> Ukrainian officials had hinted at a number of motivations for the surprise offensive, including shifting Russian attention from the east, but on Sunday President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what he said was the main goal of the operation in Kursk.
> The idea of creating a "Buffer zone" was first voiced by Russian President Vladimir Putin after Moscow launched its own offensive on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region in May, meant to protect the very border regions Ukraine has since swept into.
Seems to be a lot of high value targets very close to the border in including:
Natural gas pipeline Nuclear power station Restricted access (critical river bridges)
The Russkies didn’t think this through properly, did they?
perfectly reasonable. in fact, why not add more buffer zones all along the border inside ruz?
Beloved oppressor Putin! The Border has been moved away from Ukraine!
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But there is a nuance…
Hopefully this leads to a surrender from the trapped Russian troops. They should have retreated like in Kherson once protecting the bridges was untenable.
In any case, this all but seals the fate of all territory south of the Seym River. That’s a wonderful barricade.
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That’s very clever move!
Russia asked for a buffer zone, Ukraine delivered one inside Russia
Fortifications pre built for them.
Is that the 3 out of 3 bridges down… they don’t fuck about do they
Nha Nha Nha nha Nha nha nha Nha nha nha nha….
I’m all here for the news of Putin’s downfall
UNO reverse card well played.
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this time Tatiana will call us back
Lol.
Are there any estimates on the number of Russian troops trapped in the pocket?
Hah that is what Russia said a few months ago. We need a buffer zone!
Well, if we are doing buffer zones, says Ukraine…
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-blows-up-bridges-seim-river-kursk-disrupt-russian-supply-lines-rcna167111) reduced by 72%. (I’m a bot)
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> Kyiv says its forces are still advancing, after claiming to have seized more than 440 square miles of Russian territory in the surprise assault launched two weeks ago that has shaken up the dynamics of the war and posed a new challenge to the Kremlin.
> Ukrainian officials had hinted at a number of motivations for the surprise offensive, including shifting Russian attention from the east, but on Sunday President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what he said was the main goal of the operation in Kursk.
> The idea of creating a "Buffer zone" was first voiced by Russian President Vladimir Putin after Moscow launched its own offensive on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region in May, meant to protect the very border regions Ukraine has since swept into.
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Seems to be a lot of high value targets very close to the border in including:
Natural gas pipeline
Nuclear power station
Restricted access (critical river bridges)
The Russkies didn’t think this through properly, did they?
perfectly reasonable. in fact, why not add more buffer zones all along the border inside ruz?
Beloved oppressor Putin! The Border has been moved away from Ukraine!
…
But there is a nuance…
Hopefully this leads to a surrender from the trapped Russian troops. They should have retreated like in Kherson once protecting the bridges was untenable.
In any case, this all but seals the fate of all territory south of the Seym River. That’s a wonderful barricade.