[Mariner]

There is little doubt that the objective is the NPP.

Nothing else makes sense.

[SamuraiScot]

There is little doubt that the objective is the NPP.

Cd you plz translate for the unacquainted?

Thx!

[Widget Jr]

To the MSM, the Kursk nuclear power plant is nice looking, political bargaining chip for Ukraine to take. It is not the only valuable target or possible goal.

Kursk is a rail and air hub for Russian operations in eastern Ukraine. For now, Ukraine capturing Kursk is so unlikely it is not worth discussing. Kursk is closer to Moscow than Rostov on Don or Volgorod, getting close enough to Kursk to disrupt rail and air travel would make Russian logistics worse for it.

The mud season and winter are approaching, and last winter was really bad for Russian conscripts when thousands of them froze to death. Disrupting Russian logistics and letting General Winter do his work for the AFU is a possibility.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“There is little doubt that the objective is the NPP.”

The objective is for Ukraine to force Russia to remove themselves from Ukraine. I believe this strategy is meant to be a trade.