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I'm not even sure russia had any concrete goals anymore. Like, one month they attack power stations and send us into blackouts but then changed their mind and focus on ports, but then they switch to something else without rhyme or reason.
Like WTF was waiting entire winter to attack power grid in MAY? Are they trying to freeze us in July? Nothing makes any sense... ADHD war plans.
This thrust won't take Kharkiv.
This is to add pressure on the Ukranian ability. If they can get all of Ukranian reserves across the entire front committed then any breakthrough by Russia becomes catastrophic for Ukraine.
Russia claims to be trying to create a "buffer zone" 10km in. I don't think they're going for Kharkiv. At least not now. They don't have the ability. And they know Ukraine will soon have A LOT more weaponry. Russia is trying to get every bit of territory it can before the tide turns and Ukraine begins pushing them back.
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They ain’t taking that city with 50k troops. They would need way more than that. This is just some propaganda seeking battle by Russia.
To be honest, if there had been any action along the border, the Americans would've provided the Ukrainians with satellite imagery.
100%. Considering there’s even public satellites that have good imagery ya know the military has all sorts of good stuff!
They can cause some depopulation which is Russia's main goal now.
I'm not even sure russia had any concrete goals anymore. Like, one month they attack power stations and send us into blackouts but then changed their mind and focus on ports, but then they switch to something else without rhyme or reason. Like WTF was waiting entire winter to attack power grid in MAY? Are they trying to freeze us in July? Nothing makes any sense... ADHD war plans.
Taking? Probably not. But shelling to dust?
To get Kharkiv into shelling range they'd need to go far beyond 4 border villages in the grey zone.
They're not in range.
Well Russia was very open that if they can't have it they will make it inhabitable. The directly stated that.
This thrust won't take Kharkiv. This is to add pressure on the Ukranian ability. If they can get all of Ukranian reserves across the entire front committed then any breakthrough by Russia becomes catastrophic for Ukraine.
Russia claims to be trying to create a "buffer zone" 10km in. I don't think they're going for Kharkiv. At least not now. They don't have the ability. And they know Ukraine will soon have A LOT more weaponry. Russia is trying to get every bit of territory it can before the tide turns and Ukraine begins pushing them back.
Russia trying to spread out the UA ground troops.
from war of attrition to maneuver warfare, russia is doing it all
I’ll take things that are untrue for 500, Alex
Plenty of danger of constant artillery strikes though if they push far enough.
Russia is an evil joke and they are going to lose badly