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2023-05-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

‘It's Time': Ukraine's Top Commander Says Counteroffensive Is Imminent

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Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 'The intensity is increasing': Ukraine says first steps of its highly anticipated counteroffensive have begun as Putin's forces brace for looming onslaught

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-28 00:23|| 2023-05-28 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 the Inst for Study of War reports that on the Donetsk front, Russia is moving separatist militia in toward the front line and moving Wagner and regular troops out.

Posted by lord garth 2023-05-28 00:34|| 2023-05-28 00:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Russian mil blogger voenkor (Telegram @RVvoenkor): Mariupol and "Storm Shadow"
450+ dead in Mariupol + military equipment

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-28 00:51|| 2023-05-28 00:51|| Front Page Top

#4 " planned attack as a “historic opportunity” that his nation “cannot lose” if it wants to become a “big European country.” Send more money and weapons. Keep the gravy train flowing. Send troops and equipment into the meat grinder. Russia is in no hurry.

Posted by Dale 2023-05-28 09:57|| 2023-05-28 09:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Heavy rains have now delayed things for weeks.

Posted by Dale 2023-05-28 13:02|| 2023-05-28 13:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Counteroffensive yesterday, counteroffensive tomorrow, but never counteroffensive today.

Posted by EMS Artifact 2023-05-28 17:08|| 2023-05-28 17:08|| Front Page Top

#7 #3 Russian mil blogger voenkor (Telegram @RVvoenkor): Mariupol and "Storm Shadow"
450+ dead in Mariupol + military equipment

Reviewing the Telegram channel of of RVvoenkor for the relevent dates, he said nothing of the sort in any of his Telegram posts about casualties.

More on the Storm Shadow rocket attack on Mariupol tomorrow.

Posted by badanov 2023-05-28 18:05|| 2023-05-28 18:05|| Front Page Top

#8 I added voenkor's telegram link. I assumed the original source is from Telegram. Since I won't download and install Telegram, I can only preview a few of the latest posts on the browser.

The text that was translated is in screen shot 2 of the post.

A video explaining the pre-offensive strikes Ukrainians are making on Russian troop concentrations.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-28 20:20|| 2023-05-28 20:20|| Front Page Top

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