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Hotice085:
Small Ukraine is doing this to Russia what do you think Boys Scout from America will do to Russia Army?

DerrickzB and the 4k boys Kalistus01 the rechristen Goddson can u see how useless una be, just dis small town how many months going now?

Well, I don't think the US is capable of fighting any major war alone. Iran has challenged the US several times and the Almighty US didn't do anything.

Iran attacked the US base in Iraq when Soleimani was killed. Despite the fact that, Trump threatened Iran with fire and furry if Iran attack the US. Well they did and Trump back down. His Generals must have told him to let it go.

Same happened when Iranian navy embarrassed some US naval personnel. They were arrested and treated like criminals, the US could not do anything. Iran is not a nuclear state. So there is no excuse.

If the US is being cautious against Iran. Do you think that same US will want to engage Russia in a war?

War is not simple arithmetic. Thank God the politicians don't think foolishly, like some of us do.

DONETSK FRONT

Russian forces made gains in Bakhmut and are clearing eastern parts of the city as of March 10. Geolocated footage posted on March 10 indicates that Russian forces have advanced to new positions in northwestern Bakhmut within 800 meters of the AZOM metal processing plant. New drone footage posted on March 10 shows Russian soldiers removing civilians from buildings in eastern Bakhmut to an unknown location at gunpoint, indicating that Russian forces are conducting clearing operations in eastern Bakhmut. Russian milbloggers widely claimed that Wagner Group forces entered the AZOM metal processing plant complex in northwestern Bakhmut and are moving deeper into the plant. The apparent focus on a Russian assault on the AZOM industrial zone (a heavily built-up complex of multiple buildings) indicates that Russian forces are prioritizing a frontal assault on fortified positions in a tactically challenging industrial area instead of opting for a wider encirclement of western Bakhmut via attacks on Khromove. This assault will likely be very costly for the Wagner Group.

The Ukrainian General Staff also reported that Russian troops continued ground attacks on Bakhmut itself; northwest of Bakhmut near Zalizianske (10km northwest), Orikhovo-Vasylivka (10km northwest), and Dubovo-Vasylivka (6km northwest); and west of Bakhmut near Ivanivske (5km west). Ukrainian Eastern Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Serhiy Cherevaty stated that the combat intensity in Bakhmut is very high and that the Wagner Group has committed its “main part” to the fight, supporting ISW’s assessment that Wagner has increasingly committed high-quality operators to offensives in Bakhmut. A Russian milblogger posted a crowdfunding request for Russian airborne (VDV) elements operating in the Soledar area northeast of Bakhmut, suggesting that VDV elements are likely supporting or supplanting Wagner operations along parts of the front in Bakhmut as ISW assessed in January 2023.Russian sources, including Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed that Ukrainian forces appear to be preparing for a counteroffensive in the Bakhmut area.

Russian forces continued ground attacks along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City frontline on March 10. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted unsuccessful ground attacks on Avdiivka itself; in the Avdiivka area near Kamianka (5km northeast of Avdiivka), Krasnohorivka (9km north of Avdiivka), and Severne (5km west of Avdiivka); on the northwestern outskirts of Donetsk City near Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, and Krasnohorivka; and on the southwestern outskirts of Donetsk City near Marinka, Pobieda, and Novomykhailivka. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian troops attacked Ukrainian fortifications in Avdiivka and Severne and that Russian forces are continuing to fight in Marinka. One milblogger claimed that Russian troops resumed attempts to storm Novomykhailivka.

Russian forces conducted a limited ground attack in western Donetsk Oblast on March 10. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian troops carried out unsuccessful offensive actions near Vuhledar (30km southwest of Donetsk City). A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces resumed offensive operations against Vuhledar on March 10. Russian naval infantry and Eastern Military District elements have suffered continued significant losses in failed offensive operations in this area over the last few weeks and likely are significantly understrength and therefore unable to mount a new wave of successful attacks on Vuhledar in the near future. Russian sources also amplified footage of elements of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade and the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) “Kaskad” group operating near Vuhledar.

Source: Institute For The Study Of War (ISW)

Ukraine's Defense Ministry acknowledged on March 10 that the battle for Bakhmut is becoming more difficult as Russia keeps up its offensive and continues trying to "break through the defenses of our troops."

The Ukrainian military said that 57 attacks were recorded on the Bakhmut sector in the northern Donetsk Oblast over the past day.

Recent satellite images of Bakhmut – a city nearly emptied of its 70,000 residents – captured by American private satellite company Maxar Technologies published on March 10 showed an apocalyptic-looking city with damaged buildings and a railroad bridge.

Eight-month-long battle for Bakhmut has reduced once a cozy small city into rubble.

Ukraine's reports of tough battles in the Bakhmut area come a day after the military leadership warned that "every move and decision can radically change" the situation, and the battle remains "very difficult."

Russia has been intensifying its offensive on the Bakhmut front since mid-January, slowly capturing settlement after settlement to encircle the city.

Capturing Bakhmut would mark Russia's biggest victory since early summer when it seized the last Ukrainian strongholds of Luhansk Oblast.

On March 10, Kostyantynivka, a city some 25 kilometers southeast of Bakhmut, underwent a heavy Russian attack. At least eight were wounded after residential areas were struck by Russian S-300 missiles and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

As Russia's offensive rages on near Bakhmut, more nearby settlements – like Kostyantynivka – are coming under frequent attacks.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a D.C.-based think-tank analyzing the war in Ukraine, said that it confirms the Wagner mercenary boss' March 9 report of Russian forces advancing northwest of Bakhmut.

"Russian forces likely advanced northwest of Bakhmut on March 9 amidst a likely increased tempo of Russian offensive operations in the area," the ISW said.

However, the report also said that Wagner's offensive has likely entered a "temporary tactical pause" in eastern Bakhmut after conducting "highly attritional frontal assaults" there.

It added that the Russian forces have seized all of eastern Bakhmut located east of the Bakhmutka River as of March 7, and "it remains unclear if Wagner fighters retain their operational preponderance in future Russian offensives in the city."

Source: Kyiv Independent

bassdow:
mayBe the Russians want the Ukrainians to think they could recover the city, and when they realize they can't, it would be too late. Just mayBe

Nobody knows what Russia is doing. They are not in a haste. But I think they need to capture Bakhmut on time. So that they can start their large scale offensive on Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.

There are about 100k+ reserve troops in Belarus, about another 100k+ reserve troops on the border with Ukraine-Kharkiv and thousands more in Mariupol. Those troops have not engage yet. They keep their card close to their chest.

Russian advancement on the Northern and Southern flanks of Bakhmut has slow down recently. The Ukrainian special forces have been deploy to the Northern flank to stop Russia from advancing, the same is happening in the southern flank too.

But Russia is advancing inside the city itself. Ukraine will likely abandon the city sooner or later.

Sources: www.bbc.com and Riber on telegram

This trend is created for us to know the events unfolding in Bakhmut. Is Russia still advancing? Has Ukraine stopped Russia from advancing? Is Ukraine withdrawing it troops gradually?

Anybody with useful information about the situation in Bakhmut should drop such information here. Please make sure you provide your source.

Update is expected daily.

shegzhkn:
Lol, no wonder Mr Putin was very angry when Saddam Hussein was toppled and had to watch the tape of Mr Gaddafi final moment several times.
Tell me how would you rate Russia military without the nukes at least the war made us understand that we all overestimate her capabilities.

Let us rate UK, France, German and Italy first. UK has a total of 80k active troops and the rest have similar number of troops. Less than than 400 tanks. The aforementioned are no match for Russia.

That is my rating. I await yours.

shegzhkn:
Parroting Kremlin talking points, I will repeat myself if it wasn't because of the nukes we would have pull a Gaddafi on Putin and I am damn sure he knows this and that is why everytime he's cornered he threatens nuclear war and all other loose talk.
Putin has repeatedly said Ukraine isn't even a real country tell me how a supposed Military power is struggling with her.

Lol!
You are comparing Lybia with Russia. I rest my case.

shegzhkn:
Honey, keep telling yourself that. I've said it before and I'm gonna repeat it - if we found a way to ground nukes which the fragile, insecure man is prepared to use the war will be over quickly. The west have been hesitant to give Ukraine f-16s or any kind of weapon that might cause some kind of escalation aka Nuclear Weapon , if we don't have to deal with that where did you think Putin will be by now ??, Lol.

They just approved tanks for Ukraine. Sooner or later they will approve F-16. But I assure you these weapon won't change anything on the ground. There is nothing like wonder weapon. HIMARS has not stopped Russian advancement in Bakhmut.

In this war tank rarely engage other tank. Anti-tank weapon and artilery take out tanks at an unimaginable rate. Also, you can not fly fighter jet freely, any 4th generation aircraft SU-35, F-16 or F-15 can be shot down with ease. I don't know about 5th gen. They have not been tested There are a lots of defence systems locking around on the battlefield on both sides. This is not Iraq or Afghanistan that don't have proliferated air defense systems.

Don't let anybody lie to you. Russia is not going to attack any Western country as long as they don't send their troops into Ukraine. Forget about the Nuclear blackmail. Russia has enough conventional weapon to deal with any country that crosses the redline. Russian submarines and bomber fleet can deliver conventional strike to any Western country without entering it air space or water space.

AmazonTopaz:
Someone just gave this comment a like.

It was a week ago I said this now look at where we are Putin has turned Russia into a pariah state and has united Europe against him.

Who would have thought madman Putin would eventually invade Ukraine oh the American intelligence was correct.

Is Russia still pariah state?

okeysoninv:
stop making unconfirmed mouth. Isreal attacked iran shashed factory inside Iran, nuclear centrifugal factory inside Iran ..all happened in a coordinated form. Meanwhile Iran can't hurt any fly inside Israel. Israel is too big for Iran.

So how many nuclear sites has Israel destroyed?

Those attacks are skirmishes.

okeysoninv:
you're deviating already. I am talking devastating strike that was carried out in Iran . And you mentioning Hamas, Hezbollah and syria

Which devastating strike has Israel launched on Iran?

Israel has been carrying out assassination, which has not slow down or stop Iranian nuclear program.

Israel has attacked Iranian targets with drones. The drones did not fly all the way from Israel to Iran. They were launched by saboteurs inside Iran.

Israelis cyber-attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.

There is nothing devastating about all this attacks.

The plan to carry out a devastating attack on Iranian nuclear site has been on the table for years. Which is the use of Israelis air force against Iran. It will be a declaration of war which the US or Israel is not ready for. Attacking Iranian nuclear site will be a red line for everybody IAEA, UN, EU, AU e.t.c. Nobody will support causing a nuclear disaster in any country in the world. Do you know what the impact will be?

Israel accuse Iranians of calling for the death of Israel, in which itself is not a crime. The citizens in the West and Ukraine are calling for the death of Putin. Why has not he-Putin blown these countries up? Iran can not destroy Israel. Don't let anybody fool you. The destruction of Israel by Iran will lead to the destruction of Iran itself. They said the same about North Korea. So how many countries has North Korea destroyed? We need to start using our common sense.

Iran is never going to attack Israel if the becomes a nuclear state. If Iran become a nuclear state, it will become untouchable like North Korea. This is something Israel and the West don't want. They want to be able to attack Iran without the fear of nuclear war any time any day. Iran on the other side is seeking to become a nuclear power for security guaranty (become untouchable).

okeysoninv:
Iran attack Israel in Israel soil? Which day and when. Israel has carried out series of bombing on Iran soil . checked what Happened last two months. Once diplomacy fails isreal will also attack that nuclear plants all over Iran. They did it before and will still do it again.

Israel & the West accuse Iran of sponsoring the Hamas Millitant, Hezbollah and other groups like Houti rebel in Yemen e.t.c.

Who is Hamas and Hezbollah number one enemy? The answer is Israel. This is the same reason Israel is attacking Iranian target in Syria. The idea is to interrupt the flow of weapon from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, Hamas and other militant group.

The groups mentioned above are the proxies Iran is using against Israel.

Baronthecelebri:
I can't believe that Ukraine is giving Russia tough time

Western media always ask their guess this question, why did we over-estimate Russian military strength?

I would love to ask them to point out one country in NATO or EU that has the capacity to do what Russia is doing in Ukraine? The answer is none.
UK, France, Germany or Italy can not try it. They don't have the troops or equipments to do it.

Almighty US won't risk this kind of war. Before the US invaded Iraq they made sure the country has been defeated before sending their troops to fight. They imposed economic sanction on Iraq to make sure the country can not fund the war and also place arms embargo to make sure she doesn't get weapon from outside during the war. When all these have been achieved, they sent their troop to finish off. They did the same in Afghanistan.

The is a war every super power will try to avoid, unless if it is an existential threat like in the case of Russia. Russia has continue to prosecute this war because she can not afford to loose.

I still believe Russia will take minimum of the whole of Donbas, Zaprophyzia (she already control 70%), part of Kherson (the 55% she already control) and some part of Kharkiv. Currently Russia main troops are almost not active. Both Ukraine and Russia concentrated their forces in Bakhmut. Russia is using Wager fighters while Ukraine is using it main forces. Russia is likely waiting for the Wagner to seize the fortress-Bakhmut before using it main troops to take the rest of Donetsk.

Islie:
https://leadership.ng/army-orders-36-cayuse-warrior-plus-helicopters-from-us/

We are supposed to be moving forward and not backward. Why not go for the US Cobra attack helicopter or Russian Mi-28 Night Hunter.

okeysoninv:
always try and shut up , you're sounding incoherent. Who attacked iran in January?

That was a sabotage. Iran is also using it proxies to attack Israel using the same tactics.

I am talking about Israel using it air power to strike Iran nuclear site and not just hide behind some anti-Iraninan group or mossad to strike Iran. They have been talking about using their air power to destroy Iran nuclear plants for year.

There is a reason, they have not done it. If it were to be some countries with no stand off weapon. Israel would have done it. Israel don't talk. They act. But when they start talking instead of acting, then they are being cautious.

China is not a leader in advance aircraft engine. They don't sell aircraft engine. The US, Russia and Western European countries are into this business. The US is number one. China still buy jet engines from Russia for their military planes. India buys jets engine from both US & Russia for military & commercial use. The countries that produce aircraft engines in the world are just three. They are the US, Russia & Europe (Airbus is jointly produced by several countries in the West).

For Space Launch Systems, the US is also number one. They have launch more space crafts than any other country in the world. Follow by Russia and then China. China is new in the field. Other countries (Canada, German & South Korea) how many space craft have they launched so far?

In Artificial Intelligence, we can give to the Chinese. Also, drone tech and advanced robotic.

Uprightness100:

Countdown to Jeremiah 49 "The destruction Of Elam"!

Israel’s head of the national security council just said on national TV - “Israel is ready to strike Iran and the Americans know about it! Israel will not rely on anyone in order to take care of its security!”

IRAN WAS JUST PUT ON NOTICE!

They say empty barrel makes the loudest noise. Israel has been talking about striking Iran for more than two year now.

Why the noise all the time? Why not just do it without noise?

It is clear Israel is scared of the Iranian response.

WriterNiig:
🇮🇷 Iran has secretly supplied large quantities of bullets, rockets and mortar shells to 🇷🇺 Russia for the war in Ukraine and plans to send more, Sky News reports

Ammunition for weapon is based strictly on compatibility. Iran does not produce any AK- Series (fire arms). So it will be impossible for Iran to supply Russia with bullets. Same with mortar or artillery shells.

Iran can supply Russia with ballistic missiles. They produce very cheap ballistic missiles compare to Russian ballistic missiles (Islander M) that are very expensive. But there has been no evidence of the Russians using any Iranian made missiles on the battlefield. Also, Iranian stockpile of Missiles and Drones are the only deterrence it has against it adversaries like Israel & the US. This is one of the reasons Israel is yet to take any serious action on Iran. The Ukraine war consumes weapon quickly. So Russia will need huge amount of ballistic missiles from Iran, which I think Iran may not be able to supply. Russia fires about 100 missiles in just a day sometimes.

Country like North Korea can supply Russia with mortar shells. NK operates Soviet Mortars/Artilleries and she has huge stockpile of mortar and artillery shells. But currently no evidence of this happening.

Largely Russia will have to rely on it own military industry to provide most of it needs on the battlefield. China, NK, Iran e.t.c can not really help Russia. The main equipments needed are tanks, artilleries and aircrafts. Russian troops can only use Soviet/Russian made.

WritterNig:
🇺🇦 Zelensky warns of ‘open road’ through Ukraine’s east if 🇷🇺 Russia captures Bakhmut, as he resists calls to retreat.

“This is tactical for us. We understand that after Bakhmut they could go further. They could go to Kramatorsk, they could go to Sloviansk, it would be open road for the 🇷🇺 Russians after Bakhmut to other towns in Ukraine, in the Donetsk direction,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an exclusive interview from Kyiv. “That’s why our guys are standing there.”

https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230307170636-video-thumbnail-zelensky-blitzer-intv.jpg

I have mentioned this several times. Bakhmut is the most defendable city in Donetsk. It is a fortress. Other cities like Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are less defendable. This is the reason why Zelensky does not want to give it up.

Russia is approaching the war in a very smart way. The main Russian troops are almost not active in the Ukraine at the moment. Russia is using Wagner Fighters. Seizing a fortress like Bakhmut will involve enormous losses of man power and equipments. Russia is preserving it's main troops. It is strictly the Wagner Fighters that are conducting offensive in Donetsk. When the Wagnerians take a settlement, the Russian regular troops move in to occupy it. While the Wagnerians go on the offensive one more time and so on. Bakhmut is just like Poposna in Lugansk. The moment the Chenchens took Poposna, in less than two months Severadonestsk and Lisichank fell to the Russians.

I strongly believe that NATO article five is enough to deter Russia. So all this noise about Russia trying to recreate Soviet Union is nonsense.

Russia is not interested in reintegrating the Baltic States into it's....

Uprightness100:
Train derailment - Train carrying propane tank derails in Manatee County, Florida - Emergency crews called to the scene.

This is what you get when you stop investing in infrastructure.

Hendrixky:
This people think we are fools

The State labour party wins always have a close number with Apc

Inec can't pull the wool over our eyes

Ekiti people are not really educated the way we think

This election revealed alot about south west

Imagine Ekiti were selling thier votes even on credit

One thing am gonna start celebrating in Nigeria I don't care if anyone will tag me evil

I'm gonna be celebrating 🍾 when ever I hear bad news happening in Nigeria....if the suffering and killing increases I will celebrate it because I can't imagine Nigerians at this critical time allowed a sick old man again to rule

Because they didn't vote for your candidate, you call them uneducated.

People have the right to choose. It is called democracy.

Alamkir:
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said war will come to the UK by 2030 and the country must be "ready and equipped".

According to him, “The world has become more dangerous, more hectic and more insecure. We need to direct the bulk of government spending to defense.

Nobody cares about the United Kingdom. She is no longer relevant.

If the UK does'nt look for trouble. She won't be attacked. The country has been peaceful for years. May be the leaders of the UK are tired of leading a peaceful country. They are now looking for VAWULENCE.

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By Beth Timmins & Ben King
Business reporters, BBC News

Russia's economy shrank last year by less than had been expected given its invasion of Ukraine, figures suggest.

The economy contracted by 2.1%, according to the country's statistics agency, but this was less than its previous prediction of a 12% fall.

While questions have been raised about the reliability of the data, many commentators have been surprised at the Russian economy's resilience.

High oil prices and military spending have helped to support the economy.

After the invasion, hundreds of Western firms withdrew from Russia. The initial shock forced the stock market in Russia to close temporarily and saw the rouble tumble as people queued up at cash machines.

The Institute for International Finance had predicted the Russian economy would shrink by 15% in 2022 and last March, US President Joe Biden said it was "on track to be cut in half".

However, for most of 2022, Russia was able to continue exporting energy.

Western limits to energy exports were only applied gradually during the year, and while imports to Europe fell sharply during the year, a steady stream of buyers in China, India and elsewhere stepped in to buy up the oil which Europe would not.

Rising global prices for oil, gas, petroleum products and other Russian exports, including food and fertilizers, helped to boost Russia's export revenues.

While hundreds of Western companies withdrew from Russia, local entrepreneurs picked up the slack. After McDonald's sold its restaurants there, for instance, the new owner reopened them in June under a new name "Vkusno i Tochka", meaning "Tasty and That's It."

Although manufacturing and retail trade were some of the sectors which saw a decline in 2022, agriculture, construction and hospitality all grew, according to Russia's federal statistics service.

Producing equipment for Russia's armed forces has also kept the country's factories busy, boosting the economy by making weapons instead of cars. Military security and public administration expanded by 4.1% last year.

The sanctions imposed have also been far from watertight. Despite attempts to isolate Russia from the Western financial system, traders have found ways to get money into and out of Russia, through barter, routing transactions through countries which are not taking part in sanctions, or even using cryptocurrencies.

That is not to say that sanctions have not made a significant dent - and some of the impact will be long term.

Difficulty getting high-tech imports such as microchips will hold back manufacturing.

Experts expect output from oil and gas fields to decline over time without investment, know-how and equipment from the West.

The Russian government is predicting that the economy will shrink by 0.8%, but the International Monetary Fund reckons it will grow by 0.3%, partly because of the strength of its exports.

Appleyard:
You have patient educating that brother. He pisses me off with his fake prophecies.

Lol

Hotice085:
In the next 1milliom years you and your rat pack will never measure with the free democratic USA and her allied.

Russia is already dead wait for POOtin to drop dead and see how all this idiots will fight themselves and divide the country

This is a case of the dead mourning the dead.

a4cube:
the key word "if I want". Maybe he don't want to take Kiev in 2 weeks.

Putin never said those words. European leaders don't talk like that. There is no evidence to back it up.

Antoeni:
To All Tinubu/APC Urchins: If You Are Missing Your Ancestor And Would Like to Join Them , Please Snatch a Ballot Box Next Saturday 25 February 2023

Just pray that God keep you alive till then first. Before you start threatening people with death.

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Slymking:
bro you sure you not a comedian

Lol

Slymking:
lol you want liability? What do you call Hungary to EU then?

Hungary is far better than all the Baltic States combine.