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Feb 17Liked by Sarcastosaurus

Thanks for the updates Tom. Very tough days ahead. I hear the Robotyne front is getting hotter as well with the Russians pushing forward.

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Feb 17Liked by Sarcastosaurus

Thank you, Tom, again, for continuing to bring us your invaluable updates. Not sure how you do it with everything else going on, but thank you. Between Stefan and you, you guys keep my faith in honest reporting.

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Tom: first of all, as always, thank you!

What’s your take on the situation with munitions, most importantly, 155-mm? To what extent Ukrainian supply is limited by funding holdup in the US, and to what extent those munitions are simply non-existent, not manufactured yet? Do you have any ideas about how many are still held in the warehouses in the US, Europe, and other Ukraine-friendly places?

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Feb 17Liked by Sarcastosaurus

Thank you, Tom, for the hard work and for providing what information you can credibly find and assess about a situation in which the dust is still settling. I appreciate reading it.

Every good faith reader should understand that the information is very fluid, and that nothing comes with an iron-clad guarantee at this early phase in trying to make sense of the results. It is an iterative process.

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Really? Accurate description of Russian losses by units yet no idea on Ukrainian ones!! Wow

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There are so many layers of sarcasm that I don't actually understand what is the information.

I'm serious, not trolling.

I can't tell what this article is saying. Was it really bad for Ukraine? Just bad? Or maybe it was worth it?

Maybe you could have a small section which summarizes the information straight, with no editorializing?

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Thanks for your efforts trying to give some clarity to this chaotic situation. I’m not surprised that some who believe that Russian forces cannot be defeated are skeptical of the report. So much winning!

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Thank you for this valuable report.

Ignore the haters.

You are doing good work which most of your readers appreciate.

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Feb 17Liked by Sarcastosaurus

It's a pity that you have to put up with some of the drivel people write about your invaluable contributions to our understanding of this atrocious war. I'm sure that you won't be deterred - in fact you may be encouraged. There are more than a few of us who assign high value to your work. Thank you. Keep it up.

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Feb 17Liked by Sarcastosaurus

Got lucky, I read through and my feelings are not hurt 😉.

Many thanks for deviating from your rule. I personally find this assessments very helpful and find no reason to be mad at you 🤷🏻‍♂️

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"pulls the finger"

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Even if its just 2 km on 2 km area - I still dont wanna give an inch to orcs.

If West gave Ukraine artillery ammunition - Avdiivka would be a graveyard for orcs

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Feb 17Liked by Sarcastosaurus

1st Sloviansk brigade was (re)built/filled during Avdiivka operation at least 2 times. So, i would estimate its losses ratio at like 120-140% its initial stuff

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Feb 17Liked by Sarcastosaurus

Thanks, Tom, now I can imagine what a bloody mess was the last hours for the battle for Avidiivka.

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