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gab13by13

(30,732 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:15 AM Wednesday

Let's Not Forget About Ukraine

I hesitate to post anything about the war, because of the fog of war. I don't even click on certain articles here because I don't find them reliable.

With that said, I have seen enough articles from several sources that I can say that Ukraine has shifted its tactics, it is crippling Russia's oil infrastructure. Ukraine is using more powerful drones to blow up oil depots, to blow up refineries which is giving Russia a problem it never anticipated.

Crimea has been hard hit, Russia is rationing gas there, Putin must decide between supplying fuel to the citizens or to the army, Russia's refining capacity has been reduced 38%, not sure how that number was calculated but it's in my link.

Ukraine is going to win this war.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/crimea-s-200m-oil-artery-blown-apart-in-double-strike-putin-puts-2-4m-residents-on-rations/ss-AA1QINp0?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=691dbf8969a444f2a86e03076402e69d&ei=18#image=5

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Let's Not Forget About Ukraine (Original Post) gab13by13 Wednesday OP
I always look for any ending of the Putin's war against Ukraine .................... Lovie777 Wednesday #1
Zilch on local news around here for quite some time now. dameatball Wednesday #2
TY electric_blue68 Wednesday #3
Ukraine is starting to build up quite a powerful defense industry. Crunchy Frog Wednesday #4
Agreed duckworth969 Wednesday #5
Decided to switch my avatar back to the Ukrainian flag (had Kamala)... electric_blue68 Wednesday #6

Lovie777

(21,229 posts)
1. I always look for any ending of the Putin's war against Ukraine ....................
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:39 AM
Wednesday

in Ukraine's favor. Putin is a madman that is spiraling Russia to it's end under his rule.

Crunchy Frog

(28,181 posts)
4. Ukraine is starting to build up quite a powerful defense industry.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:59 PM
Wednesday

Focusing on drones and now, domestically produced long range missiles.

I do hope that they can push russia into economic, political, or social collapse before Ukraine itself is completely destroyed.

It absolutely breaks my heart to see the Ukrainian people suffering so much and for so long.

This war has already gone on for nearly four years, and won't end until someone gets rid of the Putin problem.

duckworth969

(1,003 posts)
5. Agreed
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 05:16 PM
Wednesday

Ukraine will beat the Russkies.

I think Russia will eventually become Balkanized, how far that will go remains to be seen.

electric_blue68

(25,076 posts)
6. Decided to switch my avatar back to the Ukrainian flag (had Kamala)...
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 05:49 PM
Wednesday

I happen to be half second Gen Ukrainian-American, my dad's side.

Have been to Littke Ukraine in NYC East Village many times. There's a Ukrainian with the famous, beautful Ukraine Pysanski - highly decorated Easter eggs.

Don't know if I gave any distance cousins there.

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