Alexander Mercouris
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Russia Completes Kherson Pullout in Good Order, Captures Pavlovka, Doubts US Diplomatic Moves
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“Russia’s Kherson retreat marks tectonic shift in Ukraine war”
Withdrawal from capital of eponymous region further undermines Russia’s geopolitical prestige and gives boost to Ukrainian economy, analysts say.
-Al Jazeera
Looks like the “Putin is playing 5D chess” crowd can now officially all go fook themselves, huh?
Not to mention how the Russians just blew up their own bridge, leaving scores of military vehicles for the Ukrainians to capture. Behold Russia’s Afghanistan Moment.
You of course have all pictures and vides of that, right ? Was the “coat of Kiev” in front line ?
You have just spouted a load of garbage, you should hold your fire until you get the proper gen, everything was recovered, sorry mate if this gives you some angst.
Have a little faith. No need to get hysterical.
Now Then, I changed my mind: I had been under the impression that a tactical withdrawal suggests sane military policy at play, with the aim of achieving military objectives. I had ignored what might be mere TV/armchair fools, who are unable to learn anything from a sound military tradition, who cannot wait a day either by watching and seeing, or by experience in the military. However, as ‘analysts say’ then, of course then you’re right; Putin is an incompetent fool so is the Russian military command, and probably all the Russian bakers and cooks working in the supply line, as… Read more »
“Russia Completes Kherson Pullout in Good Order”
Too bad that they clearly suck at ATTACKING in good order.
Russia have leaders who don’t send their soldiers or any Mother Russian people to die for piece of worthless land.
Several Western leaders have multiple times assured that “We will fight to last Ukrainian”. That exactly is happening there.
You’re right it is very bad. They need people like you. But alas, perhaps you have the great fortune not to be born Russian and instead won the first prize in the lottery of life – to be born in the area known the Little Russia or Ukraine ever since the medieval principality here became separated from ‘mainstream’ czarist Russia as a result of the Mongol invasion.
The ramifications of this massive political, military and PR defeat will be ASTOUNDING.
Next you’ll send your wives and daughters to FIGHT, right ?
Remember when I posted THIS article right here on The Duran and all you mutts insulted me and bombed me with thumbs-downs? I SURE DO! “Why doesn’t Putin finish it once and for all? Why is he still referring to Western leaders as being his “colleagues”, after all they’ve done? Why is he still offering to provide his (allegedly) mortal enemies with gas and oil? Why does Ukraine still have a functional electrical grid, thus allowing Ukrainians to go about their merry lives as if nothing at all was happening? Why is he already tapering off on the blitz he started in response to the Kerch bridge terrorist attack after… Read more »
In this, the state is the enemy, not the people. Even bewildered and indoctrinated folk may easily and quickly come round, but not the state. In the course of conduct, what one may eventually have to resort to, and that is forseen, is not what you intend to begin with, even if you have to in the end. For example, why don’t I simply give my kingdom to my daughters now, before I die? (KIng Lear). Hasty action is always poorly motivated – by fear and other misgiving. Also hasty action is foolish because it invites ruination and a bad… Read more »
“In this, the state is the enemy, not the people.”
In almost every single military conflict known to mankind, the enemy has ALWAYS been the state and not the people. Which has never, ever, ever stopped the Americunts, for example, from bombing them all into oblivion anyway.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
“Russia Completes Kherson Pullout in Good Order”
Leave it to The Duran to try to spin this MASSIVE DEFEAT into sounding like some sort of ‘victory’.
this is what the Duran does best!
Ukraine and it’s Western “friends” have no idea why Russia did that.
“massive defeat” when Russia by plan left them empty town. Now just in all Ukraine forces, but maybe should be a bit careful as mud slide at winter may freeze and drown them all.
Next to Moscow, right ? One jew tried it in past but ended to take poison 🙂
This is the best episode ever!!!! The Duran reporting the fist stages of the Russian military defeat. What a time to be alive!!
What, some Nazis still alive ?!
OH WHAT A DAY!! WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY!
Yes, hallelujah, next air superiority, dwarf already testing first new fighter jet.
Make much of you brief joy at Ukrainian army punching air in entering Kherson. Even as Ukraine continues to lose in this war, but will not negotiate, and indeed cannot and keep their head held high. I wonder, do you feel great sorrow at the death of so many Ukrainian men, or merely great joy at any sign of a victory, failing to even try to comprehend how war may be conducted. I’m sure Mohammed Ali stepped back from his opponent in the ring more than once and went on to win the fight, quite easily really. Check it out.… Read more »
Thank you for taking the time to make excellent videos for us even when you’re not feeling so well, Alexander! Brilliant as always. God bless you. Feel better soon!
Slava Ukraini motherfuckers!
Ukrainians must be extreme proud, what a leader they have !!
This is a different war from past wars because on one side we have crazy nuclear armed neocons and on the other a very strong nuclear power. That makes the question of “who won the war” one that may have no clear answer under the right conditions. So I’ll just let General Sergey Vladimirovich Surovikin do his thing and the nutty neocons do their thing and Mother Nature will decide if humanity is a sucessful or a failed evolutionary experiment.
Unless Putin somehow manages to turn this fiasco into some kind of unexpected, last-minute surprise victory within the next 2 days through some kind of eleventh-hour Hail Mary play (i.e., the retreat is actually a trap), then Russia’s influence & standing at the upcoming G20 meeting will be greatly, perhaps even irreversibly, diminished. I can’t wait to see how the BRICs take this loss.
Around 11.00 Alex contrasts the evacuation of Kherson with the evacuation of Kharkov.
How about comparing it with the evacuation of Kabul? Is it possible to get greater contrast between the steady, orderly evacuation of 100 000 civilians and 30 000 soldiers….with equipment….across a wide river…in contact with enemy….mostly at night….with no losses reported…..
and the absurd, ridiculous, shameful, cowardly, panic stricken US military shambles at Kabul, abandoning their allies and equipment……
Yes or no?
Ivo Jima repeated in Afghanistan. What a glorious day. There’s just that flag that makes me wonder ?!
Quite right, Its a thing to marvel at this orderly retreat.
I have no doubt that Russia will prevail in Ukraine, but this pull back has been a PR disaster, PR maybe dosen’t win battles, but it helps the enemy to a feel good factor. It is now up to Russia to do something to roll back this bad PR, for a start stop probing the energy grid, blow the bloody thing to smithereens get some qudos back.
As virtually no one believes that President Putin fears for his life and that is why he is not going to the G20 Sumit, why accomplish nothing but confusion by drawing attention to it?