up the turbine room and that's a headache by itself.

I'd be inclined to capture them well before all Russians had retreated for safety.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1552317310471380992

 

[UsualName]

As I have said in half a dozen earlier posts: "The Ruskies need to worry about getting positioned too far south and then the Ukrainians taking out the bridges and trapping them like rats without supplies."

Keep worrying.

Rolling up the south was always the weak point for the Russian position in the east because if they have to cede ground they either fold into Ukrainian occupied lands or back into Russia. Running parallel along the conflict line is not an option because they will get chewed up by mortars.

 

[Master Pu]

 

[Bugenhagen]

Destroying the dam would cause enormous destruction downstream, wiping out both civilians and current Russian military assets.

Actually, I just had a look at the map and there is a narrow rail bridge at the red marker fairly close to the road bridge, it seems that will have been hit.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

Note to Chechen troops:

Going to Kyiv is the easy part.

It's the coming back that gets tricky.

You are welcome.


‘To Kyiv’ emblazoned on new uniform for Russia’s Chechen forces

https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/to-kyiv-emblazoned-on-new-uniform-for-russias-chechen-forces/