Ukrainian forces have captured the village of Plekhovo, Kursk region.
Ukrainian forces have captured the village of Plekhovo, Kursk region.
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I hope they brought enough flags 🇺🇦
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What's the goal of the invasion? Trade Ukraine's territory against Russia's?
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Maybe. But I'd imagine it's an attempt to force Putin to move some troops around; taking them from other areas to defend this new front.
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That is probably one of the reasons the others are maybe:
- force Russia to redeploy troops from the front further south
- force Russia to guard the entire border seriously, hence using more soldiers
- make Putin look weak within Russia and abroad(this has a lot of consequences, mostly good for Ukraine
- take prisoners for exchange
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If they get far enough into Russian territory:
Cut off supply routes to the front.
Flank Russian fortified defensive positions.
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I've heard rumors of a planned attack against Ukraine in this region. This move prevents it.
As other said, it also makes Putin look like a clown, increase the cost of the war for Russia (they have their own refugees now who will spread the word of how Russia is invaded for the first time since ww2), allows to take prisoners and equipment, give control over a gas pipeline so they can pressure Austria and Hungary, forces Russia to move troups and equipment away from the Dombass, improves the moral in Ukraine with victories and humiliating Russia.
Strategically, the only drawback for Ukraine is that they are in a position of invading force in some way, which may make some allies or international opinions a bit uncomfortable. But the whole list of positives has the potential to change the war.
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Destabilize russia. Make people there uncomfortable with the war. Exhaust their resources. And sweet sweet revange.
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This somehow reminds me of stories from Byzantine military history
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Is the door like that because it was damaged in the fighting, or because of general neglect?
The weeds suggest neglect.
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