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ColinC

(8,286 posts) Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:30 AM Mar 2022

Ukraine liberates Makariv

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The Kyiv Independent
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⚡️Ukrainian troops liberate Makariv.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on March 21 that “the Ukrainian flag was raised over the town of Makariv” and Russian forces have been pushed back. Makariv is located 60 kilometres west from Kyiv.
8:30 PM · Mar 21, 2022

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Ukraine liberates Makariv (Original Post) ColinC Mar 2022 OP

Great to have some good news for a change. Liberty Belle Mar 2022 #1

Liking this "meme" response to the news... True Dough Mar 2022 #2

Nice.. ColinC Mar 2022 #3

Yeah, no kidding! calimary Mar 2022 #4

Great news! wnylib Mar 2022 #5

This is a big deal as it stops Russia's goal to encircle Kyiv. honest.abe Mar 2022 #6

Liberty Belle

(9,533 posts)

1. Great to have some good news for a change.

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Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:35 AM

Mar 2022

True Dough

(17,301 posts)

2. Liking this "meme" response to the news...

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2022, 03:20 AM

Mar 2022

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ColinC

(8,286 posts)

3. Nice..

Reply to True Dough (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 22, 2022, 03:28 AM

Mar 2022

They seem to be making a lot of headway lately. Hopefully it keeps.

calimary

(81,194 posts)

4. Yeah, no kidding!

Reply to ColinC (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 22, 2022, 04:13 AM

Mar 2022

Some welcome news indeed!

wnylib

(21,420 posts)

5. Great news!

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Tue Mar 22, 2022, 04:35 AM

Mar 2022

honest.abe

(8,659 posts)

6. This is a big deal as it stops Russia's goal to encircle Kyiv.

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Tue Mar 22, 2022, 07:28 AM

Mar 2022

"Despite the continued lack of progress, Kyiv remains Russia's primary military objective" and invading forces would try to encircle the capital, "in the coming weeks."

However, military expert Michael Kofman, who is the director of Russia Studies at the CNA thinktank, told the War on the Rocks podcast that the Russian attempt to encircle the Ukrainian capital looks to have failed.

"I think at this point it would be reasonable to say…that they are not in a position to attack Kyiv, they are not in a position to encircle it," Kofman said.

https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-makarov-russia-1690326

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