Ukraine Making Significant Gains in Eastern Counter-Offensive

a reply to: TritonTaranis

Russia are pulling back from positions in the Kharkiv region.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it's pulling back troops from two areas in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week.

The news came after days of apparent advances by Ukraine south of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, in what could become the biggest battlefield success for Ukrainian forces since they thwarted a Russian attempt to seize the capital of Kyiv at the start of the nearly seven-month war.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Saturday that troops would be regrouped from the Balakliya and Izyum areas to Ukraine's tern Donetsk region. Izyum was a major base for Russian forces in the Kharkiv region and earlier this week social media videos showed residents of Balakliya joyfully cheering as Ukrainian troops moved in.

Konashenkov said the Russian move is being made “in order to achieve the stated goals of the special military operation to liberate Donbas,’” one of the eastern Ukraine regions that Russia has declared sovereign.
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a reply to: gortex

it is the extreme right and parts of the radical left (out of a natural connection to russia) but all in all always the querulous, the delusional, the nationalists, the radicals, the populists who constantly defend putin's war of aggression. you can see this everywhere in the world. just like here in the forum. whereas you can fortunately also observe that the reasonable members (no matter if left, right, center...) stand against the propagandists.

you can already observe the growing concern on russian television. the land gains of ukraine are not even kept quiet. the tide seems to be turning. and it shows. russia has no chance if nato stands together. that's exactly why we need this alliance.

a reply to: gortex

Advancing backwards.

a reply to: Afinity99

Here:

www.forbes.com...

a reply to: loufo

Putin tried to justify his aggression as countering the NATO presence on his borders.

That backfired, he's now getting a bigger one.

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Afinity99

Here:

www.forbes.com...

Well that is the problem, and what anti air defence does Ucraine have, it's mostly S -300 ?

It's the Su-25 that fly low and who get shot by these pads because they can get targeted.

I have not seen any other advanced aircrats they used in Siria for example
These are really old.
www.youtube.com...

edit on 10-9-2022 by Afinity99 because: (no reason given)

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: CriticalStinker

Why would they want to wait for that?

So they're not confined to roads and bridges where they've been ambushed. Heavy transport can travel on other paths when the ground freezes.

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: loufo

Putin tried to justify his aggression as countering the NATO presence on his borders.

That backfired, he's now getting a bigger one.

that is the irony in the story. of course, he also named denazification as the reason - but no one bought that anyway (except those mentioned above, of course). a shoot in the foot, it seems.

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: Afinity99

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Afinity99

Because they won't risk losing them?

I don't think that is the case, the S300' battery system is not that good against these newer migs and Ukraine does not have anything else to take these down.

Some migs got shot down with man pads because they are flying low

How many mig 35s does Russia have?

I don't know but I have seen a lot of them used in Syria.

a reply to: loufo

He also claimed that he had no intention to invade.....

a reply to: gortex

Reports are saying

Russian front line collapsing in large areas.
Traumatised Ukrainians being liberated in large numbers.
Russian occupiers in Kherson have gone into hiding.

a reply to: Afinity99

Not many, apparently:

www.businessinsider.com...


So how come you saw a lot of them in Syria?

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: loufo

He also claimed that he had no intention to invade.....

they seem confused:

originally posted by: Afinity99

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: Afinity99

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Afinity99

Because they won't risk losing them?

I don't think that is the case, the S300' battery system is not that good against these newer migs and Ukraine does not have anything else to take these down.

Some migs got shot down with man pads because they are flying low

How many mig 35s does Russia have?

I don't know but I have seen a lot of them used in Syria.

What personally?

If there any use in Syria at all it seems to have been to market it for overseas sales (unsuccessfully)

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Afinity99

Not many, apparently:

www.businessinsider.com...


So how come you saw a lot of them in Syria?

Very funny article with a picture from 2009.

Here they are in syria they have no problems
www.youtube.com...
along with Suhoy 35 another advanced craft
www.youtube.com...

Here are some more advanced craft in Syria.
www.youtube.com...

Seems these are not operated in Ukraine much and instead the older migs that fly low are used.
I don't think it's a case of "they can't get them off the ground"

These aircraft helped kill off all nusra and Isis in Syria, they have been used over and over to strike positions.

a reply to: Afinity99

How many MIG 35s are operational?

Surely, you must have the figures to hand?

originally posted by: Afinity99

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Afinity99

Not many, apparently:

www.businessinsider.com...


So how come you saw a lot of them in Syria?

Very funny article with a picture from 2009.

Here they are in syria they have no problems
www.youtube.com...
along with Suhoy 35 another advanced craft
www.youtube.com...

Here are some more advanced craft in Syria.
www.youtube.com...

Seems these are not operated in Ukraine much and instead the older migs that fly low are used.
I don't think it's a case of "they can't get them off the ground"

You first link is a promo piece about how experience of using mig 29s in syria is being used in the mig 35 development.

The su 35 is a much older design.

a reply to: Afinity99

2009?!!!!

When did your handful of MIG 35s become operational?

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Afinity99

How many MIG 35s are operational?

Surely, you must have the figures to hand?

I don't but I'm sure they got some

www.youtube.com...

They got plenty of them of different kinds
en.wikipedia.org...


They got 125 of su 35 and another hundred of su35.
They got 100 of su 30
Su 30 is a good modern aircraft
en.wikipedia.org...

They have 5 stealth aircraft last gen operational

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