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2023-08-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian general predicts the encirclement and loss of Kharkov to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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Posted by badanov 2023-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 As for taking Kharkov (as in Ukraine's second largest city), in somebody's fevered dreams. The Russians couldn't take Kharkov when they had an intact army and the Ukrainians thoroughly unprepared to defend it. They haven't crossed the border in force in that area since they got got their asses kicked out.

As for "liberate Kupyansk", how long they bashed their forces against the village of Sinkivka with their 50,000 man attack force?

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-08-23 09:22|| 2023-08-23 09:22|| Front Page Top

#2 "The airy balloon of Stategy is firmly anchored to the ground by the leaden gondola of Logistics." --old military saying.
The Russian Army 'only' to redeploy from the Donbas, conjure many new troops from thin air and, AND with the wave of a magic wand develop a logistical backbone on the new Kharkiv Front ...easy peasy.

Posted by magpie 2023-08-23 10:45|| 2023-08-23 10:45|| Front Page Top

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