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Are Ukraine's Frontlines Breaking?

Pepe Escobar, Strategic Culture: Evidence keeps piling up, via leaked reports, of an across-the-board breakdown in the Ukrainian frontlines.  

Previously, we focused on the southern Zaporozhye front. Now let’s focus on Kharkov, in the northeast. 

The attached document, fully verified for authenticity, is a July report to the Chief of Staff of the operational-tactical group “Sumy”. 

The report essentially says that it’s impossible to withdraw two thirds of the A7383 unit from the battlefield to recover combat readiness because the remaining one third is incapable of holding the fort – which happens to extend along 55.5 km. 

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WNU Editor: Conflicts like the Russia - Ukraine war where both sides are not willing to compromise to end the war do take a long time to resolve itself. This war will not be an exception. But all wars do come to an end, and the above analysis by Pepe Escobar is repeating what all of my contacts/friends/and family members in Ukraine have been telling me for the past few months. 

Bottom line. Time is not on Ukraine's side.  

Update: I concur with the analysis below on Russia's current war strategy.



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