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Tomconroy

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7. I think the Russians emptied out the area around Kherson to support

Reply to PortTack (Reply #6)

Sun May 29, 2022, 11:34 AM

May 2022

the offensive in Donbas and Ukraine decided to hit them where they ain't.
I read all the discouraging posts about the Donbas last week but Prof OBrien and the anonymous briefer in the Pentagon never bought into the pessimism. And I figured the Ukraine generals knew what they were doing by choosing to stay in Severadonetsk.
Fingers crossed!

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Update on the Donbas by Prof. Phillips P. OBrien [View all] Tomconroy May 2022 OP

Am I to hopefully believe that as of this date. . . Lovie777 May 2022 #1

I hoped the Russians would make the same mistakes; stretching their supplies too thin. oldsoftie May 2022 #2

"the commies"? jcgoldie May 2022 #10

Yes Putin didnt change just because the Soviet Union broke up oldsoftie May 2022 #13

May it be so! niyad May 2022 #3

Blow up the Kerch Strait Bridge please. The Jungle 1 May 2022 #4

It just may be that Ukraine intends to use that bridge this summer. Tomconroy May 2022 #5

Well that could be The Jungle 1 May 2022 #9

Thx for posting. Read this guy's entire thread PortTack May 2022 #6

I think the Russians emptied out the area around Kherson to support Tomconroy May 2022 #7

Another point of view about whats going on and What about them MIG 29's UKR wanted? mitch96 May 2022 #8

Interesting...I noticed too reading updates there seemed to be more stories of UKR MIG-29s PortTack May 2022 #12

Thx for the input! The Ukrainian forces seem to be reading the battlefield very astutely PortTack May 2022 #11