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Ukrainian military entering Kherson

big news

Flag waving crowds also being reporting in Kherson's central square. Ukraine might already have the city. LiveUAmaps already have most of the territory recoloured to blue.

You may be disappointed - the most likely alternative to Putin right now could well be Prigozhin, owner of Wagner PMC.

He has been steadily gaining influence over there, and likely would be more radical than putin

He's an oligarch, a businessman too. What Russia are currently engaged in is bad for business. First step, decapitate the current regime, take over then consolidate and rebuild wealth. After that, who knows - maybe more military adventures. But in a bad place at the moment.

Now ... Get 70% of the UA forces in kherson to bakhmut straight away for "operation humiliation" round 2

How Ukr feels today..

The frontline in the south along the Dnipro as far as Zaphorizhzhia will now become solely an attritional battle of equipment. And we know which side have the M777s and HIMARS. Infantry will be irrelevant and will be redeployed eastwards. For Ukraine this I expect will be over time and after R&R. I don't know if Russia has similar rotation of troops or if they just keep them at the front until their dead/wounded/victorious. I'm not sure who will benefit most from these extra troops in the east, especially with winter approaching. They will need to be properly kitted out if they are to be of benefit and not to become a frostbitten overhead.

But it's the truth, nothing was lost. They know exactly where every piece of equipment is!!! It's now in Ukrainian hands.

In fairness, that's a very generous definition of "crowd"

Simply reposting Russian propaganda without contextualizing it is not helpful.

What gets no traction here is the ‘fact’ IMO that Russia has to be constantly at war with someone to show to its population that the motherland is under threat and therefor , I Mr Putin will react to protect you. And because of the desire of the continual Russian leadership to be the most powerful state in the world it try’s to achieve this in two ways ie

(1) have a powerful army and backed up by nukes in case the army ‘ wants to take a bit of a break’

(2) interfere in the business of other states to weaken them, sow division, create mistrust, interfere in election processes, steal information, etc,etc ,etc ,

"Russian missiles can outrange the Ukrainians and can be launched from deep inside Russia/Belarus without issue and to great effect.

Granted the stocks are limited but they are using them effectively."

Not sure I agree that targeting civilian infrastructure can be described as great effect. Having to get water from tanked supplies, heating from solid fuels, light from candles and battery powered lights and emergency generators running at essential services sites may be uncomfortable for Ukraine but is it going to be effective in helping russia win anything?

I saw an article that claimed the missiles fired after the last major attack Ukraine made on the russian navy boats cost russia about $750,000,000 and although they may have caused damage it looks like russia has depleted its stocks and increasingly using these is being met with an improved air defense in Ukraine so less and less of their investment in destructive missiles and drones is doing anything for them.

Obama chickened out histor will not be kind to his legacy

I disagree. Obama was a great lPresident. He was just restricted in what he could do by not having control of the houses. I am sure if the Senste and the House of Reoresentitives had of been on his side he would have been the greatest president America ever had unlike that Clown Trump. Now there is someone history will not be kind to if it even remembers him at all. Personally I would wipe the slate clean forget Trump was ever President of the USA because he was more like a Clown yes with a capital C.