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Ukraine establishes fire control over almost the entire Kherson region (Original Post)
ColinC
Sep 2022
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With Kharkiv and now Kherson falling that leaves just Donetsk and Crimea in Russian hands.
Botany
Sep 2022
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mucifer
(25,596 posts)1. not sure about the source other than Michael McFaul follows this
"war monitor" twitter.
I hope it's true.
ColinC
(11,098 posts)4. They have been pretty on top of things and seem to have sources on the ground.
Anything that is stated like this tweet is confirmed. And if there is something unconfirmed, they put it in quotes. Been following them for a while now and they generally been accurate. Also followed and shared by
illia ponomarenko, the Kyiv Independent war journalist.
mucifer
(25,596 posts)6. Good to know, thanks
Botany
(76,686 posts)2. With Kharkiv and now Kherson falling that leaves just Donetsk and Crimea in Russian hands.

The Russians in Crimea might soon only have one way out and that is the bridge in the east to Russia.

ColinC
(11,098 posts)5. After they retake the entire Donbas and southern region, Crimea would be cake
Last edited Wed Sep 14, 2022, 01:37 PM - Edit history (1)
Cause yeah, it's all about the bridges at that point.
mitch96
(15,718 posts)9. I think they are giving the ruzzians a way out of Crimea.
Also at this point it's a "bridge too far" from HIMARS, and air attack. YMMV
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Beetwasher.
(3,177 posts)3. This Will Be Over Quicker than Anyone Expected
n/t
ColinC
(11,098 posts)7. I hope that if and when aine retakes all it's territory, Ukraine could enter a mutual defense treaty
With somebody.
brush
(61,033 posts)8. Hope so. Happens often...like when Vietnam fell...
suddenly then we had to evacuate Saigon.
