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Benefits the Russians who have been dealing with a Ukranian counter-offensive, and commentators have been wondering if Ukraine would attempt to cross the Dnipro
by deanCommie 3y ago
Benefits the Russians who have been dealing with a Ukranian counter-offensive, and commentators have been wondering if Ukraine would attempt to cross the Dnipro and mount a counter-offensive to cut Crimea off from the mainland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRYWbVD5AE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRYWbVD5AE is a great visualization of why that task is basically impossible now.
- nate_meurer 3y agoScorched earth retreats are also a time-honored Soviet and Russian military strategy.
- wolverine876 3y agoI'd love to read an expert source on that, if you have one.
- orbital-decay 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_of_Moscow_(1812) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_of_Moscow_(1812)
- stargazer-3 3y agoA dam on the same river was blown up by retreating Soviet troops in WW2: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/second-world-war-dnieper-dam-blown-up-by-russians-1941 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/second-world-w...
- wolverine876 3y agoInteresting, thanks, though only one incident. Do you know any sources on Russian military strategy?
- actuator 3y agoFootage coming out in the last two days showed heavy Ukraine armour losses, so I am not sure whether this is necessarily because Russians were on backfoot. The overflow would be higher towards South so it will hurt Russian defensive preparations more once the water has receded.
- tivert 3y ago> Footage coming out in the last two days showed heavy Ukraine armour losses, so I am not sure whether this is necessarily because Russians were on backfoot. Do you have any links about that?