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Ukraine war: Kyiv claims first victories of counter-offensive - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

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Ukraine says it has liberated four villages in the south-east, calling these the first settlements won back from Russia since Kyiv's counter-offensive began
On Monday morning, officials reported that "the national flag is once again waving" over Storozhove, in the Donetsk region
A day earlier, footage showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne - and a minister said nearby Makarivka was also taken
The settlements are relatively small - and Moscow is yet to confirm any retreat
The Institute for the Study of War backs up Kyiv's claims, saying Ukraine captured "multiple settlements" along the frontline over the weekend
On Saturday, President Zelensky acknowledged that the long-awaited counter-offensive was under way

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i'm well aware of what the eternal september was, just commenting here that if you think a couple radlibs coming to lemmy for a few days before the reddit thing dies down and then melting down over checks notes communists existing is going to be anything other than an opportunity to make fun of you guys you're delusional lol

[–] Protegee9850 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Hi 👋 Am a Marxist. Just don’t support authoritarian war machines headed by an exKGB, anti-LGBT christofascist. That y’all are supporting this obvious war of aggression is embarrassing and shameful to the rest of us actual communists and socialists with integrity. And we’re not going anywhere 😘

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Marxists typically have the decency to study history, e.g. Euromaidan and the ensuing civil war, the Minsk accords, etc.

[–] snoby -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is a proxy war and some leftists don't want NATO to win, is that so hard to understand? We also believe it was an avoidable war

[–] Protegee9850 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any leftist supporting Putin isn’t.

[–] snoby 0 points 2 years ago

Did you read what I wrote? I would love for this war to end asap but being geopolitically literate doesn't mean I support Le Ebil Putin