^^^ You almost sound like you are talking semantics. Meanwhile, Russia moves ahead without a bunch of talk. Why doesn't Ukraine just surrender and live?
A caption from a picture in the below article: "In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Russian soldiers fire the 152-mm howitzer "Msta-B" in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)"
Ukraine is in serious trouble: The Russians have the initiative, settlements are falling one after the other
https://rmx.news/article/ukraine-is-in-serious-trouble-the-russians-have-the-initiative-settlements-are-falling-one-after-the-other/
Settlements and villages continue to fall to Russian forces along various sectors of the eastern front
Russian forces are advancing across the Donbas in various directions and successfully occupying villages and settlements, reports Hungarian financial news outlet Portfolio.
Citing reports from Reuters, Ukrainian military bloggers and other sources, the paper notes that two settlements, both north and south of the city of Kurakhove have fallen, Zolotya Niva and Zorjane Perse.
Although Ukraine’s General Staff has not confirmed the loss of the villages, it admitted that the sector around Kurakhove “was the site of the heaviest clashes on the eastern front.”
In recent days, Ukrainian forces have been forced to retreat in other areas as well, with last week serving as a special blow to Kyiv with the fall of Ugledar (Vuhledar) after Ukrainian forces previously successfully defended the city for two years. The city, which is strategically important, was labeled a “fortress” by its previous defenders due to its massive tower blocks that rose up from the surrounding plains.
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A caption from a picture in the below article: "In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Russian soldiers fire the 152-mm howitzer "Msta-B" in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)"
Ukraine is in serious trouble: The Russians have the initiative, settlements are falling one after the other
https://rmx.news/article/ukraine-is-in-serious-trouble-the-russians-have-the-initiative-settlements-are-falling-one-after-the-other/
Settlements and villages continue to fall to Russian forces along various sectors of the eastern front
Russian forces are advancing across the Donbas in various directions and successfully occupying villages and settlements, reports Hungarian financial news outlet Portfolio.
Citing reports from Reuters, Ukrainian military bloggers and other sources, the paper notes that two settlements, both north and south of the city of Kurakhove have fallen, Zolotya Niva and Zorjane Perse.
Although Ukraine’s General Staff has not confirmed the loss of the villages, it admitted that the sector around Kurakhove “was the site of the heaviest clashes on the eastern front.”
In recent days, Ukrainian forces have been forced to retreat in other areas as well, with last week serving as a special blow to Kyiv with the fall of Ugledar (Vuhledar) after Ukrainian forces previously successfully defended the city for two years. The city, which is strategically important, was labeled a “fortress” by its previous defenders due to its massive tower blocks that rose up from the surrounding plains.
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