They dashed to Gir’i and got ambushed, this is one town before there.
Hopefully that means they’ve regrouped and in better position to take Gir’i
Wow new flanking front, amazing job.
I have read the critique that Ukraine is just grabbing the land they can break into and don’t have a clear goal of direction, (like Kursk NPP or Lgov), But I think they are taking neighboring villages to the international border so they can shorten the front. They don’t have the manpower to go deep and at the same time cover their flanks (that destroyed Russia in 2020 because they tried this). This is the only sane approach.
About 15 minutes south east from sudzha for those like me who are not too familiar with all the villages in that region
This is getting embarrassing for Putin and I love it. Embarrassment on the global stage. Each day they hold in Kursk hurts his ego.
Popping Putin’s air balloon, one border crossing at a time.
Fully agree with some other comments here. The idea is to widen the breach, not deepen it. Widening the breach does not really extend the front line (since there is already a line along the border), and therefore will not take more troops to defend.
Deepening the breach, on the other hand, creates a vulnerable salient. Some other considerations: logistical range, range of HIMARS (which cannot relocate into Kursk), range of high-end air defenses, etc. Also, as someone pointed out below, keeping on the move keeps this as a mobile battle, which the Ukrainians seem far better able to dominate than a static war of attrition.
I believe doing multiple smaller entries into Russia over a longer front creates the impression (and possibility) of multiple Kursk-sized incursions towards Russian military leadership.
This in turn leads to having to divert part their already very limited available assets away from Kursk and towards the new incursion areas. Leading to less pressure on the Kursk front.
It’s all about forcing Russia to reallocate already scarce resources. I don’t think Ukraine is truly trying to secure Russian territory and will leave at some point. But if Russian resistance is weak, Ukraine will keep pushing in all directions forcing Russia to reallocate even more resources. Things will change next week. Russian command and control is so bad that it takes them weeks to reallocate these resources versus days. This already has been a massive Ukrainian success. Russia is in a bind because if they send huge columns then Ukrainian drones, which are now in Kursk waiting, will smash them. This could go on for a bit. Just my 2 cents
Smart. Taking Kamyshnoe and the neighboring Belitsa and Giri (the three villages are basically one) cuts off the only retreat route for the Russian reinforcements attacking Sudzha from that direction. It also forces Russian reinforcements coming from the Kharkiv front to either fight for those smaller villages or take a 130 km detour to reinforce the northern group of Russians counterattacking Sudzha. Though, looking at the newest maps, both these counter attack groups may very well be destroyed or captured already.
All the Dayz players read that location wrong, next they will be taking berezino
I hope they get those overly motivated Russian soldiers at Giri
Then the forces in the west will be cut off.
Belhorod is Ukraine!!!!1!!11!
General Syrsky is a great strategist, may God protect him!
Every day is a nail in the coffin for putin. Especially when the Ukrainian military are delivering humanitarian aid to russian civilians in liberated parts of kursk. Dispels his lies about Ukraine!
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They dashed to Gir’i and got ambushed, this is one town before there.
Hopefully that means they’ve regrouped and in better position to take Gir’i
Wow new flanking front, amazing job.
I have read the critique that Ukraine is just grabbing the land they can break into and don’t have a clear goal of direction, (like Kursk NPP or Lgov), But I think they are taking neighboring villages to the international border so they can shorten the front. They don’t have the manpower to go deep and at the same time cover their flanks (that destroyed Russia in 2020 because they tried this). This is the only sane approach.
About 15 minutes south east from sudzha for those like me who are not too familiar with all the villages in that region
This is getting embarrassing for Putin and I love it. Embarrassment on the global stage. Each day they hold in Kursk hurts his ego.
Popping Putin’s air balloon, one border crossing at a time.
Fully agree with some other comments here. The idea is to widen the breach, not deepen it. Widening the breach does not really extend the front line (since there is already a line along the border), and therefore will not take more troops to defend.
Deepening the breach, on the other hand, creates a vulnerable salient. Some other considerations: logistical range, range of HIMARS (which cannot relocate into Kursk), range of high-end air defenses, etc. Also, as someone pointed out below, keeping on the move keeps this as a mobile battle, which the Ukrainians seem far better able to dominate than a static war of attrition.
I believe doing multiple smaller entries into Russia over a longer front creates the impression (and possibility) of multiple Kursk-sized incursions towards Russian military leadership.
This in turn leads to having to divert part their already very limited available assets away from Kursk and towards the new incursion areas. Leading to less pressure on the Kursk front.
It’s all about forcing Russia to reallocate already scarce resources. I don’t think Ukraine is truly trying to secure Russian territory and will leave at some point. But if Russian resistance is weak, Ukraine will keep pushing in all directions forcing Russia to reallocate even more resources. Things will change next week. Russian command and control is so bad that it takes them weeks to reallocate these resources versus days. This already has been a massive Ukrainian success. Russia is in a bind because if they send huge columns then Ukrainian drones, which are now in Kursk waiting, will smash them. This could go on for a bit. Just my 2 cents
Smart. Taking Kamyshnoe and the neighboring Belitsa and Giri (the three villages are basically one) cuts off the only retreat route for the Russian reinforcements attacking Sudzha from that direction. It also forces Russian reinforcements coming from the Kharkiv front to either fight for those smaller villages or take a 130 km detour to reinforce the northern group of Russians counterattacking Sudzha. Though, looking at the newest maps, both these counter attack groups may very well be destroyed or captured already.
All the Dayz players read that location wrong, next they will be taking berezino
I hope they get those overly motivated Russian soldiers at Giri
Then the forces in the west will be cut off.
Belhorod is Ukraine!!!!1!!11!
General Syrsky is a great strategist, may God protect him!
Every day is a nail in the coffin for putin.
Especially when the Ukrainian military are delivering humanitarian aid to russian civilians in liberated parts of kursk. Dispels his lies about Ukraine!
Great job !