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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Україна | Ukraine 🇺🇦@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

How is Ukraine’s counter-offensive going so far?

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How is Ukraine’s counter-offensive going so far?

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Україна | Ukraine 🇺🇦@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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After a week of heavy fighting, the real tests of Kyiv's counteroffensive lie ahead, with Ukrainian troops some distance from Russia's main defensive line and the bulk of forces prepared for the push still on standby.
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    I’m saying significant numbers have been confirmed by western media, here’s just one example:

    A group of Ukrainian soldiers taking a break from the fighting just outside the small town of Orikhiv, in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, told AFP they had lost most of their Bradleys.

    Of nine vehicles attached to the group’s mechanised infantry unit – not the only one involved in the battle – six were wrecked, three damaged but reparable, and one was unscathed.

    This information isn’t exactly hard to find, so not sure why you’re acting like I’m saying something outlandish here.

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      Of nine vehicles attached to the group’s mechanised infantry unit – not the only one involved in the battle – six were wrecked, three damaged but reparable, and one was unscathed.

      So that would be the same images that’s been doing the rounds over the last week, but its far from your initial claim that

      They lost a significant percentage of their western gear and thousands of people in this attempt so far.

      Stop trying to make it out to be more than it is. They lost 6 vehicles pushing through a minefield, I cant say if that’s good or bad, but we know from video’s taken from the actual point of view that the crew of the damaged Bradley’s survived and was evacuated. We also know some of them are being repaired

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        So that would be the same images that’s been doing the rounds over the last week, but its far from your initial claim that

        That’s just one example, once you learn how google works you can see plenty of other similar stories in western media. Every time Ukraine does a push they lose multiple tanks and IFVs, this is documented. This has been going on for over two weeks now. Anybody capable of doing basic math can figure out that these numbers are in fact significant. Ukraine only got 60 or 80 leopoards, if they already lost 10% of that before even getting to the first line of defence that’s obviously not going well. The fact that you keep pretending this isn’t significant is pretty amazing to be honest.

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          Thats alot of text without any further evidence

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            Feel free to spend the time to figure out how google works instead of trolling here.

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