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| WSJ: U.S. and Ukraine cannot agree on UAF counteroffensive tactics |
| 2023-08-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] U.S. and Ukrainian military leaders have been arguing for weeks about how to change strategy and tactics to revitalize the counteroffensive. This was reported on August 24 by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). U.S. and Ukrainian officials have been engaged in intense behind-the-scenes arguments for weeks over strategy and tactics to revive Kiev's slow counteroffensive. According to the publication, US military officials are in favor of resuming attacks using combined arms tactics of concentrated strikes to break through Russian defenses. Kyiv is making its own changes, both sides continue to argue about how to change the situation in the short time left before winter. The journalists also reported that the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian troops, Valery Zaluzhny, expressed his disagreement with the opinion of the American side. He believes that Washington does not understand the essence of the conflict. As IA Regnum reported, on July 30, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had changed tactics in an attempt to launch a counteroffensive. Ukrainian units began to use mainly infantry, trying not to bring equipment to the front line. The Russian leader suggested that this was due to the heavy losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, now they are trying to save armored vehicles from destruction. Earlier, the WSJ reported that US intelligence had prepared a report stating the superiority of the Russian army in defense, which is why the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot be successful . The publication noted that this situation will lead to the search for those responsible for the failure. Politico reported that U.S. officials are already trying to shift full responsibility for the failure of the counteroffensive to Kiev . This is evidenced by the frequent leaks of information in the media, which say that the Ukrainian command did not comply with the recommendations of the American side. More from regnum.ru Gagin said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine could not "give" Zelensky Rabotino for the holidays The leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine threw great forces to seize Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region for the national holidays as a "gift" to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky , but could not achieve this, said Jan Gagin , adviser to the acting head of the DPR, on the Rossiya 1 TV channel. “We wanted to present Rabotino to our president as a “gift” for Independence Day or National Flag Day, that is, it’s either yesterday or today,” he said. Gagin noted that Kyiv carried out major offensives on Rabotino, concentrating significant infantry and equipment there, but Russian fighters repelled all attacks. He added that the fighting does not stop along the entire front line, the enemy began to use artillery more actively. As IA Regnum reported , on August 24, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov , said that over the past 24 hours, the Russian army had repelled five attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction. The enemy tried to advance in the areas of Rabotino and Uspenovka. The attacks were repulsed thanks to the coordinated actions of Russian fighters and artillery. Konashenkov said that during the attacks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 110 soldiers, four tanks, three armored vehicles, four cars, a Polish self-propelled gun Krab and four US-made M777 artillery systems in a day. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #21 Who better than Russ to reveal Poor Ukraine's utter lack of appeal? [that neighbourly feller frees slave from his cellar and gleefully tells us she'll steal] |
| Posted by: Ulens Hupusotle1110 2023-08-25 22:02 |
| #20 it was build by Russians not Ukrainians. In regions that are - to this day inhibited by Russians Soviet central planning with Soviet money but built by Ukrainian engineers and labor. Yes the Ukrainian economy took a hit after the breakup. Because it was modeled after the old Soviet corrupt system. Once the Ukrainians pulled their heads out of their asses, the economy that embraced the western way made huge profits. And to your point about Russians living there, it is only because Stalin forced Ukrainians out and Russians in. Just like what Putie-pie is doing today. You really should read some relevant history - google "Novarussia" Yeah, and only Russia believes it because it is a Russian lie. Kiev was the "Rome of the East" hundreds of years before Moscow grew more than a few dirty hovels (not much changed from the rest of modern Russia actually). I look forward to you and the rest of the czarist loving wank waste to leave this world. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-25 21:50 |
| #19 Have I become too much of a cynic to wonder if the disagreement is about which dam busting allows the most profitable sweep-up purchase of farmland? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-08-25 21:22 |
| #18 ^"personal connectability" is how we got here, FG. |
| Posted by: Grom the Merciless 2023-08-25 18:33 |
| #17 Still with that awesome personal connectability, G? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-08-25 18:02 |
| #16 ^Anakin, it was build by Russians not Ukrainians. In regions that are - to this day inhibited by Russians. You really should read some relevant history - google "Novarussia". Alternatively, just look at that happened to Ukrainian economy after "Independence". |
| Posted by: Grom the Merciless 2023-08-25 16:33 |
| #15 parasites on Russia they've been for 300 years Despite the fact most Black Sea and Mediterranean fleet was built in Ukrainian ports, a shit ton of tanks built there for the Soviets and continued to build parts for Russia after the breakup and now Russian is having a hard time getting parts because they are at war with their supplier... Yeah, parasites. Keep up the Russian trolling. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-25 16:24 |
| #14 ^good. My bet, "Ukraine" will be reduced to original Mallorossia (and maybe Gallicia & Volinia - the source of Ukrainian Nazis). With Novarossia (conqueered by Russians from Tatars in 18th century and joined to "Ukraine" by commies) i.e., Donbass & and Black & Asov sea shores becoming part of Russian Federation. Ukraine won't joint EU (which will ceases to exist) or NATO. In fact, they'll return to being parasites on Russia they've been for 300 years. |
| Posted by: Grom the Merciless 2023-08-25 14:58 |
| #13 Rabatino - population 480 pre war |
| Posted by: Griter Slash1619 2023-08-25 14:58 |
| #12 With the caveat that the West continues to support and arm Ukraine. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-25 14:52 |
| #11 Yep. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-25 14:50 |
| #10 #8 Wanna bet? |
| Posted by: Grom the Merciless 2023-08-25 14:50 |
| #9 Either way, the American taxpayer is taking it in the shorts. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-08-25 14:47 |
| #8 ^ It used to be Ukraine wasn't winning, but it sure as hell isn't losing. Now days it is Russia isn't winning, it is losing very slowly. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-25 14:42 |
| #7 ^Ukraine has been gloriously winning (according to certain western sources) since February 2022. Meanwhile ... |
| Posted by: Grom the Merciless 2023-08-25 14:38 |
| #6 Another glorious victory for western arms? Partly. They allowed the glorious interdiction of supply lines in Crimea and southern Ukraine and now the Russians are critically short on ammo, food, reinforcements, etc. This is allowing Ukraine to push forward with old Soviet and Western stuff. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-25 14:08 |
| #5 Another glorious victory for western arms? |
| Posted by: Grom the Merciless 2023-08-25 13:52 |
| #4 Robotnye has been confirmed as lost by Ukraine, Russia and geolocating photos and videos. Fighting is now going on through the outskirts of Novoprokopivka. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-25 13:02 |
| #3 Russian telegram acknowledging loss of Robotnye as well. |
| Posted by: Angstrom 2023-08-25 11:21 |
| #2 ^According to Ukrainians? |
| Posted by: Grom the Merciless 2023-08-25 09:22 |
| #1 contrary to Regnum, Robotyne, aka Robotino, was, as of last night, almost completely in the control of Ukraine |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-08-25 07:02 |