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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Ukrainian Town Deals Russia One of the War's Most Decisive Routs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-russia-voznesensk-town-battle-11647444734No paywall
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VOZNESENSK, UkraineA Kalashnikov rifle slung over his shoulder, Voznesensks funeral director, Mykhailo Sokurenko, spent this Tuesday driving through fields and forests, picking up dead Russian soldiers and taking them to a freezer railway car piled with Russian bodiesthe casualties of one of the most comprehensive routs President Vladimir Putins forces have suffered since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
A rapid Russian advance into the strategic southern town of 35,000 people, a gateway to a Ukrainian nuclear power station and pathway to attack Odessa from the back, would have showcased the Russian militarys abilities and severed Ukraines key communications lines.
Instead, the two-day battle of Voznesensk, details of which are only now emerging, turned decisively against the Russians. Judging from the destroyed and abandoned armor, Ukrainian forces, which comprised local volunteers and the professional military, eliminated most of a Russian battalion tactical group on March 2 and 3.
The Ukrainian defenders performance against a much-better-armed enemy in an overwhelmingly Russian-speaking region was successful in part because of widespread popular support for the Ukrainian causeone reason the Russian invasion across the country has failed to achieve its principal goals so far. Ukraine on Wednesday said it was launching a counteroffensive on several fronts.
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A Ukrainian Town Deals Russia One of the War's Most Decisive Routs (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2022
OP
It might have been this Russian POW's war group. He said, "Everyone is killed".
mysteryowl
Mar 2022
#9
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,250 posts)1. I've said it once, I've said it twice,
here's my third time, remind me to never piss off a Ukrainian, bad things tend to happen.
Irish_Dem
(46,492 posts)10. And for the love of God, never get on the wrong side of Zelensky.
maxsolomon
(33,244 posts)2. Odesa is the prize.
Russia wants the entire Ukrainian coast, but Odesa is special for many Russians as a vacation destination.
Wounded Bear
(58,598 posts)3. K & R...nt
Hekate
(90,552 posts)4. 🌻The Ukrainians are amazing! 🌻
🌻 🌻
Faux pas
(14,644 posts)5. Kickin'
to the freedom fighters
PurgedVoter
(2,214 posts)6. Glory to the Heroes!
When you know that surrender means starvation next to grain fields your ancestors tilled, you know it is treason to give into a despot.
dchill
(38,441 posts)7. K&R! Slava Ukraina!
mysteryowl
(7,362 posts)9. It might have been this Russian POW's war group. He said, "Everyone is killed".
"Everyone is killed" @1:55
This clip was posted during those dates, March 2nd & 3rd.
This clip was posted during those dates, March 2nd & 3rd.
crickets
(25,952 posts)11. Amazing. Good for Voznesensk. 🌻