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Ukraine war: Kyiv claims first victories of counter-offensive - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by gressen@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Ukraine says it has liberated four villages in the south-east, calling these the first settlements won back from Russia since Kyiv's counter-offensive began
On Monday morning, officials reported that "the national flag is once again waving" over Storozhove, in the Donetsk region
A day earlier, footage showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne - and a minister said nearby Makarivka was also taken
The settlements are relatively small - and Moscow is yet to confirm any retreat
The Institute for the Study of War backs up Kyiv's claims, saying Ukraine captured "multiple settlements" along the frontline over the weekend
On Saturday, President Zelensky acknowledged that the long-awaited counter-offensive was under way

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[–] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (14 children)

An area amounting to about 6 km by 6 km. Still an excuse for cheerleading and manufacturing consent for escalation. One of the villages is like 6 houses.

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[–] Sims@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ukraine doesn’t really win anything. This is the third Army they are wasting. Too bad for the Ukrainian conscripts.

[–] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bunch of Redditors hete getting stoked for this war to be down to the last Ukrainian.

[–] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't wait for the "blackout" to end so they can go back to huffing cope and baying for blood on r/ukraine again

[–] YellowtoOrange@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You want russia to win? Not enough rape, castrating, stealing children, shelling appartment blocks for you?

[–] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

the thing you bloodthirsty redditors don't understand is, the only correct position on this war is hoping it ends as soon as possible. I hope peace talks can be established, and we can all move past this with as few people as possible being shoved into the woodchipper. I am not pro russia, and I'm certainly not pro ukraine. The only correct position is anti war, anything less is baying for blood.

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[–] Mint_Rose@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Now we see Schrodingers offensive has resolved itself- any success means the offensive is now happening for real and however meek the victories they will be inflated to an appropriate size. I'm sure the Western news and the redditors that lap it up will be just as excited when the offensive grinds to a halt and these villages are retaken

[–] Sims@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ukraine doesn't really win anything. This is the third Army they are wasting. Too bad for the Ukrainian conscripts.

[–] redditors_re_racist@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

correct, they have reconstituted themselves twice over and there's hardly any elements left of their prewar jäger, mountain, airborne etc. divisions.

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[–] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Today our troops captured a two-room apartment with kitchen, toilet, and bathroom. They have succeeded in retaining two-thirds of it despite fierce counterattacks by the enemy.

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[–] peeonyou@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

it literally took 1 day for the cia and nafo freaks to overrun lemmy world news..

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[–] Buchenstr@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 2 years ago

Loving how the liberals have to leave their shitty site to migrate over here. Whats wrong with reddit?

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