I’ve honestly seen very few military analysts agreeing with this viewpoint. Most seem to think it would have been a mistake to divert large numbers of troops in response to the Kursk incursion. The Ukrainians were counting on the Russians to be stupid, and they didn’t take the bait.
The Kursk invasion is a genius move that destabilizes the Russian populations morale and view that the war is going well. The sheer number of captured troops that can be exchanged is very valuable.
If he, in fact, loses his country because of jealousy/fear of the generals…it would be a fitting end.
How Trumpy
Not a good time to be Ruzzian general. If you fail you commit suicide or fall out of a window. If you are too successful you commit suicide or fall out of a window. Hmmm.
The lack of rule of law in Russia led to people stealing most of Russia’s weapons.
Victory is not what Putin should fear.
Whatever helps Ukraine!
A reasonable trade off from his perspective. Russia has tons of land and lives mean nothing to him. Creating a possible challenger trying to evict Ukraine is instant death for him.
Kursk isn’t a highly valuable part of Russia tbh.
Pay wall, but who cares, it’s just fluff opinion…
Ukraine could play kingmaker: the more everybody on the Russian side has to be paranoid,, the better.
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I’ve honestly seen very few military analysts agreeing with this viewpoint. Most seem to think it would have been a mistake to divert large numbers of troops in response to the Kursk incursion. The Ukrainians were counting on the Russians to be stupid, and they didn’t take the bait.
The Kursk invasion is a genius move that destabilizes the Russian populations morale and view that the war is going well. The sheer number of captured troops that can be exchanged is very valuable.
If he, in fact, loses his country because of jealousy/fear of the generals…it would be a fitting end.
How Trumpy
Not a good time to be Ruzzian general. If you fail you commit suicide or fall out of a window. If you are too successful you commit suicide or fall out of a window. Hmmm.
The lack of rule of law in Russia led to people stealing most of Russia’s weapons.
Victory is not what Putin should fear.
Whatever helps Ukraine!
A reasonable trade off from his perspective. Russia has tons of land and lives mean nothing to him. Creating a possible challenger trying to evict Ukraine is instant death for him.
Kursk isn’t a highly valuable part of Russia tbh.
Pay wall, but who cares, it’s just fluff opinion…
Ukraine could play kingmaker: the more everybody on the Russian side has to be paranoid,, the better.