[WMarshal]

BiglyCommentary,

Odd, even leftist Forbes agrees with my assessment. Bidenistas really need to read more and watch CNN less.

Forbes:

Capturing Mariupol was a key goal for Russia for a few reasons, but, most critically, a victory in Mariupol gives Russia access an unobstructed land bridge from the Crimean peninsula it illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014 to the Donbas region in southeastern Ukraine, potentially enabling easier troop mobilization into the Donbas that has become the focus of Russia's invasion.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/05/17/ukraine-effectively-surrenders-mariupol-heres-why-the-city-is-such-a-prized-target-for-russia/?sh=76808fd54ce4

Owned.

[BiglyCommentary]

Still stuck on stupid I see. The question was “Where did RUSSIA state that was their main goal?”, not where did Forbes think that or Bozo The Clown think that.