If Odessa falls, Moscow and St Petersburg will suffer infinite fire losses.
Taking Odessa is begging for the Hermatige to be burned to the ground
“If Odessa falls, Moscow and St Petersburg will suffer infinite fire losses.”
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/28/1101948971/russia-hypersonic-missile-test
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Zircon is capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). Putin has emphasized that its deployment will significantly boost the capability of Russia’s military.
Zircon is intended to arm Russian cruisers, frigates and submarines and could be used against both enemy ships and ground targets. It is one of several hypersonic missiles under development in Russia.
Russian officials have boasted about Zircon’s capability, saying that it’s impossible to intercept with existing anti-missile systems.
Odessa is a beautiful historic city. Even cancerous Vlad knows this so is playing nice with Odessa. On the practical side, Odessa is broker and the seaport that ships out Ukrainian wheat and other grains. Ukraine is the major sunflower grower, to grind these seeds into cooking oil. Americans are unfamiliar with sunflower oil, but this is the standard cooking oil used all over Western Europe./
I saw this a few decades back. Sunflower oil being used in all the European kitchens.