09-12-2022, 03:32 AM
Massive Gains and Cutting Off Russia's Supply a Turning Point
A turning point indeed, Ukraine has gained control over a vital supply hub for the invading Russian offensive, Ukraine's shock counteroffensive having recaptured lost territory. According to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, Ukraine may have gained back close to 1000 square miles previously stolen by Russia.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko Wrote:Ukrainian troops are advancing in eastern Ukraine, liberating more cities and villages. Their courage coupled with Western military support brings astonishing results. It’s crucial to keep sending arms to Ukraine. Defeating Russia on the battlefield means winning peace in Ukraine.
And as of Friday, Ukraine's President Zelensky announced that Ukraine had retaken roughly thirty towns and villages in the northeastern Karkiv region.
Russia's invasion having prompted Finland and Sweden to join Nato rather than remain neutral
Coming from Putin's own hometown of St. Petersburg, five municiple deputies were arrested by Russian Police for charging Vladimir Putin for Treason and his disastrous decision to invade Ukraine. The deputies applealed to the central governing body known as the Duma to punish Putin for the countless deaths, countless sanctions, motivated Nato and expanded Ukraine's military power.
These officials took great personal risk as they may easily face a death sentence based upon Russian federal law. And that it was Russian Officials that took a stance of defiance cannot be overstated.
But with Ukraine's counter-offensive gaining steam and Russia becoming as much an outcast as North Korea, a regime change from within may be forthcoming.