The Ukrainian War IV: "And von Moltke Laughed ..."

[Sonakion]

There’s so many reports coming in it honestly sounds like the Izyum front has collapsed almost entirely for the Russians. I would not be shocked if the city is surrounded tomorrow.

Starting to get the impression that Russia is bad at war.

Have they ever been good at war in the first place. Russia hasn't exactly had a central role in any large-scale conflicts before Ukraine. The West has just assumed Russia is powerful because of its past as the Soviet Union and because of its stockpile of nuclear weapons and it seems only the latter is holding up now.

[New Baltenstein]

the famous-yet-unidentified reporter whose unexpected question at a GDR government press conference in 1989 led to the downfall of the Berlin Wall

Unidentified? His name is Riccardo Ehrman.

Edit: Might be Peter Brinkmann according to Schabowski.

This is the alleged version of events, according to Niemeyer.

[TomKirk]

Starting to get the impression that Russia is bad at war.

Have they ever been good at war in the first place. Russia hasn't exactly had a central role in any large-scale conflicts before Ukraine. The West has just assumed Russia is powerful because of its past as the Soviet Union and because of its stockpile of nuclear weapons and it seems only the latter is holding up now.

Talleyrand: "Russia is never as strong as it looks. Russia is never as weak as it looks."

[The Huskar Social Union]

Allegedly the Ukrainian Army has pushed south into Kapitolovka and Oskil near the city of Izium

EDIT: "Russian war correspondent Evegeny Poddubny says that Ukraine has damaged the bridge in Kupyansk, potentially limiting the ability of Russian reinforcements to arrive in the city or for its forces to retreat"

[The New California Republic]

This vid is a pretty good indication of the panic and rout that the Russians are currently experiencing: https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/stat ... 6373059586

[Salus Maior]

Allegedly the Ukrainian Army has pushed south into Kapitolovka and Oskil near the city of Izium

EDIT: "Russian war correspondent Evegeny Poddubny says that Ukraine has damaged the bridge in Kupyansk, potentially limiting the ability of Russian reinforcements to arrive in the city or for its forces to retreat"

Wow, they're really pulling off a Blitz, aren't they?

[The Huskar Social Union]

Allegedly the Ukrainian Army has pushed south into Kapitolovka and Oskil near the city of Izium

EDIT: "Russian war correspondent Evegeny Poddubny says that Ukraine has damaged the bridge in Kupyansk, potentially limiting the ability of Russian reinforcements to arrive in the city or for its forces to retreat"

Wow, they're really pulling off a Blitz, aren't they?

Seems to be if the above is accurate

[New Baltenstein]

Leaked Ukrainian army plans for the actual Kherson offensive:

[Salus Maior]

Leaked Ukrainian army plans for the actual Kherson offensive:

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Rate my encirclement, reddit

[The Huskar Social Union]

Leaked Ukrainian army plans for the actual Kherson offensive:

(Image)

Rate my encirclement, reddit

The Ukrainians cracked the 2022.9 patch meta

[Punished UMN]

If I were Putin I would shoot myself NOW

[Port Caverton]

If I were Putin I would shoot myself NOW

Hopefully he doesn't.

[Fractalnavel]

If I were Putin I would shoot myself NOW

So an identity crisis could be fatal...

[Punished UMN]

If I were Putin I would shoot myself NOW

Hopefully he doesn't.

no way the Russian equivalent of the secret service would let him near a gun or sharp objects rn lmao

[New Baltenstein]

Rate my encirclement, reddit

The Ukrainians cracked the 2022.9 patch meta

Here's hoping that the Russian troops in the liberated territories were too busy packing their looted stuff to commit a few more atrocities against the civilian population before they left.

[Tarsonis]

If I were Putin I would shoot myself NOW

this ain't 24

[Punished UMN]

If I were Putin I would shoot myself NOW

this ain't 24

Not because he's gonna lose that badly, because he's depressed.

[Tarsonis]

this ain't 24

Not because he's gonna lose that badly, because he's depressed.

he doesn't have the balls

[The New California Republic]

Current estimated progress of Ukraine's Kharkiv push. Keep in mind it's rapidly developing there, so even though this map is only a few hours old it might already be hopelessly out of date:

[Tarsonis]

I hope Ukraine retakes Crimea

[The New California Republic]

If current maps in the last hour are to be believed, there is a pocket of encircled Russian forces forming around Izyum:

[Port Caverton]

If current maps in the last hour are to be believed, there is a pocket of encircled Russian forces forming around Izyum:

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If they manage to get encircled, how many Russian troops would be captured?

[The New California Republic]

If current maps in the last hour are to be believed, there is a pocket of encircled Russian forces forming around Izyum:

(Image)

If they manage to get encircled, how many Russian troops would be captured?

There might not be many left in the pocket at all, judging by the quantities of abandoned equipment and Russian forces that have been seen fleeing.

[Greater Guantanamo]

Ukraine reconstruction to cost $349 bn: report

[Picairn]

The information around the Horokhovatka - Oskil area is so murky right now with all the contradictory reports coming in. Rybar claims that Russian reserves have arrived in the area and pushed the Ukrainians back from the Horokhovatka bridge, as well as stopping the Ukrainian advance into Kupiansk. Western sources allege that Horokhovatka and Oskil itself have been taken. The only consistent information is that there is also a Ukrainian attack towards Izyum from the south, and the Kupiansk bridge was destroyed. Reportedly the Horokhovatka bridge was destroyed some time in March.

The situation is fluid, and we need visual confirmation to make sure of everything.