Ukr army mass surrendering and mutinies. Zelensky announced the dissolving of 2 brigades as punishment, he told the Ukrainian people one of the brigades had 9 soldiers desert but the actual number was closer to 200. They had requested evac from an impossible situation and were told no so they just walked over to the other side. No report yet on the numbers involved in the other brigade.
Meanwhile, the Azov brigade (renamed the 3rd), in Avdeevka where they were ordered to reinforce Ukr positions they took one look and decided to go away again, this time ordered to reinforce Chasiv Yah they just said no right off. They are one of Ukr army's premier brigades so be interesting to see what happens next.
Russia has just announced a new 'force' entering the fray in the Kharkiv direction. They used the term 'force' to disguise the numbers involved but likely to be many brigades constituting a new army. Ukraine has no choice but to take troops out of the line to go and face them.
25 and 26 year olds ordered to the front, there are only a couple of hundred thousand of them, they're not going to save the day and take a look at the demographic chart, once they're gone it's over. We're watching the death of a nation in real time.
But no need to worry about Zelensky though, he's safe and sound tucked away in his nuclear bunker under Kiev. So that's a blessing then.
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Ukr army chief to dissolve Azov brigade. Expected announcement today could cause fireworks. As said yesterday the Azov brigade (renamed the Third Assault Brigade) refused an order to reinforce Chasiv Yah and is expected to be ordered to be dissolved in disgrace as were 2 other brigades yesterday.
But this is the brigade that threatened Zelensky's life, on camera, when he told them he was going to order them to leave Donbas after he won the 2019 election on a peace platform.
We could be about to see the Ukraine army turn in on itself.
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boytoy wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:19 pm
Umm I thought they were already 'defeated' months ago...... seems like they are still holding on? Not tryna be a smart ass just getting confused
The point is where do you draw the line? Hitler's Germany was defeated long before Berlin fell. For Ukraine, most sane people would have seen the inevitable and come to terms long before the country was completely bankrupted, it's entire infrastructure destroyed and a whole generation slaughtered.
There's a reason Zelensky has sacked all his civilian staff and surrounded himself with bodyguards. Let's hope one of them shows a little bravery and soon, for the sake of the rest of the country.
West and Ukr engaged in wishful thinking hoping it will somehow overcome reality. It won't.
Like a gambler that can't be hauled away from the table until it's all gone Ukraine's cultural identity is being wiped out with it's demographic.
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Germany has appealed to European Union and NATO member states to bolster Ukraine's air defences as quickly as possible as Russian missiles pounded Ukrainian cities on Wednesday and its president repeated urgent calls for support.
But Germany knows there aren't any AD missiles left in the EU, so what's the point of the appeal?
Meanwhile life goes on.
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