Tag: Kherson counteroffensive

US military trained Ukrainians days before they sank two Russian ships

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

U.S.-trained Ukrainian soldiers sank two Russian ships in June, according to Bill LaPlante, the Pentagon’s top acquisitions official. The incident came just two months after Washington gave Ukraine intelligence that helped it sink the Moskva, then Russia’s most powerful warship in the Black Sea.

US military trained Ukrainians days before they sank two Russian ships

Kherson: What Happens Next? – Russian Ops in Ukraine Update September 6, 2022

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 6, 2022

– While fighting continues around Kherson, it remains positional, signifying the end of Kiev’s long-planned offensive;

– Western sources continue citing factors they believe limit Russian operations consistent with flawed Western thinking regarding Russian military capabilities stretching back to 2014-2015;

– Elements of Ukraine’s Kherson offensive appear inspired by lessons “learned” from fighting in the Donbass in 2014-2015;

– Fighting around Kherson depends on pontoon bridges on both sides, affording neither a clear advantage in terms of the means of logistics;

– Ukrainians involved in the “offensive” note they do not have the armor, artillery, or airpower to succeed;

Kherson: What Happens Next? – Russian Ops in Ukraine Update September 6, 2022 via The New Atlas

“Kherson Offensive” Announced by Western Media

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

Aug 30, 2022 The Western media claims the long-awaited “Kherson Offensive” has “begun.”

Regardless of its outcome, the fact that Ukraine is attempting to launch a counter-offensive in Kherson rather than the main front line in Donbass reveals deep, irreversible weaknesses that are and will continue to cost Ukraine the conflict.

“Kherson Offensive” Announced by Western Media via The New Atlas

Reference:

Zelenskiy tells Russian forces to flee as Ukraine counteroffensive begins in Kherson