I know we are all happy Ukraine taking land like this, having some military success. I don’t want to be a downer, but it’s also a liability taking land you have no desire to hold. Sure I understand all the benefits of this, absolutely. It’s great success. I just hope it translates into frontline changes where it matters more.
Any resource sent by Russia to defend this region is one less resource being used in more important areas of the battlefield, that’s reason enough to take it when the cracks were discovered.
Absolutely! The whole narrative has already changed. I think the slow and confused response from Russia as they are struggling to find resources to stop this incursion is what speaks the loudest. … but, at some point they will find those resources. If there is no progress anywhere inspite of this?
They hope Putin will overreact and send “too many” troops there and then quickly retreat with minimal losses.
Apparently, the Ukrainians are surprised how far they made it, too. So maybe they hoped for a small distraction, got whatever this is and now are just winging it.
You don’t know what their plans are or what they “hoped” for. The truth it, Russia is sending missiles on Kharkhiv from Kursk. If nothing else, making it harder for Russians to shoot onto Ukrainian territory is a win in and of itself.
Russia may be forced to remove troops from ukraine to liberate russian land. I don’t see how it’s bad for ukraine
It’s good, it’s great for Ukraine if they do. If Russia finds resources somewhere else, this could end up being a pointless excursion.
If Russia had those resources they would already be using them to end a “special military operation” that has now been ongoing for nearly three years…
Maybe. On the other hand, we have seen that Russians are slow to learn and adapt, but in the end they do.
Everyone learns as time goes, Russians AND Ukrainians. Everyone has to adapt their strategies sooner or later. It’s the reality of war.
Russia is using this territory to shoot missiles into Kharkhiv. At the very least, it’s creating a “buffer zone” to make it harder to shoot into Ukrainian territory. Believe me, the Ukrainian military knows way more than we do and are at a way better position to make decisions than you and I are.
