Ukraine front could 'collapse' as Russia gains accelerate, experts warn

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-20 13:21:17 | Updated at 2024-11-23 15:13:59 3 days ago

Ukraine front could 'collapse' as Russia gains accelerate, experts warn
BBC ^ | Nov 20, 2024 | Matt Murphy, Paul Brown, Olga Robinson, Thomas Spencer & Alex Murray

Posted on 11/20/2024 5:04:38 AM PST by McGruff

President Biden’s decision to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, and allow the use of long-range missiles on Russian territory comes as the Russian military is accelerating its gains along the front line.

Data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows that Russia has gained almost six times as much territory in 2024 as it did in 2023, and is advancing towards key Ukrainian logistical hubs in the eastern Donbas region.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region is faltering. Russian troops have pushed Kyiv's offensive backwards. Experts have questioned the success of the offensive, with one calling it a "strategic catastrophe" given manpower shortages faced by Ukraine.

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1 posted on 11/20/2024 5:04:38 AM PST by McGruff

To: McGruff

X=algebra unknown
Spurt=insignificant drip
Expert=unknown insignificant drip.

3 posted on 11/20/2024 5:18:38 AM PST by Daveinyork ( )

To: McGruff

President Biden’s decision to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine,

Our president, the great moral leader giving mines to a despotic looser.

For generations to come men women and children will lose their lives or their limbs because Biden decided that propping up his ally in crime was more important than the lives of future generations.

4 posted on 11/20/2024 5:19:07 AM PST by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)

To: McGruff

“Ukraine front could ‘collapse’ as Russia gains accelerate, experts warn”

The quicker the better.

5 posted on 11/20/2024 5:20:23 AM PST by SmokingJoe

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