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Tens of thousands of Russians are being sent to eastern Ukraine as part of an offensive planned after 15 February, according to the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk region.

"We are seeing more and more reserves being deployed in our direction," said Serhiy Haidai, who expected a three-pronged Russian advance.

Ukraine has warned repeatedly of an imminent offensive.

But there is widespread scepticism of significant Russian success.

The UK's defence intelligence briefing said Russia's aim was almost certainly to capture parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region that were not already under occupation.

But the UK said "it remains unlikely that Russian can build up the forces needed to substantially affect the outcome of the war within the coming weeks".

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8 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

On the subject of shock.....

 

Belive me I’m on the side of the Ukrainians but things like this don’t bring me joy only sadness because of one man’s ambition and thease poor slobs pay the price I wish mr Putin was in that Fox hole trying to stay warm and getting his private parts shredded slava Ukraine ???????? 

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21 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

^ Interesting, ???? Are we suggesting this is the fall of the Russian empire.

Not yet. Of the last three mass murdering despots to rule, 2 died of natural causes in an intact country under their rule.

 

I don't give the west too much longer though- too weak, too soft, too riven by irrelevant issues.

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11 hours ago, Black Ops said:

Tens of thousands of Russians are being sent to eastern Ukraine as part of an offensive planned after 15 February, according to the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk region.

"We are seeing more and more reserves being deployed in our direction," said Serhiy Haidai, who expected a three-pronged Russian advance.

Ukraine has warned repeatedly of an imminent offensive.

But there is widespread scepticism of significant Russian success.

The UK's defence intelligence briefing said Russia's aim was almost certainly to capture parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region that were not already under occupation.

But the UK said "it remains unlikely that Russian can build up the forces needed to substantially affect the outcome of the war within the coming weeks".

IMO they don't need to do much other than "capture parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region that were not already under occupation" dig in, fortify, and wait for American and European societies to stop their governments spending all the money on Ukraine. IMO once the arms and ammunition supply end it's game over for Ukraine.

 

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The soil of Bakhmut is dusted with snow and soaked with blood. This small city in Eastern Ukraine is at the centre of an epic battle.

For more than six months Russian forces have tried to claim it. Ukrainian troops have resisted, giving rise to the popular slogan here "Bakhmut holds."

Now the Russians are attacking from three sides, with regular troops and fighters from the notorious Wagner mercenary group. The Russians have reached one of the main highways into the city, and are closing in on the outskirts.

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On 10/29/2022 at 9:01 PM, rudi49jr said:

norwegians are implicated in Seymour Hersch article, based on whistleblower within the US government.

 

"In his report on Nord Stream, Hersh has quoted an anonymous source “with direct knowledge of the operational planning”. He said that deep-sea divers from the US Navy’s Diving and Salvage Centre in Panama City, Florida, the largest diving facility in the world, planted C4 explosives alongside the pipeline, which were later triggered by a sonar buoy dropped by a plane.

Hersh has claimed that on September 26, 2022, a Norwegian Navy P8 surveillance plane made “a seemingly routine flight” and released the sonar buoy.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/us-bombed-nord-stream-gas-pipelines-claims-investigative-journalist-seymour-hersh-s730dnnfz

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8 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Can't read the Times article as it's paywalled but here's an Australian report on the same story.

 

US dismisses ‘utterly false’ report on Nord Stream pipeline bombings

 

It's perhaps worth noting the following comment from that article:

 

 

yes, I was able to read (and quote) yet before it was paywalled.

But there are now thousands articles from all around world, in all languages.

 

Also easily to search for a source -  Seymour Hersch own  blog. Easily to be googled

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8 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Can't read the Times article as it's paywalled but here's an Australian report on the same story.

 

US dismisses ‘utterly false’ report on Nord Stream pipeline bombings

 

It's perhaps worth noting the following comment from that article:

 

 

Ah, good old "anonymous sources". That guy has been around a lot recently.

I guess it depends on which side of the debate one is as to which leaks to believe.

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