Re: Ukraine's Curve Ball

On Tue, 13 Aug 2024, Blueshirt wrote:

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On Mon, 12 Aug 2024, JAB wrote:
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Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as
much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land
in Ukraine this year
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Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into
Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday.
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They have captured around 1,000 square kilometers of
Russian land so far, Kyiv's top general said.
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That figure is almost as much territory as Russia has
seized in Ukraine this year.

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Well, who knows... maybe once Ukraine has captured as much
land as russia is currently occupying, they'll do a 1 for 1
switch?

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I hope it doesn't start snowing... we all remember what happened
to the Germans and their tanks once the Russian winter set in!!!
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Yes! But I do hope that the ukrainians are moer used to snow, and that they do read their history books. Since the senior military staff in ukraine are trained in russia (I think) I'm sure they are aware of the scorched earth tactic that has so successfully been used in the past.