[QUOTE=JohnClayton;2917673]You are demonstrating a complete (and sad) lack of self awareness.[/QUOTE]You cannot debate, that much is clear.
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[QUOTE=JohnClayton;2917673]You are demonstrating a complete (and sad) lack of self awareness.[/QUOTE]You cannot debate, that much is clear.
[QUOTE=Riina;2917713]That guy gets most things wrong, but I did like his recent video about higher rates for way longer..[/QUOTE]He is a mouth piece for the CIA and wants a demented president like Biden in office so the CIA can do whatever the hell it wants.
But just like the kid in the military who released documents about how lousy the chances of Ukraine was of winning, Zeihan let us know the truth about how the CIA felt. He said repeatedly this was Russia's war to lose.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2917778]Gee, that's just lazy.
After an obligatory tirade against "pathetic pro Ukrainian western mainstream media" where do you go? That's right, you paste a link from "pathetic pro Ukrainian western mainstream media" that practically lists the same pointers I already provided you a day earlier.
That's lazy and clumsy. You've now officially crossed into the Drama Queen territory.
?[/QUOTE]I posted an article from Reuters which is from the western media (anti Russian) to prove that the Ukrainian counter offensive was an utter failure and they just captured 1 village which they since have lost.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2917901]I posted an article from Reuters which is from the western media (anti Russian) to prove that the Ukrainian counter offensive was an utter failure and they just captured 1 village which they since have lost.[/QUOTE]Please indicate: a) where the article states that Ukraine only "captured 1 village" or b) what brought you to the conclusion (based on the above article) that it captures only 1 village.
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[QUOTE=Xpartan;2917930]Please indicate: a) where the article states that Ukraine only "captured 1 village" or b) what brought you to the conclusion (based on the above article) that it captures only 1 village.[/QUOTE]When the counter offensive started, the MINIMUM goal was to reach Tokmak. They moved in the direction of Tokmak but were stopped after they captured Robotyne. Now of course while moving on to Robotyne, they captured the land that comes before it. But they didn't even reach Tokmak. The only village / territory they really captured was Robotyne, even the western mainstream media admits that.
Are you disputing that the counter offensive was a colossal failure, and that the AFU were sent on a suicide mission with no aircover?
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2917986]When the counter offensive started, the MINIMUM goal was to reach Tokmak. They moved in the direction of Tokmak but were stopped after they captured Robotyne. Now of course while moving on to Robotyne, they captured the land that comes before it. But they didn't even reach Tokmak. The only village / territory they really captured was Robotyne, even the western mainstream media admits that.
Are you disputing that the counter offensive was a [b]colossal failure[/b], and that the AFU were sent on a suicide mission with no aircover?[/QUOTE]Oh, yes I do. Setback -- yes. Disappointment -- definitely. Colossal failure? Give me a break.
- Putin's failure to capture Kyiv or even Kharkiv in 2022 -- that's a colossal failure.
- The decimation of the Black Sea fleet (by a country that doesn't have a Navy, LOL) -- that's a colossal failure and funny one too.
- Fleeing for their dear lives from Kharkiv and Kherson regions in 2022 -- that's 2 colossal failures.
- Putin's fleeing from Moscow during the Prigozhin mutiny -- that's one colossal and truly hilarious failure.
Compared to these truly colossal failures, the AFU inability to meet the declared goals of the 2023 counter offensive is a very "middle-of-the-road" failure, unpleasant, but limited in its consequences, which doesn't get anywhere close to "colossal". You need to work harder on your vocabulary.
Then of course, there is your own failure to directly answer my question:
[QUOTE]Please indicate: a) where the article states that Ukraine only "captured 1 village" or b) what brought you to the conclusion (based on the above article) that it captures only 1 village.[/QUOTE]Since you simply make things up as you go along, allow me to educate you. Here is a list of settlements liberated by AFU during the 2023 counter offensives.
Robotyne, Pyatikhatky, Rivne, Novodarivka, Neskuchne, Blahodatne, Storozhove, Makarivka, Staromayorske, Andriivka, Klishchiyivka; town Urozhayne.
A little more than "1 village", isn't it?
Work smarter, not harder, will you?
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]
Robotyne, Pyatikhatky, Rivne, Novodarivka, Neskuchne, Blahodatne, Storozhove, Makarivka, Staromayorske, Andriivka, Klishchiyivka; town Urozhayne.
[/QUOTE]Rivne is in western Ukraine. Must have been a tough battle.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]Oh, yes I do. Setback -- yes. Disappointment -- definitely. Colossal failure? Give me a break.
- Putin's failure to capture Kyiv or even Kharkiv in 2022 -- that's a colossal failure.
- The decimation of the Black Sea fleet (by a country that doesn't have a Navy, LOL) -- that's a colossal failure and funny one too.
- Fleeing for their dear lives from Kharkiv and Kherson regions in 2022 -- that's 2 colossal failures.
- Putin's fleeing from Moscow during the Prigozhin mutiny -- that's one colossal and truly hilarious failure.
Compared to these truly colossal failures, the AFU inability to meet the declared goals of the 2023 counter offensive is a very "middle-of-the-road" failure, unpleasant, but limited in its consequences, which doesn't get anywhere close to "colossal". You need to work harder on your vocabulary.
Then of course, there is your own failure to directly answer my question:
Since you simply make things up as you go along, allow me to educate you. Here is a list of settlements liberated by AFU during the 2023 counter offensives.
Robotyne, Pyatikhatky, Rivne, Novodarivka, Neskuchne, Blahodatne, Storozhove, Makarivka, Staromayorske, Andriivka, Klishchiyivka; town Urozhayne.
A little more than "1 village", isn't it?
Work smarter, not harder, will you?[/QUOTE]Xman you are smoking some serious crack. The only one lying and in major denial is you and your buddy Pres. Z.
Ukraine needs to Start negotiating immediately, save what they can, but that would mean the money would stop and the corruption would be exposed. Nothing will be left to fight over. I guess in your crazy ass liberal world that is a win, destroying a country and getting all there men killed, for nothing.
Have you ever been to Ukraine, I have never read one report of you being in Country. At least some of your wacko crazy friends, are still visiting Ukraine. It makes no sense, and shows pure desperation or a death wish looking for cheap pussy in the middle of a major war.
More and more countries have allowed UA to use munitions on Russian soil. In addition there are huge economic problems with Gazprom amongst others which is affecting the war chest. The pivot to Asia delivery from Europe has been a complete failure, whilst "The Power of Siberia 2" pipeline is paused while Xi negotiates better terms with Putler.
Whilst Z team has manpower in droves, it doesn't have lasting economic power.
When Putler broke his LTS contracts in Europe, all the potential customers watched, in the same way they watched when the US seized funds.
Z team is an unreliable partner, which makes the terms for their contracts much more lopsided towards the customer.
This war will continue for a few more years, and the economic collapse in Z land will come before the capitulation of Ukraine and their European partners.
[QUOTE=Riina;2918116]Rivne is in western Ukraine. Must have been a tough battle.[/QUOTE]My bad. Meant Rivnopil, not Rivne.
[QUOTE=Riina;2917713]That guy gets most things wrong, but I did like his recent video about higher rates for way longer.
I don't know about Russian strategy, but I do know it's a shit show for the Westerners that went to fight. Ukrainians basically grind them up and have no respect for their lives. Plenty of reports out there of their terrible experiences, completely out gunned with fractional resources.[/QUOTE]By the way, I noticed your radio silence on Russia's treatment of their foreign mercenaries. Any comments on that?
Just a reminder:
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2917778]
My understanding is that both sides use foreign fighters in their ranks. Seeing that you're so well-versed in these matters, is there anything you could tell us about foreign soldiers fighting for Russia and how are their lives respected by your homeland?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]Oh, yes I do. Setback -- yes. Disappointment -- definitely. Colossal failure? Give me a break.[/QUOTE]Their main goal was to sever the land bridge and reach the sea of Azov. They only reached up to Robotyne, a tiny village to much fanfare. They didn't even reach Tokmak! They lost tens of thousands of some of their best NATO trained soldiers and an enormous amount of NATO supplied hardware. And to you that is a disappointment and a setback. LOL.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]
- Putin's failure to capture Kyiv or even Kharkiv in 2022 -- that's a colossal failure.[/QUOTE]He never tried to capture Kiev or Kharkov for that matter, he didn't have enough troops. You don't have a military background so you don't understand these things, you just believe whatever the pathetic mainstream western media you jerk off to tells you. They told you this 'Kiev in 3 days' narrative and you ran with it. The purpose of the initial invasion was to put pressure on Ukraine and make them realize how serious Russia was and to force them to negotiate, which they did and accepted neutrality in Istanbul in 2022 March until Boris Johnson and USA told Elensky to ditch the talks.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]
- The decimation of the Black Sea fleet (by a country that doesn't have a Navy, LOL) -- that's a colossal failure and funny one too.[/QUOTE]Yes, Russia has suffered losses there. Decimation? Nope.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]
- Fleeing for their dear lives from Kharkiv and Kherson regions in 2022 -- that's 2 colossal failures.[/QUOTE]See my above post regarding Kiev. Regarding Kharkov and Kherson, once again you do not have a military background and do not understand battle so let me school you again little man. Russia made a TACTICAL withdrawal from Kherson and Kharkov because they did not have enough troops on the ground at that time.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]
- Putin's fleeing from Moscow during the Prigozhin mutiny -- that's one colossal and truly hilarious failure.[/QUOTE]And what was the end result? Nothing, just made Putin stronger and a huge disappointment for the collective west.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2918062]
Compared to these truly colossal failures, the AFU inability to meet the declared goals of the 2023 counter offensive is a very "middle-of-the-road" failure, unpleasant, but limited in its consequences, which doesn't get anywhere close to "colossal". You need to work harder on your vocabulary.
Then of course, there is your own failure to directly answer my question:
Since you simply make things up as you go along, allow me to educate you. Here is a list of settlements liberated by AFU during the 2023 counter offensives.
Robotyne, Pyatikhatky, Rivne, Novodarivka, Neskuchne, Blahodatne, Storozhove, Makarivka, Staromayorske, Andriivka, Klishchiyivka; town Urozhayne.
A little more than "1 village", isn't it?
Work smarter, not harder, will you?[/QUOTE]Which of those territories you listed is still controlled by Ukraine? I will wait for your answer. Get to work.
And one more thing I want to clearly point out about the current Russian incursion in Kharkov (before people like Xpartan who suffer from delusions start another propaganda):
The Russians have no intention of capturing Kharkov, they have gone in with a very small force. The aim is to establish a buffer zone to reduce Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod and stretch the already overstretched Ukranian reserves and inflict more attrition on them.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2918396]
The Russians have no intention of capturing Kharkov, they have gone in with a very small force. The aim is to establish a buffer zone to reduce Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod and stretch the already overstretched Ukranian reserves and inflict more attrition on them.[/QUOTE]Normal people know this, but the troll farm really likes making whoppers here.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2918378]Their main goal was to sever the land bridge and reach the sea of Azov. They only reached up to Robotyne, a tiny village to much fanfare. They didn't even reach Tokmak! They lost tens of thousands of some of their best NATO trained soldiers and an enormous amount of NATO supplied hardware. And to you that is a disappointment and a setback. LOL.[/QUOTE]Yes it is. Compared to a series of knockouts the Ukrainians delivered around Kyiv, Kharkov and Kherson in 2022, it's practically nothing.
But that's even beside the point. You said the Ukrainians only liberated 1 village while they liberated more than a dozen. [B]That was a direct lie[/B]. You can't wiggle your way out of it.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2918378]He never tried to capture Kiev or Kharkov for that matter, he didn't have enough troops.[/QUOTE]He never tried to capture Kyiv? Now that's hysterical!
[B]Russias failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages[/B]
[URL]https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-battle-for-kyiv-dc559574ce9f6683668fa221af2d5340[/URL]
It's a bit early to rewrite history. You'll have to wait for at least a few decades.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2918378]You don't have a military background so you don't understand these things, you just believe whatever the pathetic mainstream western media you jerk off to tells you. They told you this 'Kiev in 3 days' narrative and you ran with it. They told you this 'Kiev in 3 days' narrative and you ran with it. [/QUOTE]Who told me what? Kyiv in 3 days was Russia's propaganda drivel. It's your own colleagues who ran with it, not me. Soloviev, Skabeyeva, Simonyan among others. They all gave Kyiv from 1 to 3 days. Your fuhrer was actually more conservative; his prognosis was 2 weeks. Our "pathetic mainstream western media" simply quoted your own people. Talk to them if you have a problem.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2918378]See my above post regarding Kiev. Regarding Kharkov and Kherson, once again you do not have a military background and do not understand battle so let me school you again little man. [/QUOTE]That's right, I don't have military background. But neither do your generals, it seems.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2918378]Russia made a TACTICAL withdrawal from Kherson and Kharkov[/QUOTE]You forgot a "goodwill gesture", LOL.
[QUOTE=BloodRed;2918378]Which of those territories you listed is still controlled by Ukraine? I will wait for your answer. Get to work.[/QUOTE]Yes Sire. Cream and sugar?