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On February 16, the Russian military advanced along the border in Sumy, all while repelling more counterattacks by Kiev forces far away in Zaporizhzhia.
In Sumy, the Sever [North] Group of Forces captured Pokrovka along the border from Kiev forces, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which noted in a brief statement that the final assault on the settlement was led by the group’s 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade.
“Artillery wiped out enemy positions, and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) teams operated all day long: reconnaissance, fire adjustment and strikes. The targets were hit without a miss,” the ministry said.
“The ground-attackers skillfully used weather conditions: warming, humidity, fog. The enemy drones blinded. Natural camouflage operated effectively: our infantry units moved forward and destroyed the AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine) positions,” it added.
Pokrovka is located just a few kilometers to the east of Krasnopillia, which lies right on a key road leading north to Sumy center.
In addition to capturing the settlement, the Vostok Group of Forces expanded its control south, mainly along the border, securing 11,2 square kilometers.
The Sever Group of Forces also made gains to the north of Sumy center, advancing from Oleksiivka towards Malaya Korchakovka. Russian troops captured around 3,1 square kilometers from Kiev forces in the area, moving one small step closer to Sumy.
As the Sever Group of Forces was advancing Sumy, the Vostok [East] Group of Forces repelled more counterattacks by Kiev forces far away in Zaporizhzhia.
At least five counterattacks were repelled by the group: one by the 225th Separate Assault Regiment near Rizdvyanka, two by the 95th Rifle Division and the 5th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade in the direction of Hai, one by the 92nd Assault Brigade near Bratske, and another by the 33rd Assault Regiment close to Boikovo.
Kiev forces lost three armored personnel carrier, three armored combat vehicles and several dozen troops while attempting to advance in these areas.
Recent developments shows that despite facing pressure in Zaporizhzhia, the Russian military is still capable of advancing in other directions, in this case in Sumy.
Military operations by both sides can be directly linked to ongoing peace talks. Ukraine is likely desperate to push the Russian military back in Zaporizhzhia because Moscow will not agree to any withdrawal from the region. Meanwhile, the advance in Sumy is likely meant to pressure Kiev into a withdrawal from Donetsk.
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i wonder if the ukrainian zaporizhzhia advances are vain attempts to gain a foolish concession from russia via useless negotiation hasbara efforts. american propagandist pam bondi has listed elvis presley and janice joplin as involved the epstine files.
she didn’t write the lists but the point is that they’ve made it exactly a witch hunt psyop again… ” only a witch would defend a witch ” is how they won that one . they’re doing it again .
to protect the guilty really . the crown and church both claim supernatural powers . the bible condemns witch craft or supernatural powers such as a commoner magically becoming a royal by a priests interbention as gods afent throufg theur marriage meaning as if a different species that s connected to god .like a commoner joining the priesthood . as if magically they’re transformed from mortals into magicians . entities with super natural powers and privileges denied others . allegedly .
today it’s like this . in england a 7 year old s child’s parents were just sent a letter from his school informing them that his permanent record would now declare him as racist because he didnt willingly agree to sing a ramadan song . he isn’t moslem . yet it’s illegal to recite christian prayers in school. that’s not racist.
the education depatartmemt in england is over seen by ofsted the boss is a moslem . ” keir starmer caught out ” cutting deal ” with dodgy muslim mosques”
” you tube.
everything’s dodgy now imo ” never trust anybody ” queen mum . now the genealogists are saying they’ve discovered the windsors are descended from mohammed , king david and of course implied god .
btw the bible says “no man can serve two masters” but there’s not much possibility any teacher ever read that book . most of them are very uneducated . from my experience .
better a dead ukrainian martyr than a living russian shitstain…heheheh
skidmarks in the comments from ramses narrative l