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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBad news overnight from Ukraine...
Seems like Russia turned up their attack and gained a lot of ground in Donetsk region..
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Bad news overnight from Ukraine... (Original Post)
DemocratInPa
Apr 2024
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ck4829
(37,500 posts)1. Terrorism by Russia is getting results
jimfields33
(19,382 posts)2. Ukraine is getting lots of money and weapons from us soon.
They will fight back. Its not over.
thucythucy
(9,060 posts)3. But retaking that lost ground will cost more in blood for them
thanks to all the pro-Putin Republicans in Congress.
LuvLoogie
(8,643 posts)4. Well see. Can they hold it?
Maybe Ukraine can fall back to draw them in and cut them off. It seems Russia can only attack where it's easiest and with numbers. But those numbers are mostly bullet fodder and delapidated armor with little medical and life sustaining provisions.