{"id":1400572,"date":"2023-08-13T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1400572"},"modified":"2023-08-13T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T16:45:00","slug":"ukrainians-begin-to-despair-as-bloody-counteroffensive-yields-small-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/ukrainians-begin-to-despair-as-bloody-counteroffensive-yields-small-gains\/1400572\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainians Begin To Despair As Bloody Counteroffensive Yields Small Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukrainians Begin To Despair As Bloody Counteroffensive Yields Small Gains<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0Washington Post<\/a>, many citizens of Ukraine are adopting a darker mood about the war <\/strong>with Russia, and national unity is beginning to fray. The change in sentiment comes as Kiev\u2019s spring counteroffensive fails to retake significant territory despite surging casualties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Ukrainians, much in need of good news, are simply not getting any,”<\/strong> the Washington Post reported Thursday. One Ukrainian, Alla Blyzniuk, interviewed by the outlet, said, “[before] people were united.” Now, she described, a sense of collective “disappointment.”<\/p>\n

Image:\u00a0Ministry of Defense of Ukraine<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The sense of despair is driven by massive casualties in Kiev\u2019s counteroffensive. Blyzniuk said that most soldiers sent to the front die in just two to three days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last week, Politico reported that Kiev had\u00a0committed 150,000 troops to fight<\/a>\u00a0along three fronts. Nevertheless, the Pentagon admits that Ukrainian forces have failed to make any significant gains.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Washington publicly claims it has provided Kiev with everything Ukraine needs to wage a successful counteroffensive. However, Western officials\u00a0admitted to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>\u00a0that Ukrainian forces lacked critical equipment.<\/p>\n

“When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn\u2019t have all the training or weapons\u2014from shells to warplanes\u2014that it needed to dislodge Russian forces.” The report continued, “But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day. They Haven\u2019t.”<\/p>\n

Anna Oliinyk, a Ukrainian soldier, told the Post<\/em> that she hoped the losses would be worth the price…<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve got all these guys coming back from the front line without limbs,” <\/strong>she said. “I want the price they paid to be reasonable. Otherwise it\u2019s just useless, what they went through<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

You know things are going bad for Ukraine as even CNN has to admit that the armed forces of Ukraine are failing their counter-offensive. pic.twitter.com\/v7pjFyMeH5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dean O’Brien (@DeanoBeano1) August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

Anna\u2019s husband, a Ukrainian soldier who lost a leg, told the Post<\/em> he would not enlist if he could make the choice again, adding that Kiev is sending untrained soldiers to the front lines.<\/p>\n

“They are taking everyone and sending them to the front line without proper preparation<\/strong>,” he said. “I don\u2019t want to be in the company of unmotivated people.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 08\/13\/2023 – 08:45<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/ukrainians-begin-despair-bloody-counteroffensive-yields-small-gains<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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