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Ukraine Maintains Its Counteroffensive | Claims It's Reached Russian Border
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<blockquote data-quote="Adam_Butler" data-source="post: 1813" data-attributes="member: 18"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>KHARKIV</strong> - Maintaining a high momentum, the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian forces continues as they liberate one village after another, pushing Russia back to its border, and leaving everyone in a state of shock and awe.</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]638[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Independent verification of military claims in this war is still hard to come by. However, Russia has acknowledged the developments, claiming it was having to regroup.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">In 5 days, Ukraine has recaptured more territory than Russia has since April.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">According to the Associated Press, After Sunday's attack on infrastructure, mainly power stations, the electrical grid was knocked offline at many locations in Ukraine.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">As of now, around 80% of electricity and water utility supplies have been restored to the Kharkiv region.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">An excited mayor in Kharkiv wrote on Telegram that the Ukrainian military were heroes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The recent turn of events and a key reversal of initiative have been supported by international observers who warn of hard times for the Russian military personnel, occupying parts of Ukraine. Unlike the beginning of the "special military operation", these gains stand in sharp contrast to the earlier days of it when Russian troops were knocking on Kyiv's front door.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">News from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has said that its troops have liberated more than 20 settlements within the last 24 hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">An excited and Defiant Zelensky also expressed his mood on social media in a bold statement after the news was released:</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">As the news comes in of the Ukrainian victory, the mood turns sullen as reports of casualties continue to come in. At least 4 civilians were lost and 11 wounded in Russian attacks in other regions of the country. A total of 5,767 civilians have been lost so far in Russia's "special military operation," according to the U.N. Human Rights Office.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">In an effort to contain its losses, Russia began firing on Ukrainian infrastructure, which was immediately met with international criticism regarding the attacks centering on civilians. A massive fire at a power station was ignited in Kharkiv by a missile bombardment that has claimed yet more innocent lives.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The Russian military continues to hit the town of Nikopol which is across the Dnieper river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), which leaves the possibility of a nuclear disaster open there. However, the power plant was completely shut down over the weekend lowering nuclear risks, but the potential remains as nuclear materials are still present.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The British Defense Ministry went on to say that even in the Kherson region, Russia is having struggles bringing its military across the Dnipro River to stop the Ukrainian offensives.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Though the war is more than likely going to stretch into 2023, the Washington Institute for the Study of War is now saying that Russia lacks the reserves needed to boost its defenses in Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces have turned the direction of the tide in their favor by utilizing western weapons and training offered by western countries. Going forward, Kyiv will more than likely by the one choosing the location and nature of fighting from now on. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><u>Sources</u></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-kharkiv-a691ab16016aab01cedb68ea5e247b37" target="_blank">The Associated Press</a> | <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-keeps-initiative-claims-it-reached-russian-border/2022/09/12/d56f96aa-3271-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a> | <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-initiative-claims-reached-russian-border-89736000" target="_blank">ABC News</a></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><u>Photo Accreditation</u></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9D%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%96_%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%86%D1%96_%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%83_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%96%D1%8E_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%96%D0%B2_04.jpg" target="_blank">Disabled Russian Military Vehicle in Kharkiv</a> | <a href="https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/03/27/na-harkivshhyni-ukrayinski-bijczi-rozgromyly-chergovu-partiyu-tehniky-okupantiv/" target="_blank">Armyinform Ukraine</a> | <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.uk" target="_blank">CC BY 4.0</a> | via Wikimedia Commons</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><u>Importance Level</u></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">MEDIUM</span></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Adam_Butler, post: 1813, member: 18"] [SIZE=5][B]KHARKIV[/B] - Maintaining a high momentum, the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian forces continues as they liberate one village after another, pushing Russia back to its border, and leaving everyone in a state of shock and awe.[/SIZE] [ATTACH type="full" align="right" width="636px" alt="disabled-russian-tank-kharkiv-region.jpg"]638[/ATTACH] [SIZE=5]Independent verification of military claims in this war is still hard to come by. However, Russia has acknowledged the developments, claiming it was having to regroup. In 5 days, Ukraine has recaptured more territory than Russia has since April. According to the Associated Press, After Sunday's attack on infrastructure, mainly power stations, the electrical grid was knocked offline at many locations in Ukraine. As of now, around 80% of electricity and water utility supplies have been restored to the Kharkiv region. An excited mayor in Kharkiv wrote on Telegram that the Ukrainian military were heroes. The recent turn of events and a key reversal of initiative have been supported by international observers who warn of hard times for the Russian military personnel, occupying parts of Ukraine. Unlike the beginning of the "special military operation", these gains stand in sharp contrast to the earlier days of it when Russian troops were knocking on Kyiv's front door.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]News from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has said that its troops have liberated more than 20 settlements within the last 24 hours. An excited and Defiant Zelensky also expressed his mood on social media in a bold statement after the news was released:[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]As the news comes in of the Ukrainian victory, the mood turns sullen as reports of casualties continue to come in. At least 4 civilians were lost and 11 wounded in Russian attacks in other regions of the country. A total of 5,767 civilians have been lost so far in Russia's "special military operation," according to the U.N. Human Rights Office. In an effort to contain its losses, Russia began firing on Ukrainian infrastructure, which was immediately met with international criticism regarding the attacks centering on civilians. A massive fire at a power station was ignited in Kharkiv by a missile bombardment that has claimed yet more innocent lives.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]The Russian military continues to hit the town of Nikopol which is across the Dnieper river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), which leaves the possibility of a nuclear disaster open there. However, the power plant was completely shut down over the weekend lowering nuclear risks, but the potential remains as nuclear materials are still present.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]The British Defense Ministry went on to say that even in the Kherson region, Russia is having struggles bringing its military across the Dnipro River to stop the Ukrainian offensives. Though the war is more than likely going to stretch into 2023, the Washington Institute for the Study of War is now saying that Russia lacks the reserves needed to boost its defenses in Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces have turned the direction of the tide in their favor by utilizing western weapons and training offered by western countries. Going forward, Kyiv will more than likely by the one choosing the location and nature of fighting from now on. [/SIZE] [CENTER][SIZE=5][B][U]Sources[/U] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-kharkiv-a691ab16016aab01cedb68ea5e247b37']The Associated Press[/URL] | [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-keeps-initiative-claims-it-reached-russian-border/2022/09/12/d56f96aa-3271-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html']The Washington Post[/URL] | [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-initiative-claims-reached-russian-border-89736000']ABC News[/URL] [U]Photo Accreditation[/U] [URL='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9D%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%96_%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%86%D1%96_%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%83_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%96%D1%8E_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%96%D0%B2_04.jpg']Disabled Russian Military Vehicle in Kharkiv[/URL] | [URL='https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/03/27/na-harkivshhyni-ukrayinski-bijczi-rozgromyly-chergovu-partiyu-tehniky-okupantiv/']Armyinform Ukraine[/URL] | [URL='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.uk']CC BY 4.0[/URL] | via Wikimedia Commons [U]Importance Level[/U] [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]MEDIUM[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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