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TexasTowelie

(117,040 posts) Tue Oct 22, 2024, 07:59 AM Oct 22

Russia is closing in on the key strategic town of Pokrovsk - DW News

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has visited Kyiv and announced details of a 400 million dollar aid package for Ukraine. Monday's announcement came just two weeks before a presidential election that could put further aid in doubt.

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Russia is closing in on the key strategic town of Pokrovsk - DW News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 22 OP

Hate to say it, but the hard truth is this has been something that has been going on for a while tornado34jh Oct 22 #1

tornado34jh

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1. Hate to say it, but the hard truth is this has been something that has been going on for a while

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 10:31 AM

Oct 22

Ukraine has been losing ground in the east, especially in the Donetsk region, and they haven't gained any ground in the Donbass in quite a while. There is more support for Putin than you think, and it's not just Republicans here in the US, Iran, North Korea, and China.

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