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mahatmakanejeeves

(66,375 posts)
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 10:36 AM Aug 12

Russia makes sudden advance in Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit

Source: Reuters

Russia makes sudden advance in Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit

By Andrew Osborn
August 12, 2025 8:19 AM EDT Updated 31 mins ago

Summary
* Some Ukrainian and Western war bloggers sound the alarm
* Ukrainian army plays down Russian advance
* Move threatens to breach Ukrainian defence lines
* Putin and Trump to meet on Friday in Alaska

MOSCOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Dobropillia, a move that may be designed to increase the pressure on Kyiv to give up land as the U.S. and Russian presidents prepare to meet.

Ukraine's authoritative DeepState war map showed on Tuesday that Russian forces had advanced by at least 10 km (six miles) north in two prongs in recent days, part of their drive to take full control of Ukraine's Donetsk region.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-makes-sudden-advance-ukraine-before-trump-putin-summit-maps-show-2025-08-12/

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Russia makes sudden advance in Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 12 OP
Dumpy will probably give Poopin a huge money infusion and also lift sanctions. Clouds Passing Aug 12 #1
10km is nothing in this conflict cadoman Aug 12 #2
Of course he did. Trump will have no influenece over him. Fla Dem Aug 12 #3
 

cadoman

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2. 10km is nothing in this conflict
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:01 AM
Aug 12

The orcs have been stalled on the line for years now. Ukraine can fend them off as long as we keep them supplied.

Orcs die at a double digit ratio compared to Ukraine warriors, even with a greater quantity of equipment. Orcs have no knowledge of strategy or tactics and do not give a shit how many orcs are lost in meatwave assaults.

The Orcs know this and have sent the lead orc to try to trick the Mango Menace, because he is the only human dumber than an orc.

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