• remotelove@lemmy.ca
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    If someone throws a punch, stepping back a bit will not only reduce the force of the blow, but it can put the attacker out of balance.

    If Russia wants to keep making these kinds of military expenditures for a few hundred square feet of gains, so be it. If Adviivka is so important, make them pay dearly for it. It’s been a great opportunity for Ukraine to start more aggressive actions in the south west, IMHO.

    On a sympathetic note, Russia is literally just throwing people into the fire. War is hell, but for fucks sake, give people a reason to fight. I am just trying to step back an look at this from a humanitarian point of view, is all. While I have zero sympathy for the Russian leadership, I can’t help but see the recent actions by Russia as an even more pointless waste of human life.

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        This is something very different. Russia is clearly attempting to surround the city, but they don’t have the flexibility to use Wagner like they did before. Other PMCs exist, of course, but none that are as effective as Wagner was. It looks like it was supposed to be a Blitzkrieg style of attack, but it’s not moving fast enough and is not coordinated enough to work.

        If I am not mistaken, this particular Russian attack has been much more costly than Bakhmut and it seems that Ukraine is not willing to get pulled into urban fighting like before. Ukraine has been attacking equipment before it even reaches the front and their artillery has been just been firing at the same spots, holding the Russians back.

        The footage from the front is just weird. Russia is sending lines of armor and personnel via the same routes, time and time again.

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          You see this is Russian genius at work… If it fails try, try again. Eventually it will fail again, then the best option is to try again because the enemy won’t expect that!