I have seem this many times every time they do an offensive, they go deep into enemy territory then they gas out after weeks of combat then in a pliers move the Russians cut them from behind and basically annihilate them. The Russian army is many times bigger than the Ukrainians even with all the help of West the Russian can open another front. I said before in 2022 Ukraine is not in a position of grind their little Western begged resources in offensives, they should put their resources in defending what territory still have.
The War in the Ukraine
- Thread starter SampanViking
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Russian D-30 howitzer at work with drone adjustment. One of the targets taken out was a Ukrainian field ammo depot.
Russians continue to bomb Volchansk.
Maxxpro taken out by FPV drone by the Sparta Brigade which used to be the Sparta Battalion of the DPR. Unit works with Center Group.
Oncilla APC gets taken out by FPV from the Sudoplatov. This to me is a first.
Destroyed Bradley and Stryker. On the road to Pokrovsk.
FABs landing on Ukrainian forces in the Kursk oblast.
A Kazak was taken out by Lancet in the Kursk region.
FABs arriving in the center of Volchansk.
Ka-52M working in the Kursk oblast, MFD shows a Ukrainian vehicle taken out by a Vikhr.
A Ukrainian TCC vehicle falls victim to Ukrainian resistance.
An M113 of the AFU 93rd Brigade falls victim to a mine laid by the 6th MR Brigade of the 3rd Army Corp. This brigade used to be known as the Somali Battalion of the DPR.
Ivanovka in the Pokrovsk sector, falls into Russian hands.
M113 taken out by Lancet in South Donetsk.
Lancets take out Marder and Stryker in the Kursk region.
Drone adjusted artillery fire takes out an M113 in Zaporozhye.
Another batch of modernized T-80BVM is sent to the Russian Army.
FAB-500 hits Ukrainian positions in Novyi Komar.
Ukrainian column in Kursk region, later said to be picked off by ATGMs.
Russians continue to bomb Volchansk.
Maxxpro taken out by FPV drone by the Sparta Brigade which used to be the Sparta Battalion of the DPR. Unit works with Center Group.
Oncilla APC gets taken out by FPV from the Sudoplatov. This to me is a first.
Destroyed Bradley and Stryker. On the road to Pokrovsk.
FABs landing on Ukrainian forces in the Kursk oblast.
A Kazak was taken out by Lancet in the Kursk region.
FABs arriving in the center of Volchansk.
Ka-52M working in the Kursk oblast, MFD shows a Ukrainian vehicle taken out by a Vikhr.
A Ukrainian TCC vehicle falls victim to Ukrainian resistance.
An M113 of the AFU 93rd Brigade falls victim to a mine laid by the 6th MR Brigade of the 3rd Army Corp. This brigade used to be known as the Somali Battalion of the DPR.
Ivanovka in the Pokrovsk sector, falls into Russian hands.
M113 taken out by Lancet in South Donetsk.
Lancets take out Marder and Stryker in the Kursk region.
Drone adjusted artillery fire takes out an M113 in Zaporozhye.
Another batch of modernized T-80BVM is sent to the Russian Army.
FAB-500 hits Ukrainian positions in Novyi Komar.
Ukrainian column in Kursk region, later said to be picked off by ATGMs.
I would like to point out, this Ukrainian offensive? This is exactly the reason why Russia couldn't allow Ukraine to enter NATO without contest. Had this been a full-blown NATO attack with hundreds of tanks and hundreds of thousands of soldiers instead of an attack by limited forces of a battered Ukraine, they could make headway deep into Russian territory in a matter of weeks. Politically, this would force Russia to "play ball" with whatever NATO did, "or else". The Ukrainians gave Putin the perfect opportunity to face his people and go "See? I told you so!"
Trent's thread pondering the Ukrainian breakthrough effort involved (up to 25k) and considerations about the strategic objectives (Russian rail paralysis that will affect the logistics of the entire Russian army).
Some evidence may suggest this:
Some evidence may suggest this:
Russian state news agency TASS reported that Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets were spotted over areas still under Russian military occupation in Kherson, confirming that Ukrainians are using these fighters also in offensive missions and not just for missile defense.
This is looking like a really serious offensive. It really looks like the offensive that was previously promised.
Russia is winning so there isn't any point for full mobilization. And then there's the economy to consider. Look at what's happening to Israel.
Honestly a master stroke by Ukraine IF they can find defensive lines in Russia to hold and create a new front that is as large as the one they’re losing down south. Russians will throw everything they’ve got to restore Russian territory, which means higher casualties in grinding attrition war fare; all the while the Ukrainian break through exploited an obvious hole in the Russian defense hence the speed of movement.
If all the existing opportunities available to you seem bad, the best strategy is to create new opportunities nobody expected.
If all the existing opportunities available to you seem bad, the best strategy is to create new opportunities nobody expected.