Poor bloke - Putin is a monster who must be stopped at all costs.



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The village of Afanasiyivka was turned into an island by floodwaters after the breach of the Kakhovka dam. One local, Yuriy Danylovych, waded chest-deep in water through his family home and had a bitter, sarcastic message for the Russian president.

Ukraine counteroffensive progressing towards 'big win' scenario

Maj. Gen. Chapman and Tim Marshall

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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-65898762

Ukraine made limited territorial gains yesterday, researchers say

The Institute for the Study of War is a US-based group that provides daily updates on the war in Ukraine.

It reports on changes to the front lines using a mixture of sources, including military intelligence and footage published online.

Its latest update

says that Ukraine made "limited territorial gains" yesterday.

As our last post says, the Ukrainians claim to have taken back a square mile over the past three days.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine

Before 2022, Russia occupied 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory (Crimea, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk), and occupied an additional 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) after its full-scale invasion by March 2022, a total of 161,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) or almost 27% of Ukraine's territory.

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj7ygeyvn

The US Department of Defense should soon approve an Israeli sale of hundreds of Merkava Mark 2 and Mark 3 tanks, that were manufactured in Israel in the 1980s and 1990s and have been decommissioned in recent years, to two foreign countries – one of them in Europe. The sale comes against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and renewed demand for armored war vehicles. This is the first time that Merkava tanks will be sold to a European country.






The Defense Ministry is not specifying the names of the two countries that agreed on the purchase of more than 200 used Israeli tanks due to the sensitivity of the process, but the deal is on the verge of a final signature and is expected to be completed relatively soon, within about three months. Officials at the Defense Ministry told Ynet that since certain mechanical parts in these tanks are American made, especially the engine, approval from the Department of Defense in Washington is required to carry out the transaction.
According to some estimates, the scope of the deal will reach several tens of millions of dollars for all the tanks, an amount that will enter the state coffers and will probably be transferred directly to the defense establishment. This is an amount that is considered negligible in relation to the purchase of new Western tanks. By comparison, about a decade ago, the Defense Ministry offered a foreign country the opportunity to purchase a new Mark 4 Merkava tank from the production line for approximately $4 million per tank.

Dnarever wrote on Jun 17^th, 2023 at 5:30pm:



Ukraine's reserves will make all the difference.
Once the Ukrainians break through at any one part of the line
they can call on reserves in to push on to the sea.
They can then mop up any Russian defenders - at either side.
at least that would be the plan.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 17^th, 2023 at 6:07pm:



We still have to worry about Putin's nukes.
If he thinks he's losing badly he may decide that a nuke would be a game changer.

General Bobby.

Bobby. wrote on Jun 17^th, 2023 at 6:24pm:



What about Tassie?