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Ukraine war: Kyiv claims first victories of counter-offensive - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by gressen@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Ukraine says it has liberated four villages in the south-east, calling these the first settlements won back from Russia since Kyiv's counter-offensive began
On Monday morning, officials reported that "the national flag is once again waving" over Storozhove, in the Donetsk region
A day earlier, footage showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne - and a minister said nearby Makarivka was also taken
The settlements are relatively small - and Moscow is yet to confirm any retreat
The Institute for the Study of War backs up Kyiv's claims, saying Ukraine captured "multiple settlements" along the frontline over the weekend
On Saturday, President Zelensky acknowledged that the long-awaited counter-offensive was under way

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[–] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

An area amounting to about 6 km by 6 km. Still an excuse for cheerleading and manufacturing consent for escalation. One of the villages is like 6 houses.

[–] Kempeth@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

It's funny how with certain folks its always the fighting back that's the escalation, never the original aggression...

[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Oh yeah the original aggression. Which one?

[–] zalack@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Your head is so far up your own propaganda I can't even tell what you're trying to say here.

[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Western liberals keep ignoring anything before 2022 in order to create a black-and-white narrative. This leads them to the conclusion that they're fighting absolute evil and so any means are justified no matter how many people will die, and how dangerous and even counter-productive their actions.

[–] Kempeth@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah. I don't see Russia as absolute evil. And there are plenty of means the west does not consider justified. Nobody I know falls into either of these categories.

I don't want Ukraine to kill poor Russian sods but as long as Russia kills poor Ukrainian sods I think it's only fair if they get to shoot back.

Most of us just want Russia to go home and let Ukraine be Ukraine.

[–] Blursty@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you want the USA to go home?

[–] Kempeth@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Don't get me wrong. I'd be highly surprised if there weren't at least some American fighting in Ukraine on a more than just "personal capacity" but with the fixation the Republicans have with tying Biden to Ukraine it's highly likely that any sizeable involvment would have been been discovered and made public by now.

If you think the Russian Army is fighting the combined western might right now, then I have disappointing news for you.

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