Do remember the Ukies recent failed Kursk offensive, that stunt cost them 40,000 troops, for what?
So the Ukies shut down Belgorad’s thermal plant, the next day Vlad unleashed the largest missile and drone attack across the entire Ukraine…..ask the Ukies, was it worth it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmZrT96OMkU
The largest attack in the war, putting the entire Kiev region into darkness. Kiev, Zaparhoznia, and more. Excellent video footage and missile routes.
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I think it is highly unlikely that Putin was able to put together his massive drone attack the very next day. It is far more likely his commanders had been accumulating a supply of drones and positioning them for this attack. In fact, I would not be surprised if the Ukraine attack on the Belgorod plant was used as a distraction against Putin’s massive drone attack plan which they already were aware was coming.
The Kursk attack by Ukraine was a daring move. And my recollection is that Russia lost some 40,000 troops as a result. Russia had to draw out a large number of troops attacking other areas of Ukraine in order to eject Ukraine from this embarrassing invasion of Russian territory. Any lives lost by Ukraine in Kursk were no doubt more that made up for by lives saved elsewhere, and the results were so sweet. I’m sure that part of the support now being given by NATO and EU countries was influenced by this daring and aggressive move by Ukraine.