Could the Ukrainians actually be winning the Battle of Kharkov?

[artemisia1]

Multiple captured Russian vehicles and artillery, dozens of destroyed Russian tanks and a complete repulse of Russian forces close to the city. Could this turn out to be the Miracle?

NOTE: the night of the invasion, FREEPERS were predicting the city would be in Russian hands by morning. That was over 36 hours ago and the tanks and vehicles they were referencing have either moved back or are piles of burning scrap metal. Pictures of burning Russian vehicles and dead Russian soldiers ARE from the Battle of Kharkov.

[elleng]

1. Have these been found?

'Multiple captured Russian vehicles and artillery, dozens of destroyed Russian tanks'

[msongs]

2. maybe the russians burned them in their mobile crematoriums nt

[lagomorph777]

31. I think the Ukraininans converted a large number of Russian vehicles into mobile crematoriums.

[artemisia1]

3. One of many that have not yet made their way outside of OSINT and into mainstream news

sites. Note the poster underneath suggesting that it appears they (UKR) are winning the battle:

Link to tweet

?cxt=HHwWhoCjzcqz5MYpAAAA

By many, I mean many different reports of different vehicles and artillery captured by UKR.

Link to tweet

?cxt=HHwWhMCs2cDj48YpAAAA

[uponit7771]

4. K&R, I just read on OSINT that there were as a whole column of Russian vehicles destroyed ...

... outside of one of the cities.

I don't think this is going as smooth as Poot thought it would

[artemisia1]

5. Praise be! (A tribute to Margaret Attwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"). Let it be so... /nt

[uponit7771]

7. Yep, found the link inside ... I think its further down the page

https://twitter.com/i/lists/1009622589029875712?t=wXjjaAMDIpgZtswRft9Blg&s=09

[elleng]

6. Probably not, and will likely remain 'uncertain' due to The Fog of War.

[peggysue2]

8. I'm thinking the Ukrainians are earning their spot in NATO

Who in the hell wouldn't want these people on your side?? Incredible courage and fortitude.

[PortTack]

9. You nailed it!! A proud moment for the country

[uponit7771]

10. +1, they took back the airport in hours IINM

[SheltieLover]

11. Absolutely!

I've been thinking the same thing!

And, when it's all said & done, Crimea must be given back to Ukraine!

[ShazzieB]

12. Absolutely!

[calimary]

17. Sure sounds like it to me!

[lagomorph777]

32. Damn right!

[Moostache]

13. Wolverines!!!

(yes, that is a "Red Dawn" reference from the height of the Cold War movie (1984)...

[SunSeeker]

14. God's speed to the brave Ukrainian fighters.

Are the Freepers cheering on Putin?

[artemisia1]

16. No. Most of them woke up the other day to smell the coffee brewing. /nt

[Raine]

15. Good for them 👍 praying that they can keep going!!!🙏 nt

[Sherman A1]

18. One hopes that to be the case

The longer they are able to fight the better. The Russian (or as I prefer Soviets) have lots of stuff, but might not be all they are cracked up to be by the drama infotainment media l

[left-of-center2012]

19. What is a 'freeper' ?

[Mister Ed]

20. A member of the right-wing discussion board called...

"Free Republic dot com".

They call themselves "freepers" for short, the way we sometimes call ourselves "DUers".

[lagomorph777]

33. A right-winger who hangs out at the Free Republic forum

in other words, our arch-rivals. It's long-timer DU slang.

[Demovictory9]

21. i hope so

[Amishman]

22. They are doing well, but need help, the bulk of Russia's troops have not been committed

The Ukrainians seem to realize their only hope is to use the cities to make this a brutal war of attrition, hence their extensive efforts to arm the general population. The problem is the Russians have a lot of meat that they can feed into the grinder.

This will be a massive humanitarian crisis unless the rest of the world decides to apply real pressure to Russia; the sanctions announced are little more than a good start.

[artemisia1]

23. kick /nt

[Johnny2X2X]

24. They are fighting bravely, but Kyiv will fall this weekend

Hundreds of Russians tanks are now 20 miles away.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

25. Kharkiv. Kharkov is the Russian version.

[artemisia1]

26. I know. I deliberately used the Soviet spelling to illustrate what a deep betrayal the

Russian invasion is. 5 Battles were fought in "Kharkov" by Soviet (UKR, Russian, etc.) against the Nazi invaders. Now the Russians are the invaders. Shame on them.

[Chainfire]

27. I believe that it is a David and Goliath struggle

and that the Ukrainians can only delay the inevitable. However, once the Russians try to permanently occupy the country, they will be in for a painful stay. It is one thing to defeat an army, another to subjugate a people. The partisan warfare will not be limited to Ukraine, it will spread to other areas of Russia. Russians will never know when or where the next bomb will go off.

[artemisia1]

28. Aw, Russia, you done f*cked up:

Link to tweet

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[artemisia1]

29. I remember volunteering and being sworn in shortly after the attacks on 9/11.

These young people have my absolute respect. Please note the teenage girl in the bottom right. I couldn't believe what had happened (9/11).

[artemisia1]

30. Kick for the brave Ukrainian fighters leaving Russian tanks in smoldering ruins... /nt

[H2O Man]

34. Recommended.

The people of Ukraine are not going to roll over for Putin. They will fight harder for their own country, than the invading forces will.