Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Theroadlesstravelled]

31 minutes ago, jagfox said:

 

Poor wee bastirt

Straight into the first XI.

[Theroadlesstravelled]

On 06/11/2022 at 11:01, jagfox said:

When did Russia become all religious?

If you’ve even been to that IKEA in Renfrew at the weekend then you’d agree. 

[TxRover]

41 minutes ago, jagfox said:

 

Poor wee bastirt

From the bombed out hell of Ukraine, to the, er, well, nevermind…

[Wee Bully]

11 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said:

If you’ve even been to that IKEA in Renfrew at the weekend then you’d agree. 

That’s a holiday for some. 

[Todd_is_God]

1 hour ago, Wee Bully said:

That’s a holiday for some. 

Greeny for the reference

[jagfox]

 

[LongTimeLurker]

Some talk from the normally more reliable twitter sources that Russia is on the retreat again on the right bank of the Dniepr in Kherson oblast:

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by LongTimeLurker

[ICTChris]

Reports of Russian troops blowing up bridges in Kherson, which again points to withdrawal.

[dirty dingus]

The Ruskies are maybe pulling back so they can blow up the dam and flood Kherson. 

KYIV, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Russia will slow Ukrainian troops' advance in the south by just two weeks if it blows up the vast Kakhovka dam, but such a move would flood territory occupied by Moscow and lose it a vital water canal for annexed Crimea, Kyiv's military spy chief said.

Kyrylo Budanov made the comments to Ukrainska Pravda in an interview published on Monday after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said last week Russia had mined the hydro-electric dam on the Dnipro River and was preparing to blow it up.

another view.

ARussian strike on the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, where a Ukrainian counteroffensive is ongoing, could be like dropping an "atomic bomb," an expert has assessed.

The Kakhovka HPP has been shelled by Russian forces since the beginning of the war, which began after President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion against Ukraine on February 24.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a U.S. think tank, assessed this week that Russian forces may be preparing to carry out a false-flag attack on the Kakhovka HPP where Kyiv is conducting extensive military action to take back its territory.

Edited November 9, 2022 by dirty dingus

[LongTimeLurker]

There have been so many previous false reports that Snihurivka was about to fall going right back to the infamous phoney Canadian twitter account in the very early days of the war that it's difficult to take seriously now, but that's also being discussed by the more sensible pro-Ukrainian twitter sources today:

 

 

[Dev]

I guess, but as long as the Russians consider that they can hold onto Crimea or, at least, still control the Zaporihzhiy NPP then they are not likely to blow up the Kakhovka HPP. Crimea needs the fresh water supply. However, if both are lost then what happens to these PPs may be down to whoever is running the show in Russia at the time. 

[ICTChris]

The head of the collaborator / occupation administration in Kherson, Kirill Stremousov has been killed.  According to the Russian government news agency RIA he died due to a traffic accident.

Edited to add - he was actually Deputy Head.  

Edited November 9, 2022 by ICTChris

[Alert Mongoose]

3 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

The head of the collaborator / occupation administration in Kherson, Kirill Stremousov has been killed.  According to the Russian government news agency RIA he died due to a traffic accident.

Edited to add - he was actually Deputy Head.  

*car crashed out a window

[ICTChris]

More reports of Russian forces leaving the West bank of Kherson.

ETA - Shiogu has apparently ordered a full withdrawal of Russian forces from the West Bank of the Dnipro river in Kherson.

Edited November 9, 2022 by ICTChris

[NorthernLights]

 

[LongTimeLurker]

This appears to be the announcement:

 

Guess they waited until the American midterms were out the way.

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

Yet another humiliation for wee Vlad. No doubt he'll bomb a few more swing parks and substations in retaliation.

[ICTChris]

The question now is how the withdrawal will be carried out.  How much pressure are the Ukrainians able to put on the Russian forces leaving, can they attack their rear, force them to leave heavy equipment etc.  The defeat in Kharkiv saw Russian troops leave in a rout, abandoning large ammounts of equipment in a disorganised retreat.  It doesn't seem like this will happen here to the same degree but that remains to be seen - will Russian troops holding the line, well, hold it, knowing they are the last ones out?  What pressure can the Ukrainian armed forces bring on them - HIMARS, air strikes etc.

This is a big strategic victory for Ukraine - the South was the area where Russia had most success in the early advances in February and March, Kherson is the only regional capital they had taken, it was one of the regions that Putin annexed into Russia less than two months ago.  

[LongTimeLurker]

32 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

The head of the collaborator / occupation administration in Kherson, Kirill Stremousov has been killed.  According to the Russian government news agency RIA he died due to a traffic accident.

Edited to add - he was actually Deputy Head.  

Not keen on seatbelts apparently:

 

 

[ICTChris]

Just now, Sherrif John Bunnell said:

Yet another humiliation for wee Vlad. No doubt he'll bomb a few more swing parks and substations in retaliation.