Russia advances in eastern Ukraine and threatens to capture Severodonetsk

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This second phase of war has not been cheap for Russia

told Arif Bahirov it was time to leave Severodonetsk: the bodies on the streets, left because local officials could no longer remove them; the fires that were no longer being extinguished; the missile that landed in the apartment downstairs, shaking him to the core. On May 21st the media manager dusted off his mountain bike and checked the tyres. He grabbed a few treasured possessions, as well as water and the most calorific food he could find and threw them into a rucksack.

The endgame for Severodonetsk itself, a mining and industrial town which sits in a vulnerable salient, seems now to be under way. Filming breathless reports from the scene, Russian television correspondents are already claiming victory. That is almost certainly an exaggeration at this point, but Russian troops do have a solid foothold in the city, with fierce battles taking place in central streets.

Russia has committed a substantial proportion of its battle-worn forces to the operations to take Severodonetsk and Lyman, a transport hub and possible bridgehead for crossing the Donets river farther north.

Kirill Mikhailov, an open-source analyst with the Conflict Intelligence Team, says low morale has become an issue in some Russian units. “They are trying to conserve what manpower they have left by using artillery, but our sources show they suffer demoralisation and high losses.” Telephone intercepts released by Ukraine this week also purport to show one Russian unit on the edge of mutiny.

 

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Russia ploughs forth in the East Seeing the Donbass as their rightful feast But Ukraine it shouts 'No!' And strikes blow after blow They will never, ever yield to the beast.

Threatens? Someone should tell the Economist.. Severodonetsk is already in Russian hands. And all its native residents are out in the streets, greeting the Russian army with Russian flags, hugs and kisses..for liberation from Zelensky and Western regimes. See all the coverage..

What could be the new logo of Russia is well shown in this picture. A rocket stuck on a road.

And it's been cheap for everyone else around the world!? This is no joking matter!

Europe will pay. Don't worry.

Wondering if you ever ran such headlines about, oh, Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Libya…

26 million followers btw elonmusk

If Russia achieves her set goals in Eastern & Southern Ukraine at a cost of 200,000 dead soldiers, it will still be for a worthy cause. Saving the ethnic minorities in the East and dismantling any resemblance of the US led NATO military infrastructure in Ukraine, a big success!

Soon it will be cheaper, orcs will use sticks when attacking

Don't kid yourself, it hasn't been cheap for any of us. NotoNATO NotoUkraine NotoChrystia NotoVictoria NotoUrsula NotoMelanie NotoFinland NotoSweden EndNATO NoWar

All wars are expensive, a total waste of resources, but some countries use it to plunder other countries or plunder their own, neglecting their own citizens from receiving the needed services.

Correction. Severodonetsk is already in their hands.

Noting cheap

Quant à l'Afrique et ses musulmans, le tigre. Qu'est-ce qui se passe quand la France vient en Russie ? Pourquoi la liberté n'y mène-t-elle pas aux droits de l'homme ?

lol, keep it up, you guys are a broken record.

Gas and oil prices going through the roof. Are you insane? Russia is making supernormal profits for Christ sake…

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