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Are Russians Signaling a Withdrawal?

Nadin Brzezinski
13 min readJul 27, 2023

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Important update: The White House has distanced itself from the Track 1.5 negotiations reported now by a third outlet. So let the Tweet speak for itself. I honestly hope this is the last time we have to deal with this:

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There are multiple good news from the field today. The offensive is accelerating after months of shaping operations. I can now confirm (I knew this from Russian bloggers for over two days) that Russia has lost control of a critical hamlet on the way to Mariupol. This is about directing the supply chain and internal lines of communications for Russia.

Here is the post:

The Armed Forces liberated Staromayorske in Donetsk region

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi showed the corresponding video.

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Oh it gets bigger. Russians are no longer talking defeat of Ukrainian formations. They are entering into the kind of panic I am used to when withdrawals come. Here is a corresponding post to the above from the Russian perspective:

It is reported that the enemy captured Staromayorsky on the Vremyevsk ledge.

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Nadin Brzezinski
Nadin Brzezinski

Written by Nadin Brzezinski

Historian by training. Former day to day reporter. Sometimes a geek who enjoys a good miniatures game. You can find me at CounterSocial, Mastodon and rarely FB

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