The Donbas: Where The Russian Military Went To Die...

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‘A lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners

Moscow has massively ramped up its industry, giving it advantages in Ukraine and leading to a redistribution of wealth

Vladimir Putin during a visit to Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil on Thursday. The factory is the country's largest producer of tanks.
Photograph: Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik/Kemlin pool/EPA

 

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Analysis by Tim Lister
Russia’s sheer mass proves too much for Ukraine in Avdiivka

CNN — The Russian advance into the ruins of the city of Avdiivka was only a matter of time.

Much of Avdiivka now lies in ruins. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via Reuters

 

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Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. Defensive lines are in jeopardy.

FILE - A Ukrainian marine of 35th brigade fires by automatic grenade launcher AGS-17 towards Russian positions on the outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, on June 19, 2023. Ukrainian troops are under intense pressure from a determined Russian effort to storm the strategically important eastern Ukraine city of Avdiivka, officials say. Kyiv’s army is struggling with ammunition shortages as the Kremlin’s forces pursue a battlefield triumph around the two-year anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion and ahead of a March presidential election in Russia. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Ukraine war: A front-line town torn between determination and despair

No one town can capture the mood of this huge, struggling nation, after almost two years of war.

But perhaps Lyman comes close.

Oleskandr Rogovitz now doubts that Ukraine can win the war

Russia says it has crushed the last pocket of resistance in Avdiivka to complete the city’s capture

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have completed their takeover of Avdiivka by eliminating the last pocket of resistance at the eastern Ukraine city’s huge coke plant, the Russian military said Monday, after the sheer weight of its troop numbers and greater air and artillery firepower drove out Kyiv’s forces.

This photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, shows an aerial view of the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, eastern Ukraine. Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Kremlin on Saturday that Russian forces were now working to clear the final pockets of resistance at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, officials said in a statement. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

 

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Sweden Officially Joins NATO, Ending Decades Of Post-WWII Neutrality.

" Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony in which Sweden’s “instrument of accession” to the alliance was officially deposited at the State Department.

“This is a historic moment for Sweden. It’s historic for the alliance. It’s history for the transatlantic relationship,” Blinken said. “Our NATO alliance is now stronger, larger than it’s ever been.” "

Sweden Officially Joins NATO, Ending Decades Of Post-WWII Neutrality

Sweden is joining the transatlantic military alliance because concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Valerii Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine to appoint ex-army chief as UK ambassador

The former head of Ukraine's armed forces is to be appointed as the country's ambassador to the UK.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi was sacked last month as Ukraine's commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 7, 2024

Lithuanian intelligence assessed that Russia has the capability to continue sustaining the current tempo of its war in Ukraine and will likely have the capability to gradually expand its military capabilities in the near term.

‘The Russians have more of everything’: Ukrainian forces struggle to hold back enemy in Mariinka

Drone team has bombed tanks, armoured fighting vehicles and ammunition dumps but still Russians are on the move

An abandoned memorial of the Second World War in a village near Kurakhove. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

 

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Russia Now Looks To Be Using Wire-Guided Kamikaze Drones In Ukraine

A drone with a wired control link would be immune to jamming, among other advantages, but this configuration could also present limitations.

Serhiy Flesh/Telegram

2 killed including a 16-year-old in Russian artillery strikes in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said two people including a teenage boy were killed Saturday in Russian artillery attacks and Russia reported it had shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet and destroyed a wave of drones over several regions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers a question during a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following their meeting at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 9, 2024

Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted drone strikes targeting Rostov Oblast overnight on March 8-9 and may have struck a Russian aircraft plant refurbishing and modernizing Russian A-50 long range radar detection aircraft.

 

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[Rich2018]

The Ukraine War has been in a state of attrition for some months now, who will give up first ?

 

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The Ukraine War has been in a state of attrition for some months now, who will give up first ?

The rePukelican party abandoned the Ukrainians...
That is who GAVE UP first...
-Peace

 

[Rich2018]

The rePukelican party abandoned the Ukrainians...
That is who GAVE UP first...
-Peace

The US Republican party is pro-Russia, because President Biden supports The Ukraine so much

If President Biden supported Russia, the Republicans would support The Ukraine.

 

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The rePukelican party abandoned the Ukrainians...
That is who GAVE UP first...
-Peace

It was more like both parties manipulating the Ukrainians for decades.

 

[Rich2018]

It was more like both parties manipulating the Ukrainians for decades.

Really ?

Can you give an example of the Democrat party "manipulating" the Ukraine ?