Putin starts “military operation” on Ukraine

[inlinesix]

On 1/23/2025 at 1:49 PM, Beregond said:

Well UN is started by the west. 

When US realise they cannot run the world using UN any more.  US want to quit UN.

🤷‍♂️

 

US

UK

Russia

China (ROC) founded UN

[Playtime]

On 1/23/2025 at 2:57 AM, Ender said:

Strongs words. Hope he is not like Biden, whom we know is afraid to bite.

But at what cost to Ukraine? The big question.

 

 

i must say trumps english has improved a great deal since his first term....😅... at least can read more and guess less.

teacher report card will be:"Trump has shown great progress in his writing, keep up the good work."

[Ghgan]

Rule 1 Do not poke the bear

Rule 2 Refer to rule 1

 

[Ender]

Security guarantees. LOL. Ukraine learns the hard way. They will take it, but no more giving up of weapons or missile in exchange

 

 

[Kb27]

it's a trap !!!

Feigning Retreat, Ukrainian Troops Lured Attacking Russians Into A Devastating HIMARS Ambush

Feigning defeat and retreat, soldiers from the Ukrainian army’s 225th Assault Battalion lured a large Russian force into a trap in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast on or just before Thursday.

As the overconfident Russians surged forward into a treeline just outside the village of Sverdlikovo, possibly believing they were finally about to take control of the long-contested village, a Ukrainian High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System rocket launcher took aim from potentially tens of miles away.

As a Ukrainian drone observed, an M30/31 rocket scattered scores of grenade-sized bomblets across the treeline. “The strike destroyed a significant part of the enemy’s manpower, and our groups returned to complete the clearing of the territory,” the 225th Assault Battalion reported.

The Thursday ambush, the result of careful coordination between the battalion headquarters and its front-line companies and an adjacent artillery brigade, helps explain why Russian and North Korean casualties have been so high in the three months since the 60,000-strong Russian-led army in Kursk redoubled its efforts to eject 20,000 Ukrainian troops from the 250-square-mile salient they have occupied in Kursk since August.

According to Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky, 30,000 Russians have been killed or wounded in Kursk.

Not only are the Russian and North Koreans attacking day after day along the same few roads leading toward the town of Sudzha, the anchor of the Ukrainian salient, they’re increasingly doing so on foot—and with too little support. Infantry are vulnerable to artillery, and especially vulnerable when they cluster together in a pre-sighted kill zone.

To lure the Russians into that kill zone near Sverdlikovo, the 225th Assault Battalion’s own infantry conducted a pre-planned withdrawal from the same position. “When the enemy, believing in his ‘success,’ pulled significant forces into this square, they were targeted with cluster munitions from HIMARS,” the battalion explained.

It’s unclear how many Russians were present—and how many were hit. As the wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year, the biggest Russian assaults might involve 50 vehicles and a few hundred troops; most Russian assaults are much smaller.

Still, it’s worth noting that the most disastrous Russian and North Korean attacks in recent weeks, when they failed, left behind hundreds of dead and wounded.

That the 225th Assault Battalion is especially proud of the ambush speaks to the potentially enormous Russian body count. “It is not often that we can reveal the details of such operations,” the battalion stated, “but this time we managed to show how coordination, tactics and modern weapons work in the hands of the armed forces of Ukraine.”

Edited January 26 by Kb27

[Ender]

Ukriane really got to hold on to Kursk before Trump get both sides to sit.  Their best soldiers are there.

[Kb27]

russian soldier goes to war on a crutch. very dedicated soldier. 😁

[Ghgan]

 

[Windwaver]

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/north-korean-troops-withdraw-russias-131300146.html

North Korean Troops Withdraw From Russia's Frontline After Heavy Losses, Officials Say

North Korean troops are no longer fighting on Russia’s behalf in Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, according to reports.

Pyongyang signed a mutual defence agreement with Moscow last year, promising to defend one another if a third party were to attack.

Ukrainian troops then crossed the Russian border in August in a shock incursion into the region of Kursk, seizing around 500 sq miles.

It’s thought North Korea subsequently offered up its troops to help Putin defend Kursk– but most of those soldiers seem to have now disappeared from the frontline.

Sources told the New York Times that the additional soldiers have not been seen at the frontline in Kursk for about two weeks.

From November onwards, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent around 11,000 trained fighters to help Russia.

The troops were reportedly some of the best North Korea has to offer but Russians allegedly used them as foot soldiers – meaning they’ve been regularly shot down by Ukrainian fire.

Anonymous Western sources told the BBC earlier this month that there were 4,000 North Korean losses after just a few weeks of fighting, including 1,000 deaths.

Ukraine’s top military commander General Oleksandr Syrsky also said that in just three months, the North Korean ranks diminished by half.

However, the US officials told the New York Times that the decision to pull North Korean troops off the frontline might not be a permanent move.

They may return after receiving extra training, or once Moscow has developed a strategy which reduces their losses.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence previously reported that Russian soldiers were struggling with their North Korean peers due to a language barrier which created operational struggles.

Coupled with disorder in the Russian ranks, and Putin’s “meat-grinder” tactics, North Korean troops have endured a staggering number of casualties and even ended up fending for themselves in some scenarios, according to Ukrainian officials.

Russia has managed to retake around half of the land in Kursk so far, while also continuing to push forward and seize more Ukrainian territory on the other side of the border.

But since Donald Trump has returned to the White House, he is pushing for a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the war within 100 days.

[Jamesc]

On 1/23/2025 at 6:58 AM, jcmm said:

Trump another trumpet, a big bull.. now 23 Jan still shouting across the bank. 

"Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia’s UN ambassador says he can’t" 

Yeah my BFF is just a Bull Sitter!

Edited February 1 by Jamesc

[Jamesc]

Hope his good leg don't get shot off!

On 1/31/2025 at 4:30 PM, Kb27 said:

russian soldier goes to war on a crutch. very dedicated soldier. 😁

 

[Jamesc]

The North Korean soldier don't want to get canon folder anymore?

I don't blame them.

Not their war let the stupid Russians get shot!

On 2/1/2025 at 6:01 PM, Windwaver said:

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/north-korean-troops-withdraw-russias-131300146.html

North Korean Troops Withdraw From Russia's Frontline After Heavy Losses, Officials Say

North Korean troops are no longer fighting on Russia’s behalf in Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, according to reports.

Pyongyang signed a mutual defence agreement with Moscow last year, promising to defend one another if a third party were to attack.

Ukrainian troops then crossed the Russian border in August in a shock incursion into the region of Kursk, seizing around 500 sq miles.

It’s thought North Korea subsequently offered up its troops to help Putin defend Kursk– but most of those soldiers seem to have now disappeared from the frontline.

Sources told the New York Times that the additional soldiers have not been seen at the frontline in Kursk for about two weeks.

From November onwards, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent around 11,000 trained fighters to help Russia.

The troops were reportedly some of the best North Korea has to offer but Russians allegedly used them as foot soldiers – meaning they’ve been regularly shot down by Ukrainian fire.

Anonymous Western sources told the BBC earlier this month that there were 4,000 North Korean losses after just a few weeks of fighting, including 1,000 deaths.

Ukraine’s top military commander General Oleksandr Syrsky also said that in just three months, the North Korean ranks diminished by half.

However, the US officials told the New York Times that the decision to pull North Korean troops off the frontline might not be a permanent move.

They may return after receiving extra training, or once Moscow has developed a strategy which reduces their losses.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence previously reported that Russian soldiers were struggling with their North Korean peers due to a language barrier which created operational struggles.

Coupled with disorder in the Russian ranks, and Putin’s “meat-grinder” tactics, North Korean troops have endured a staggering number of casualties and even ended up fending for themselves in some scenarios, according to Ukrainian officials.

Russia has managed to retake around half of the land in Kursk so far, while also continuing to push forward and seize more Ukrainian territory on the other side of the border.

But since Donald Trump has returned to the White House, he is pushing for a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the war within 100 days.

 

[Ghgan]

 

[Ghgan]

Zelensky is pretty much done. Probably Zaluzhni will return from his comfortable "exile" to be a presidential candidate.

 

[Kb27]

Not only russian soldiers killed Ukrainian civilians, they also target their own civilians. And Ukrainian soldiers helped them. 

How mind boggling is that ?

 

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[Ghgan]

 

[Playtime]

Deep strike with western weapons reportedly lifted. 

But ukraine already striking extremely deep with their own weapons,  I'm guessing it's about more  efficiency with western weapons.  Plus,  it's not really a range escalation anymore. 

 

https://global.espreso.tv/russia-ukraine-war-western-weapons-can-now-strike-deep-into-russia-but-new-problem-emerges