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Wasn't that the M1 that was destroyed last June?
It would be the polite thing to doI hope they repair it and "air mail" it back to some Russian troops
That'll get a tactical nuke into Kyiv within the hour. Imagine any country putting NYC into this state. POTUS would be opening the football.
That'll get a tactical nuke into Kyiv within the hour. Imagine any country putting NYC into this state. POTUS would be opening the football.
This is all good in Kursk, but what's happening in Donetsk? We can't risk confirmation bias by just reporting on successes, but instead should look at the larger picture. Putin knows that Ukraine doesn't have the stomach to harm Russian civilians in Kursk and that its NATO backers won't allow Russian territory to be annexed postwar. So unless the people rise up, there's no harm to Putin. Instead Putin's mostly ignoring the Kursk issue and is focusing on the main goal in south-east Ukraine.
Zelensky: The Kursk operation thwarted Russiaʼs plans to create a buffer zone on the territory of Ukraine
The operation of the Defense Forces in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation disrupted Russiaʼs plans to create its own buffer zone on the territory of Ukrainebabel.ua
"The fact that they are not withdrawing their troops from Donetsk is clear: their troops are the most prepared there and this is their strategic direction — they really want to occupy Donetsk," Zelensky added."
While I like the idea of crossing the undefended Russian border instead of trying to go through the Surovikin Line's minefields and tank traps, the direction does not appear to support Ukraine's goals. Instead of using Ukraine's limited forces to open a resource-hungry second front, why not use these seemingly-available AFU forces to cross the undefended border at Kharkiv, race down the Russian side of the Ukrainian border and then cross the "mostly" undefended border into Russian-held Luhansk and race towards Sievierodonetsk while attacking Russia's undefended rear.
True, but unlike the disconnected Kursk campaign, I'm expecting a Ukrainian swing into Luhansk's rear to be coordinated with a solid AFU push from its front.Swinging south to interdict the supplies flowing to the Russian Donets offensive presents a long left flank ripe for attack.
True, but unlike the disconnected Kursk campaign, I'm expecting a Ukrainian swing into Luhansk's rear to be coordinated with a solid AFU push from its front.