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Precision stand off weapons are the thing Ukraine needs most now. All this stuff of needing to storm trenches is macho bull$hit that no other country would do.

I read that the Australians have stopped the Russians building a new embassy. A 'diplomat' has now squatted on the site and stated he won't leave!

Not one of those officials named, Daly and Wallace are Western Officials by most arbitrary metrics.

CNN is trash, just clickbait junk.

I read this too. Pure junk. Who are the officials? What are their credentials on military matters? What were the expectations for the counter offensive exactly? None of this is stated. However half way through the article we also get:

"The officials cautioned that the counteroffensive is still in its early stages – and that the US and its allies “remain optimistic” Ukrainian forces will be able to make territorial gains over time."

It's an absolute nothing burger of an article that doesn't say anything at all by anyone at all. It's the same level of tripe that said Russians were all fighting with shovels instead of rifles. When you scratch the surface even a little you find completely reasonable logical reasons for what's happening and it rarely matches the click grabbing titles.

Yet another response that basically translates as "this doesn't fit the narrative I want, therefore it must be bullsh*t".

It's CNN running the article, not Pravda. I suspect they have reliable sources, and it's striking the same note of caution to be found in recent BBC and guardian articles. Not saying all is doom and gloom, but certainly not the "Russian defences will collapse in 2 weeks and Crimea is Ukrainian again by July " nonsense that flooded this place until recently

Prediction from social media in relation to the war in Ukraine, where information coming from the battlefield is limited at best, aren't worth the paper they're not printed on.

It appears Ukraine has got the moskovyte defensive resources active and is reported to be taking them out at an accelerated rate. As posted above 44 pieces of the moskovyte artillery were reported destroyed in the last 24 hours as well as lots of other equipment putin's forces need to hold on to the piece of Ukraine they occupy. Last nights missile attacks from putin on Ukraine are reported to have had 13 out of 13 missiles intercepted. It's still a very difficult situation for Ukraine but I think I can see from what is being reported signs of improvements for them and hope it continues to improve and would not write off the chances of a collapse from putin's forces in the not so distant future.

Because not all of the equipment has been ready or delivered,said it weeks ago

"deporting all Russian citizens back to their home country"

Tell me how that happens? Do you deport someone who has lived here for 30 years, has kids and owns a business?

So deport them no matter who they are or what they contribute to society?

I'd like say he's starting to resemble Cotton Hill.

He killed fiddy thousand men (from his own side).

The density of mines must be staggering and no doubt make quick progress in any direction slow.

Plenty of clips of Russians hitting their own mines but add to that, even the Ukrainians are firing mines behind the Russians to prevent Russian reserves arriving quickly to the contact areas.

The cv90s only recently arrived ,the Challengers are there and some other vehicles, i still think there's shortages of equipment and weapons hence why we haven't seen a lot of armoured vehicle action and the little we have seen didn't go the way we initially Hoped, but then again minefields and heavy artillery is a bad day for any assault without air and artillery cover

It takes several years to get to that point and many would not have seen reason to bother before recent incidents.

Any Russian I have met (and I am aware there are others) have cited Putin as the reason they are not in Russia. Why punish them for fleeing a horrific dictator?

Finally treating them is a weapon. No skin off our back (and we benefit from their labour) and it shows their family back home someone living a better life outside the country. There is no particular benefit to the Ukraine, indeed many may be used as cannon fodder in the war against their will which seems like your plan will actively hurt the Ukraine (presuming countries with bigger populations than Ireland followed along).

East Berlin blocks tended to not have windows pointed west as they were worried people in office blocks that could see over the wall and would see people living a better life. These days zoom calls home will provide the same hit.

Did you read the article? The senior US military official was named and said nothing relating to the clickbait title. Here's what he said, just so you don't have to bother your arse reading the article. In fact, there are two senior US military officials quoted AND named in the article.

“This is a very difficult fight, it is a very violent fight and It will likely take a considerable amount of time and at high cost,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said.

Referring to Ukraine losing armored vehicles in the early days of the counteroffensive, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, “the Ukrainians have the ability to recover equipment that’s been damaged, repair where possible, get that equipment back into the fight,”

“There will continue to be battle damage” but Ukrainian forces “still have a lot of combat capability, combat power,” Austin added.

Anyone considering Twitter as a trusted source needs their heads checked too.

Seriously though, read it and look through the clickbait. The named quotes are the only ones that matter because we know who said them, there is absolutely no reason for "Western Officials" to not be named. In what capacity are they officials? Do they actually know what's going on?

Or they just didn't see the need? I have Irish friends who live abroad and still have their Irish passport because why would they not? It takes years to get citizenship, maybe they have not been here that long, maybe they have moved around.

Plus you seem pretty focused on the 30 year example. You gonna sit everyone currently in the citizen process from Russia to go through political asylum? You will have a serious fight getting through that. Companies will relocate valuable workers to safe countries aided by friends and they will leave with their families. But hey we can create a load of work for those sorting through political asylum for reasons!

This seems ridiculous for all purposes with no benefit except to try and exact revenge against people who have nothing to do with this. What is even the benefit in your mind? Oh no Russian's best and brightest have to go home and work in Russian companies/military. That'll really show them.

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