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25. And then counter-offensive time

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 06:34 PM

Jun 2022

I hope this is true, and Ukraine will be able to take back the east and Crimea as well.

Russia cannot be allowed to keep any Ukrainian territory, it's a terrible precedent.

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Russia will soon exhaust its combat capabilities, Western assessments predict [View all] Chrysanthemum Jun 2022 OP

I've been wondering about this wryter2000 Jun 2022 #1

I would certainly hope this must end DENVERPOPS Jun 2022 #32

They said this in March, April and May . They might be right by December. Srkdqltr Jun 2022 #2

they keep getting more oil money to fund their carnage. mucifer Jun 2022 #3

Oil prices are high now IronLionZion Jun 2022 #11

We could be working on that quakerboy Jun 2022 #13

Not much we can do, Russia is selling most their oil to China & India now. EX500rider Jun 2022 #19

They could be selling it all there quakerboy Jun 2022 #45

"we can supply our allies with our excess production and cut their need for buying russian oil" BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #21

Wonder how long they can keep up the fire sale..... paleotn Jun 2022 #37

For them, it's better than nothing BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #39

We can easily put a dent in oil usage blue-wave Jun 2022 #47

Yes, but it takes a lot of time to build new tanks, helicopters, etc. let alone replenish ammo stock machoneman Jun 2022 #20

Apparently China is buying a bunch Rural_Progressive Jun 2022 #14

Can't buy much of any use with the cash.... paleotn Jun 2022 #36

I checked this out NJCher Jun 2022 #6

Te former soviet union built up vast supplies of arms..... getagrip_already Jun 2022 #26

"Second, do you know who supplied them with those arms?" EX500rider Jun 2022 #31

From western components. paleotn Jun 2022 #38

But boy that sounds like a long hard time for Ukraine. calimary Jun 2022 #43

I hope so . ..... Lovie777 Jun 2022 #4

Good thing tfg isn't still in the White House, he'd allow putin to draft U.S. men and women. C Moon Jun 2022 #5

I'll march with you! NJCher Jun 2022 #7

:D C Moon Jun 2022 #10

And ship the Russkies our ammo and weapons. No doubt about it! machoneman Jun 2022 #22

LOL, NO SHIT DENVERPOPS Jun 2022 #33

Putin has exposed the weakness of his military LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #8

That's the thing about bluffing - you can't actually show your hand. Jim__ Jun 2022 #15

Russia has combat capabilities? Lil Liberal Laura Jun 2022 #9

they are the second best military..... getagrip_already Jun 2022 #27

Russia has taken most of Luhansk, which includes prime farmland, industrial capacity, and a Martin68 Jun 2022 #12

Nad........ Lovie777 Jun 2022 #17

they wasted a enormous amount of their assets turning strategically irrelevant towns to rubble..... getagrip_already Jun 2022 #28

Thank you DENVERPOPS Jun 2022 #34

They are now getting ammo from Belarus.... BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #16

I remember seeing a story about a former soviet arms depot in belarus..... getagrip_already Jun 2022 #30

Sounds like both are scraping the bottom of the barrel. BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #41

All the more reason for NATO to send everything possible to help Ukraine now instead of Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #18

Reverse Stalingrad flashman13 Jun 2022 #23

This intelligence assessment appears accurate from an outsiders's point of view. LudwigPastorius Jun 2022 #24

And then counter-offensive time CloudWatcher Jun 2022 #25

Will the last Russian please turn the light at the end of the tunnel off . . . AndyS Jun 2022 #29

That moment can't come soon enough Raven123 Jun 2022 #35

Thank you all for an especially intelligent and informative comments section (one of many) housecat Jun 2022 #40

Heard this the first week of the invasion. BradAllison Jun 2022 #42

I have my doubts about this... See Syria for what modern war of attrition JCMach1 Jun 2022 #44

Every time I read something like this I say to myself: then why is Ukraine a field of rubble? Hekate Jun 2022 #46

Heckuva job Pooty Poot Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 #48