Ukraine lost over 270 km² after US stopped providing military and financial aid in October 2023

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Posted by Itchy-Bird-5518

23 Comments

  1. Now add up the Ukranians we killed during that period. It’s not like we can get them back by sending money and equipment.

  2. Zealousideal_Run_263 on

    Its all on johnson and republicans. Blood is on their hands. Disgusting humans

  3. MattPayneWrestler on

    We need to use hacks like russia does and get infinite money and infinite men who are cool with living in a trench and dying for nothing.

  4. Yes. Unfortunately, that’s the reality. Ukraine doesn’t have the human resources to mount a consistent defence. It’s just maths. 

    Technology and advanced weaponry are the only way they can mount a defence. 

    As a European, I think it’s the dumbest, shittiest, most fkn stupid and irresponsible thing we’ve done to not throw everything at Ukraine. This conflict is basically the reason the entire European project exists. Let’s get the fuck on with it. 

  5. The Polish farmer blockade didn’t help much either. Even if aid was being sent, not much got to Ukraine due to the roads being blocked on the Polish border. The situation would be much better if it wasn’t for that.

  6. Sosemikreativ on

    Disgusting how Republicans are willing to throw geopolitical allies under the bus (bus = geopolitical enemies) for short term political stunts and internal disputes. Under Republican rule the US is no reliable ally. They are traitors to the ones they swore allegiance when they deemed it a worthy publicity stunt and their own nation as a whole.

  7. I wondered how much land this was in Texas measurement’s, then saw this: According to the United States Census Bureau, the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area has a total area of 10,062 square miles (**26,060 km****^(2)**), of which 8,929 sq mi (23,130 km^(2)) are land and 1,133 sq mi (2,930 km^(2)) are covered by water.

    I can’t even begin to give a fuck about such a small piece of land, being from Houston myself. What did incense me however was using such a small neighborhoods worth of land as this terrible gotcha. Like the countless lives lost and families altered were less important than these dozens of soccer stadiums of land.

    I know casualties aren’t out for the good guys, and this article is trying to impress upon the audience the consequences our domestic politics can have. Damn, it still feels like a miss for me. How many parents won’t come home, or kids got kidnapped to Russia since October 2023? Can we trade a football field of land per kid back, please Putin?

  8. And we don’t know when another aid package of this size will be released, which is why we need to strengthen donation campaigns to collect drones, drones donated by volunteers were one of the main factors that prevented the Russians from advancing further. This will help the Ukrainians save artillery for more important targets

  9. This is not good, Ukraine still needs all the support that we can give and the lack of aid clearly made this possible.

    But this is not a disaster, Ukraine managed to regain 370 square km during the 2023 offensive, Russians managed to get 100 km less while Ukraine had a clear lack of supplies. I hope current packages are enough to stabilize the front but the important thing is to not stop here, give them more, give them anything they need in order to succeed.

  10. vic_venigar_47 on

    American in Kyiv here. I’m all for sending aid, weapons, what ever is needed. I mean shit, I donate my own blood. With that being said though, I see ALOT of perfectly able bodied military aged males in this city carrying on about life not appearing to give two shits about the war. Sending weapons and aid can only do so much.

  11. The country that wouldn’t exist without French aid during its Revolutionary War is now wondering why countries help other countries during times of war

    (I’m American)

  12. puffinfish420 on

    The equipment is going to start to show diminishing returns due to the lack of manpower.

    If you don’t have enough soldiers to properly train and rotate your front line detachments, advanced equipment will only do so much.

    At this rate, we are going to be airdropping Javalins and Bradley’s onto fields of corpses.

    Ukraine doesn’t just have an equipment/industry problem. They have a demographic problem.

  13. Whatever way you look at it now…. This has all the hallmarks of spiralling out of control into a major global conflict.

    Russia will not back down whilst Putin is in power and the west will not allow Putin to win in Ukraine.. It’s a matter of time ladies and gents, mark my words… It’s looking very grim indeed.

    I think the most realistic way this ends is both sides giving concessions under negotiations which will likely favour the Russians, which in my opinion… just kicks the can further down the road!

  14. Its hard to believe these countries combined couldn’t pull enough support together for Ukraine? The UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia together should have been able to fill the gap while the U.S. was absent

  15. Imaginary-Arrival-75 on

    Good job USA politicians , political gain overrides brave lives.

    Politicians so self centred

  16. Emeritus8404 on

    Well as an american, i believe we should examine the individuals who stalled the bills required to send aide. And if found to have ties to russia, releave them of office immediately.

  17. AccomplishedSir3344 on

    So, 270 sq km of a 604,000 km country? Devastating 

    Why don’t you harp on this for a bit longer? The aid was passed…get a grip.

  18. Hot_Psychology727 on

    I love it how everybody complains when we mettle peoples affairs

    But complain if we don’t.

    I’m glad we’re sending new aid to Ukraine though
    I hope it helps you guys a lot

    I hope that you can also become a part of NATO eventually so we could just end it