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[justme]

Ukrainian deputy defense minister Ivan Gavrylyuk:

'the number of Russian Armed Forces in the zone of the special military operation will reach 800,000 by the end of the year.

At the beginning of the year this amounted to 440,000, while currently estimated at 600,000.'

By contrast the Ukrainian Armed Forces in March 2022 had well over 500,000 soldiers. Despite the extensive mobilization many analysts estimate they now have between 200,000 and 250,000 soldiers. In March 2022, Russia has between 100,000 - 150,000 soldiers in Ukraine.

Germany's aid to Ukraine is projected to be cut in half for 2025. There are multiple conflicting articles stating support is in danger of being fully cut.

Politico reporting the United States 'wants to reset relations with Russia':

x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1827288227562090983?s=19

Meanwhile, the Russian steamroller is growing and accelerating.

German Bild reporter Julian, who several days ago was talking about the Kursk offensive like it was greatest move in military history, is now admitting the Ukrainian defense lines have broke in the Donbas.





Many analyst are now stating Ukrainian losses are greater in Kursk, then the 2023 counteroffensive. Additionally, Ukraine continues to reinforce and send more men and equipment into this strategic failure. 

[acidohm]

Those aren't amounts of Russians in Ukraine, they're the figures for Russian casualties.

The Ukrainian soldiers presented in videos aren't fresh troops, they're confident, well trained and look experienced.

If Ukraine was losing significant numbers of their forces ...these troops would be rare.

[justme]

Aug 24, 2024 19:01:11 GMT acidohm said:

Those aren't amounts of Russians in Ukraine, they're the figures for Russian casualties.

The Ukrainian deputy defense minister was clear. Many Ukrainian accounts posted about these numbers. They even broke them down per region.

Not sure why you are intentionally trying to lie and mislead.

It's not a good look.

x.com/DevanaUkraine/status/1825952368715784612?s=19

[justme]

Aug 24, 2024 19:01:11 GMT acidohm said:

Those aren't amounts of Russians in Ukraine, they're the figures for Russian casualties.

Here is Sky News:



news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-latest-invasion-kursk-incursion-putin-war-live-updates-12541713?postid=8149569#liveblog-body

[glennkoks]

[glennkoks]

The Chinese are really putting the screws to Putin when it comes to exchange rates. I guess the partnership with "no limits" means the Xi and his brethren have no limits to how hard they will stick it to the Russians!!!

www.newsweek.com/china-corners-russia-exchange-rate-hikes-1939641

[justme]

Russia’s new war middle class

living standards are rising across all social groups, albeit unevenly, The Bell, citing the study, reports. Ironically, the war has been good for Russia and sanctions and a showdown with the US have made it stronger.

CMASF found a significant reduction in poverty, as detailed in bne IntelliNews latest despair index survey, with the share of people living below the poverty line falling from 13.5% in 2016 to 8.5% in 2023 – significantly less than almost all EU countries.

At the same time, the proportion of individuals earning over RUB100,000 ($1,100) per month, the average wage for a Siberian bus driver, has doubled from 5.7% in 2021 to 10% in 2023.

www.intellinews.com/russia-s-new-war-middle-class-339943/

[duwayne]

JUstme, why did Russia invade Ukraine?

[glennkoks]

De-Nazification was his stated excuse...

[acidohm]

Propaganda to one side.

The interesting topic of the moment is the arrest of the "Telegram" CEO in France, the need for telegram in Russian battlefield comms (because they don't have radios??)

Then this.

Putin not pissed off....no?

Why not propaganda?

Prove the Russian Military doesn't rely on a social media platform via Internet as a better system then it's own rf comms (can anyone imagine NATO being in a similar situation?)

Show how that doesn't demonstrate a seriously unviable military standard of organisation through supply and implementation.

Then perhaps a discussion can ensue around how we might have a discussion about an army that may be capable of meeting modern warfare standards at a "super power" level.

Or should we continue wall papering over cracks.

[missouriboy]

The Mouse is giving the Cat fits.

[ratty]

Russia strikes Ukraine's power grid in 'most massive' attack of war

[justme]

Ukrainian Telegram:

Zelensky's Kursk adventure will lead to the loss of the entire Donbass this fall, but no one is talking about it yet. The enemy is creating a bridgehead, which British intelligence warned about, and Syrsky and the OP functionaries have not built a line of defense around Pokrovsk, and now the loss of the city will be a death sentence for the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Eastern Front.

Ukrainian Armed Forces units are being withdrawn from the Donetsk region, leaving entire strips of the front to the mercy of fate.

This statement was made by MP Maryana Bezugla.

"Our units are being withdrawn from there, leaving entire strips of the front to the mercy of fate, ammunition is not being added, the Russians are passing through empty fortifications. In such circumstances, the occupation of Pokrovsk is a matter of the near future, and Toretsk is ending its last days. It looks as if we are giving up Donetsk region," she wrote.

"But beyond Pokrovsk there is a direct route to Pavlograd, where there are no fortifications at all, and then there is the Dnieper. Beyond Toretsk there is the Kramatorsk agglomeration, and then there is the Kharkiv region... No equipment has been made for the administrative border of the Donetsk region," Bezuglaya added.

Our source in the General Staff said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have no reserves to defend Pokrovsk, since all equipment continues to be transferred to the Sumy region to continue the Kursk operation. Zaluzhny was fundamentally against such plans, which is why he was fired, and Syrsky was pushed through and even given a new rank so that he would follow all the instructions of politicians.

[justme]

"The town of Pokrovsk plays a crucial role as a logistics hub used by Ukrainian forces in the eastern region of Donbas. It is home to a key railway station, and it is located at the intersection of several important roads.
Russian forces have for months sought to capture the town, but their advance has quickened this month and they are now thought to be less than 10km (6 miles) away."

"Pokrovsk is a very important hub, a centre of defence. If we lose Pokrovsk, the entire front line will crumble," military expert Mykhaylo Zhyrokhov warned.
Ukraine relies on the town's rail and road infrastructure to provide supplies and reinforcements to its troops on the eastern front line, as well as to evacuate the wounded.

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c785z8917leo

This BBC article is several days old. Looking at mappers this morning, the Russian steamroller is now only 6 KM's from Pokrovsk.

It's been hard to keep track the last couple weeks of multiple Ukrainian settlements, stronghold, and towns falling under Russian control on a daily basis. Many pro-Ukrainian account are in crisis mode. And it is only going to get worse from here.



Novohrodivka has a population of 14,000 and fell in a day.

[duwayne]

Aug 24, 2024 22:57:59 GMT duwayne said:

JUstme, why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Justme, any response?