Ukr Ocheretino Collapse, Brigades Mutiny, Retreat Without Orders; China With Rus, Rejects Sanctions

YouTube ^ | April 23, 2024 | Alexander Mercouris

[Kazan]

Alexander Mercouris discusses Ukrainian brigades fleeing the key village of Ocheretino without a fight without orders to do so.

Why is Ocheretino so important?

Ocheretino dominates the entire area

- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 --
@GeromanAT

for people who do not know how important Ocheretino is. it dominates the whole area and will give Russian forces the opportunity to spread out in all directions. I would call that a breakthrough.

2:52 PM · Apr 22, 2024

[Alter Kaker]

You mean you’ve already enlisted? You’re deployed to the FR FRont?

[Svartalfiar]

Villages are very small towns. ... I don’t see how something so small could be “key” in any war.

It's not a matter of town size, it's the terrain or geography or nearby locations. Maybe the town is close to the only bridge/fordable point across the river for miles. Maybe it's a higher location with good visibility over the best roads around to move equipment on. Maybe it's onthe only road that goes through the local mountain pass or swamp.

I can't say how 'key' this particular place actually is, but there's more to it than just 'very small town'.