Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
This 'small chunk of Ukraine" is essentially Ukraine itself. Think as if they are removing Wall Street from Manhattan.
The Donbas region holds immense strategic, economic, and symbolic importance for Ukraine — and has been at the heart of the conflict with Russia for over a decade. Here's a breakdown of why it matters so much:
🏭 Economic and Industrial Significance
- Coal and Steel Hub: Donbas (short for “Donets Basin”) is rich in coal and was once the industrial powerhouse of Ukraine, producing nearly 90% of the Russian Empire’s coal by 1913.
- Heavy Industry Legacy: Cities like Donetsk and Luhansk were built around mining and metallurgy, making the region vital for Ukraine’s economy, especially during the Soviet era.
- Infrastructure and Trade: Control of Donbas supports access to key transportation routes and ports like Mariupol, which connect to the Black Sea and Crimea.
🛡️ Strategic and Military Value
- Buffer Zone: For Russia, Donbas serves as a strategic buffer between NATO-aligned Ukraine and its own borders. For Ukraine, retaining it is essential to national defense.
- Land Bridge to Crimea: Russia’s push to control Donbas is partly to secure a land corridor to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
- Frontline of Resistance: The region has been a battleground since 2014, with Ukrainian forces defending against Russian-backed separatists and full-scale invasions.
🧠 Cultural and Political Identity
- Russian-Speaking Population: Donbas has a large Russian-speaking population, which Russia has used to justify its intervention and annexation attempts.
A Mi-24 helicopter of the Belarusian Air Defense Forces reportedly intercepted a Russian Gerbera UAV flying towards Ukraine over the Gomel region of Belarus, on July 12. This means that Belarus has intercepted more Russian drones than all NATO/EU forces combined.
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1944671551657594911
NATO military supply transport flights to Poland with weapons and ammo deliveries to Ukraine are back. Lots of deliveries so far today from Germany and the UK.
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Large Russian speaking population because Soviet Union forced Russian language into Ukrainians and moved lots of their people in “displacing” ethnic Ukrainians.
“Small chunk”, if pitin does not gain control of all the territories he has annexed and by Russian law part of Russia then he loses.
“Buffer zone “. This war and the war in Iran proves there is no such thing as a buffer zone, beyond that decades of NATO on Russias border and no invasion shows that the buffer zone is more of pitin’s BS
You are correct about the economic importance of the areas taken however those were never stated goals of pitin’s SVO🤔
More lies and BS
“NATO military supply transport flights to Poland with weapons and ammo deliveries to Ukraine are back”!
“Lots of deliveries”!
It’s a new phase in the war.
Testing Russia’s ability to adapt to new resource restrictions, while new resources flow to Ukraine.
Awaiting the President’s statement today...
“NATO military supply transport flights to Poland with weapons and ammo deliveries to Ukraine are back”!
“Lots of deliveries”!
It’s a new phase in the war.
Testing Russia’s ability to adapt to new resource restrictions, while new resources flow to Ukraine.
Awaiting the President’s statement today...
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