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> WHERE RUSSIA IS ADVANCING IN UKRAINE AND WHAT IT HOPES TO GAIN
> Moscow’s offensive is designed to make Western leaders think Kremlin victory is inevitable
Russia doesn't want to win, just wants to make the West think it will win.
> Russian forces ate into more Ukrainian territory in May than in almost any month since the end of 2022, as the Kremlin presses a summer offensive to create the impression in the West that victory is within its grasp.
> Moscow is pushing on several fronts, probing for weak points and trying to capitalize on its hefty manpower advantage by forcing Ukraine to defend across the entire 600-mile front line. It will also be tougher and costlier for Ukraine to stop Russian infantry assaults now that leaves have returned to trees, obscuring the view of Kyiv’s drones
> Russia's primary goal is to convince those in power in the West that Russia will inevitably win the war and any aid Western allies might offer to Kyiv would be wasted, said George Barros, an analyst focused on the conflict for the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank. “The center of gravity for this war is not terrain—the place where it’s being decisively waged is the perception space in Western capitals,” said Barros. Referring to the Russians, he added: “If the map is moving, they’re able to say, ‘We’re making progress. Ukraine is screwed. How many more billions are you going to spend?’”
kek ISW what a surprise
> Recent assaults on Chasiv Yar and Pokrovsk have proved that Russia is prepared to expend troops, weapons and time trying to capture cities even if they have little strategic value.
HAHAHAHAHA Pokrovsk and Chasov Yar have "little strategic value"
> “They want to reach the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast—it’s important to them symbolically,” a Ukrainian captain in the area said.
worth the read.
https://archive.md/Upa3Z
> WHERE RUSSIA IS ADVANCING IN UKRAINE AND WHAT IT HOPES TO GAIN
> Moscow’s offensive is designed to make Western leaders think Kremlin victory is inevitable
Russia doesn't want to win, just wants to make the West think it will win.
> Russian forces ate into more Ukrainian territory in May than in almost any month since the end of 2022, as the Kremlin presses a summer offensive to create the impression in the West that victory is within its grasp.
> Moscow is pushing on several fronts, probing for weak points and trying to capitalize on its hefty manpower advantage by forcing Ukraine to defend across the entire 600-mile front line. It will also be tougher and costlier for Ukraine to stop Russian infantry assaults now that leaves have returned to trees, obscuring the view of Kyiv’s drones
> Russia's primary goal is to convince those in power in the West that Russia will inevitably win the war and any aid Western allies might offer to Kyiv would be wasted, said George Barros, an analyst focused on the conflict for the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank. “The center of gravity for this war is not terrain—the place where it’s being decisively waged is the perception space in Western capitals,” said Barros. Referring to the Russians, he added: “If the map is moving, they’re able to say, ‘We’re making progress. Ukraine is screwed. How many more billions are you going to spend?’”
kek ISW what a surprise
> Recent assaults on Chasiv Yar and Pokrovsk have proved that Russia is prepared to expend troops, weapons and time trying to capture cities even if they have little strategic value.
HAHAHAHAHA Pokrovsk and Chasov Yar have "little strategic value"
> “They want to reach the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast—it’s important to them symbolically,” a Ukrainian captain in the area said.
worth the read.
https://archive.md/Upa3Z
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