The Russians even opened the gate to allow a 20+ unit convoy to flee in the direction of Petrovsk last night. The Military Summary Channel has geo located footage of the column being Iskandered on the road.
It’s a horrible situation for the hapless, near ammo less Ukes still holed up in the pocket. Kadyrov and his Chechen hunter/ambush/killer units are making ghastly sport of killing them.
Militarily, it seemed like a stupid thing to do. All fluff, no stuff. They have/had no chance of keeping supply lines open. Whose idea was it?
Another road to Basra?
Seasonal rain, mud, and snow will soon make major offensive operations much more difficult and will literally freeze the front lines. Meanwhile, Ukraine is using drones to strike deep into Russia and doing considerable damage to military and economic targets. Sanctions and ongoing losses of men and material limit Russia's ability to generate new combat power.
If elected, Trump is likely to be able to arrange a swift cease fire or even a peace deal of some sort between Russia and Ukraine. The Kursk offensive has improved Ukraine's bargaining position and helps to disabuse Russia of hope for anything more than a stalemate. When victory is out of sight, belligerents have one good option: make peace.
The Post just has to be wrong — according to all the Zelensky fans here on FR.
So Ukraine fought a PR War according to the expert. So did NATO. Russia just killed them 7-1.