They won't.
They'll never possess it again.
The plans are on Hunter’s laptop.
Apparently Russia bolstered their forces to 25K soldiers in that area. They are now at risk of being cut off from supply as the bridges to their area are being destroyed. Was it all a feint? That would imply a level of ingenuity the Ukrainian Army hasn’t displayed anywhere else.
Like any good long con, there is always the *next* request for money with the promise of reward, which never happens.
“More money first, please.”
Waiting for more Biden-weapons. Keep some, sell the rest.
I think it was a feint ..
Ukraine has telegraphed its big counteroffensive for months. So where is it?Nice own goal.
From https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4086278/posts
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the Russian invaders have become entirely reactive - they no longer dictate where the fighting should occur and when. For instance, when Ukraine broadcasted their plans to counter-attack towards Kherson, Russia drew down the resources for their offensives in Donbas and rushed these to the south to counter the Ukrainian initiative.
As the Russians crammed forces across the River Dnipro, Ukrainians simply applied their long-range artillery to destroy the sole remaining bridge there (the Antonivskyy bridge) and the Russians on the western bank of the Dnipro are now stuck and cut off from their lines of communication. In the mean while, Ukrainian forces started counter-attacking towards Izium and Russia lack the reserves to respond. Nor can Russia redeploy their forces in Kherson, because the bridge is down and the entire area is now a death trap.”
Effective deception has long been an important strategic component of war. I don't know who is "winning" this war, but it doesn't seem to be going away. Time is not on Russia's side. If Russia moved forces in reaction to a stated counter offensive, it seems plausible that Ukrainian leadership at least anticipated it. Ukraine has already proved to be more capable than the world expected. Is it that big of a stretch to imagine it was strategic deception?
I don't know what a Russian victory looks like. But I know what a "quagmire" looks like, and the "Russian invasion" seems to be shaping up to fit the bill thus far.
“Ukraine has telegraphed its big counteroffensive for months. So where is it?”
Ukraine started the offensive by systematically destroying airbases and munitions supplies in the area and they’ve also targeted the bridges in the area to prevent a Russian retreat from Kherson.
Unlike the Russians who started an offensive without first preparing the way for the offensive the Ukies are taking out the REMFs before going head to head with the Orc combat troops.
Destroying the bridges of the Dnieper in the south is going to cause supply shortages for the Russians defending Kherson.
Maybe then the Ukraine will start its attack.
Agree.
The announcements are simply to rake in more money.
“Ukrainian advocates and agents”
Ok, Mr. Russian Advocate/Agent.
But, it is equally true thatthe Kherson salient is a terrible defensive position. The first step in retaking it is to isolate the battlefield, so that's what is happening. The Ukrainians will retake it eventually simply because it is a horrible position.
The only way the Russians can hold it long term is to take expand their foothold west/north of the Dnieper to include a lot more land, and they don't have the force for that.
Geography says it will eventually be Ukrainian again.
The silver lining is this is the second proxy war in a row lost by the World Police. The days of being able to push countries around is almost over and planet earth will be better for it.
I don’t think you’re suppose to tell everyone your military plans.
“You have been awarded a Red Star sticker for your continued support of the Motherland.”
These things are vastly more difficult to accomplish than most media and keyboard warriors understand. It took years of building and training to land 150,000 troops at Normandy. And the Allies’ bases weren’t constantly harassed by the Germans because the Allies had air supremacy over Britain. Russia used months to set up their invasion, also without being constantly harassed.
The claim that the Ukraine was building a 1 million man army to assault the Russkies was pure overblown hype from the word go. Imagine the logistics. A million rifles? 20.000 machine guns? Thousands of artillery pieces. Ammunition. Uniforms. Helmets. First aid kits. The list is endless.
The months of training required. All the while Russkie satellites are overhead. Any large formations in training would likely be attacked.
Unless maybe Zee was planning to send the troops in with only half of them armed and the rest expected to capture Russkie weapons.
Patience jackass, patience.