”The West” has backed itself into a corner over Ukraine

[MisterBeale]

Seems Ukraine was a done deal 2500 yrs ago Mr B ~S~

 

[sparky]

LOL Mr B!
it just dawned on me i'm raising the next generation of ambassadors ! ~S~

 

[Ringo]

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation summary of the progress of the special military operation (16-22 November 2024)

Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses and [liberated the settlements of Leninskoye, Novoalekseevka, Novoselidovka, Ilyinka and Novodmitrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic].

Defeated manpower and equipment of the AFU's tank, four mechanized, infantry, three jaeger brigades, two marine brigades, three territorial defense brigades and two National Guard brigades. They repulsed 68 counterattacks of the enemy.

During the week in this direction the losses of Ukrainian armed formations amounted to more than 2680 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles “Bradley” made in the USA, 17 armored combat vehicles, including two American armored personnel carriers M113, six armored vehicles “Kazak”, “MaxxPro” made in the USA and “Kirpi” made in Turkey, 19 vehicles and 36 field artillery guns.

As a result of active actions by units of the Vostok group of troops, the village of Makarovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.

The formations of the AFU mechanized, motorized infantry and infantry brigades, the Marine Brigade, four brigades of the Terrorist Defense Forces and a brigade of the National Guard were defeated. Nine counterattacks by AFU assault groups were repulsed.

The enemy lost up to 975 servicemen, seven tanks, including Leopard tanks manufactured in Germany, 13 armored combat vehicles, 36 vehicles, 15 field artillery pieces, as well as US-made: two M113 armored personnel carriers, a HMMWV armored vehicle and a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher.

Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the AFU and three brigades of the thero-defense forces.

The losses of the AFU amounted to up to 530 servicemen, 37 vehicles, four field artillery guns, 11 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and four field ammunition depots.

Air defenses shot down a Neptune long-range guided missile, five U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, two British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 16 French-made Hammer guided bombs, 18 U.S.-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 642 unmanned aerial vehicles.

During the week, 82 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered at the line of contact, of which 52 surrendered at the Kursk direction.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36500 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19481 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1490 multiple rocket launchers, 18388 field artillery and mortars, 28637 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

 

[GLASNOST]

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation summary of the progress of the special military operation (16-22 November 2024)

Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses and [liberated the settlements of Leninskoye, Novoalekseevka, Novoselidovka, Ilyinka and Novodmitrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic].

Defeated manpower and equipment of the AFU's tank, four mechanized, infantry, three jaeger brigades, two marine brigades, three territorial defense brigades and two National Guard brigades. They repulsed 68 counterattacks of the enemy.

During the week in this direction the losses of Ukrainian armed formations amounted to more than 2680 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles “Bradley” made in the USA, 17 armored combat vehicles, including two American armored personnel carriers M113, six armored vehicles “Kazak”, “MaxxPro” made in the USA and “Kirpi” made in Turkey, 19 vehicles and 36 field artillery guns.

As a result of active actions by units of the Vostok group of troops, the village of Makarovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.

The formations of the AFU mechanized, motorized infantry and infantry brigades, the Marine Brigade, four brigades of the Terrorist Defense Forces and a brigade of the National Guard were defeated. Nine counterattacks by AFU assault groups were repulsed.

The enemy lost up to 975 servicemen, seven tanks, including Leopard tanks manufactured in Germany, 13 armored combat vehicles, 36 vehicles, 15 field artillery pieces, as well as US-made: two M113 armored personnel carriers, a HMMWV armored vehicle and a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher.

Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the AFU and three brigades of the thero-defense forces.

The losses of the AFU amounted to up to 530 servicemen, 37 vehicles, four field artillery guns, 11 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and four field ammunition depots.

Air defenses shot down a Neptune long-range guided missile, five U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, two British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 16 French-made Hammer guided bombs, 18 U.S.-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 642 unmanned aerial vehicles.

During the week, 82 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered at the line of contact, of which 52 surrendered at the Kursk direction.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36500 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19481 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1490 multiple rocket launchers, 18388 field artillery and mortars, 28637 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

All in a day's work.