You let suggestion is a much more costly eternal war...
Ukrainian War Developments
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No, a true strategist never say what he really want and do to the enemy, not even to his subordinates because that will leak to the enemy. Only the most trusted inner circle knows. To keep the strategy working, he need soldiers' absolutely (blindly) following the order.
This principle is not only true on strategic level but on tactical level, the less people knows the more surprise to the enemy.
Commanders are not entertainers.
it’s called an economy of force maneuver. look at the shape of the current front line around kyiv. there is a enormous number of km of front line that has to be manned to a satisfactory men/km level compare to the square km of territory the Russians actually hold. This means a inordinately large number of troops is required to hold relatively small amount of territory. By simply pulling back from more exposed forward positions, the Russian can shortening and straightening the front line, and thus greatly reducing the troops on essentially frontline guard duty. these troops can then be pulled out of line and redeployed.
Well, it depends on what Russia's objective is.
If Russia's object is to stop Ukraine from joining NATO, then why should Russia NOT start another war with Ukraine if Ukraine started moving towards joining NATO in the future? If the current war will end with Russia and Ukraine sign a peace/seize-fire agreement which allow Russia to annex Donbass, Kherson Oblast, and majority of Zaporizhzhia Oblist (south of Zaporizhzhia city, the Russians control these land now). That creates a southern corridor for Russia to secure Crimea.
If Ukraine is willing to capitulate for a cease-fire/peace treaty, that's their reality: losing the 4 South-East provinces at least for sure. And that opens up a future war that could be started under a host of different pretexts.
Of course, this is all under the condition that the war is to stop now or very soon. I don't see Russia suffering a collapsing defeat in the south with any note worthy possibilities.
I would take any open comment about intent from either side with a very great pinch of salt. They are at War and they are in a process of negotiation.
All that has been said by the Russians is that they will reduce Offensive operations on the most Northern part of the front.
What does that actually mean and how long will that apply? Ultimately its meaningless. So from one shell fired every 15mins down to to one every 30mins?
Nowhere have I read that Russia intended to withdraw from territory or withdraw any units.
It may well however reflect the need to redirect supplies and logistical support for concentration in the Donbas to ensure no loss of momentum once the full fury of the offensive is unleashed.
All that has been said by the Russians is that they will reduce Offensive operations on the most Northern part of the front.
What does that actually mean and how long will that apply? Ultimately its meaningless. So from one shell fired every 15mins down to to one every 30mins?
Nowhere have I read that Russia intended to withdraw from territory or withdraw any units.
It may well however reflect the need to redirect supplies and logistical support for concentration in the Donbas to ensure no loss of momentum once the full fury of the offensive is unleashed.
it would interesting to evaluate in 10 years or so after ukraine joins EU how much integration of ukraine cost EU compare to how much EU sanction cost Russia.
Below is the new normality Ukrainian Army style. For the expression Anti-tank weapons for all
The CIA's incel scriptkiddie squad seems to be at it again.
They claim Kadyrov published this picture, but I haven't been able to find it and its blurry enough to make me think they maybe shopped the Rosneft logos themselves
They claim Kadyrov published this picture, but I haven't been able to find it and its blurry enough to make me think they maybe shopped the Rosneft logos themselves
Might be too ambitious. With the offensive stalled around Sumy and Kharkiv, the more reasonable short term objective should be liquidation of the Donbass pocket, then marching north (from Mariupol) and west (from Donbass) towards natural borders like the Samara River and everything east of the Donets.
After that, Kharkiv needs to be taken to get to the Vorskla River, which forms a contiguous natural border between East and Central Ukraine.
Only after that can you even think about everything east of the Dnieper. But even taking everything bounded by the Vorskla and Dnieper is a huge gain.
According to Russia, it was 125k:
Not really. Here is the official objective ()
In this context, in accordance with Article 51 (Chapter VII) of the UN Charter, with permission of Russia’s Federation Council, and in execution of the treaties of friendship and mutual assistance with the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic, ratified by the Federal Assembly on February 22, I made a decision to carry out a special military operation.
The purpose of this operation is to protect people who, for eight years now, have been facing humiliation and genocide perpetrated by the Kiev regime. To this end, we will seek to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation.
People are synthesizing many of his speeches into one. However, this op has always been about Donbas.
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