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Hell I believe,

Wasn’t me. I’ve avoided trying to make predictions. The UA is a helluva lot smarter than me. But then so is my cat. closest I came was many many months ago suggesting UA hit a road junction right near the border on the road coming from Belgorod. Nothing like this scale offensive.

already on the list. Don't even try to compete with akd and Haiduk. I've been reorganizing the list to show a better perspective on where the losses are coming from - will post soon.

let me guess. he tried to swim the Dnipro with all his medals on.

Russian officials have dismissed indications that their six-month invasion is faltering. Mr. Putin said Wednesday: “We have not lost anything and will not lose anything.”

we should tell him IF he's a Lt Gen he gets to be the first captured one on the list! A special award! See if that can entice him to admit it. Though he may lie just to get the award.

your giddiness is showing

Russian Troops Are Dashing Around Ukraine Trying To Block Ukrainian Counterattacks (msn.com)

need to photoshop in a window behind them.

U.S. Preparing for Russia to Bring War to NATO Countries (msn.com)

ha. Gee now they get to appreciate the other side of the security council - where you are asking for something, and others just give you the glassy stare and a thumbs down.

yes. Why? because the big picture isn't about ground. It is about initiative. Ukraine has clearly seized it and exposed how weak the RA really is. This is creating a huge political problem for Putin as it is now clear the war is going disastrously. You now see calls for charging Putin with treason. The House of Cards is getting shaky.

did anyone else hearing that creaking noise? The floorboards seem to be a little loose too.

we uneducmacated folks would call that paralysis. The Russian dilemma is they do have a military option. Run like hell. Unfortunately, it isn't politically acceptable (or culturally apparently). I am sure the generals are praying for General mud now but i am not so sure that won't make things worse for them. It certainly won't affect UA artillery. The question now is when does this military debacle start weakening the rotten foundations of the Russian federation. It certainly isn't inspiring anyone else to see Russia as a viable partner either economic or military.

Trying to imagine how those suckers who got sent into the Kherson cauldron feel knowing that odds are right now Russian high command is totally focused on Izyum. Sorry boys, you're on your own now. Good luck.

my bet is Putler will be unable to choose and will try to save both. Reason being is either one will be seen as failure. The distance factor means he has to choose. From a Russian perspective they are distinctly separate unsupporting AOs. Both have severe political implications - Kherson for both an impending military disaster and proximity to Crimea. Kharkhiv axis because Russia has said it is primary area. I think this will translate to paralyzation in Russian leadership.

nah just proof UA is zombie nazi army right?

Ukraine’s latest weapon in the war: Jokes (msn.com)

Wonder if he is standing near a window...

Putin Stuck 'in a box' as Ukraine Foils Russians at Dnieper River: General (msn.com) Retired four-star U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has his country stuck "in a box" against Ukraine as the war intensifies on the Dnieper River, and strategies seem to be dwindling. McCaffrey made the comment during an interview on MSNBC amid unconfirmed reports from Ukrainian officials that Russian soldiers are voluntarily choosing not to engage in combat due to a lack of resources like water. Another report indicated that Russia is recruiting volunteers from a mental health unit in St. Petersburg, offering various incentives like lump-sum payments, compensation for housing and communal services, and educational opportunities in order to encourage military service. "This is pretty surprising," McCaffrey told MSNBC host Jose Diaz-Balart. "Tactically, [Russians have] been stupid, drunk, brutal, out of control, low morale, bad leadership, bad operational directive and, right now down in the Kherson area, a better part of 15,000 Russians are stuck north and west of the Dnieper River, and Ukrainians are going to try and take them apart deliberately, piece by piece." Putin is scrambling to make up manpower to fight in the war, McCaffrey added, saying the president is too afraid to conscript "city boys" to fight so he is using contract mercenaries "and it's not going well for him." He also predicted that within the next 90 days, Ukrainian forces will "bag" a large number of Russian soldiers across the Dnieper River. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling predicted on Labor Day that "extremely poor soldier discipline" and "horrible fieldcraft/training" will lead to future Russian surrender in the Kherson region. The prognostications came as Alexander Stupun, speaker of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said in a Facebook post Monday that Russia "continues to focus efforts on establishing full control over the territory of the Donetsk region, keeping temporarily occupied districts of Kherson, parts of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv regions." That has allegedly included Russia committing "illegal actions" in the Kherson region, such as disconnecting a hydroelectric station. "The threat of mass aviation and missile strikes on military and civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine remains," Stupun said, according to an English translation, adding that on Monday, Russia fired over 40 bombardments from jet-fire systems and over 25 airstrikes aimed at military and civilian objects. "Defense Forces continue to conduct a defensive operation, maintain defined boundaries and prevent invaders from advancing deep into Ukraine....Successful actions of the Defense Forces led to the withdrawal of transportation in the Kherson area and once again foiled the aggressor's attempt to resume the transfer of troops across the Dnieper River," he said.

or a deliberate refusal to do the math to explain their hypo cause they know it is BS anyway.

Putin Forces 'Confused' by Ukraine Strikes, Headed for Surrender: General (msn.com)

when you have only one card to play you might as well bet the house on it.

Russian Soldiers Riot, Refuse To Fight Over Lack of Supplies—Kyiv (msn.com)