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Because Ukraine already kicked Russia out of the rest of it. And because the East seems to be the region Russia actually wants, perhaps in order to secure a landbridge to Crimea.
Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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Because Ukraine already kicked Russia out of the rest of it. And because the East seems to be the region Russia actually wants, perhaps in order to secure a landbridge to Crimea.
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Your right, there's no way the Ukrainian generals ever thought they would attack from Belarus, right?
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The land bridge to crimea is critical for Russia, along with control of the azov sea.
They will prioritise that above all else.
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Bakhmut is a meat grinder, the last thing they want is to be caught up in it again, causalities on both sides were huge.
They should just pound it from a distance to trap the Russians inside, any direct hits are a bonus.
Keep their heads down and away from the battles elsewhere.
I know it has some strategic value but the cost is just too high.
Himars and some snipers can keep them locked up in there.
Soldato
Not sure if we are talking about the same thing.
The Russians hit a Ukrainian Pizza restaurant with a missile. The missile was apparently accurate enough that the Russians knew what they were targetting. Hence, my comment that surely the Russians should know that deliberately targetting civilians (is a war crime and) has a negative impact on their cause.
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Yeah, I did understand your point.
From the Russian perspective:
It's Russia- they don't care
The Ukrainians already hate them
Everyone else hates them
What do they have to lose, apart from the cost of a missile?
I know it's a cynical view, but it's good to remember that they don't view things like we do.
I suspect military targets also define and prioritised.
Caporegime
They lose using that missile to actually achieve a military aim. The Russian approach seems to have been to try and brutalise Ukraine so much that they give up. An approach that worked in Chechnya. But it has failed, and will continue to fail. They simply don't have the ability to bombard Ukraine into surrender, so all they're doing by trying is wasting energy and munitions that could actually help them if targetted elsewhere.
Also the missile may not have hit the intended target, a waste all around.
Russia uses cruise missiles for offensive action against other foes in other conflicts too. So it increases their demand and impacts hose offensives too.
Russia has learnt the days of lead and shell cost for a war are gone. You can maintain operations if all the hardware is left undefended.
Also cruise missiles are starting to get counter measures such as flare and chaff packs, the issue is to make them effective other than simple terminal use, requires technology and that takes up payload space and reduces range.
Russia uses cruise missiles for offensive action against other foes in other conflicts too. So it increases their demand and impacts hose offensives too.
Russia has learnt the days of lead and shell cost for a war are gone. You can maintain operations if all the hardware is left undefended.
Also cruise missiles are starting to get counter measures such as flare and chaff packs, the issue is to make them effective other than simple terminal use, requires technology and that takes up payload space and reduces range.
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I agree, and pointed out the cost of a missile in my response.
Russia's mindset is to just blow stuff up, and hope for the best.
I'm not saying it's rational, or even effective, it is just the way they do things.
His brain must be scrambled right now and his blood boiled.
I hope he doesn't crack under the pressure of it all.
Was he poached by Prigozhin for the mutiny?
Don't think this will be over easy for him.
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WOW if true
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Twin sisters, 14, among ten people killed in Russian strike in Ukraine
14-year-old twins Yuliya and Anna Aksenchenko were confirmed to be among the four minors killed in the attack on the highly popular Ria Pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk
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The butcher of Aleppo, unfortunately he's going to be punished for the wrong things.
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bullets to the back of the head, no loss to the world. Plenty more in Russia deserving a similar fate.
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lets be honest Putin needs heads to roll, he doesn't care who they are.
He will convict whoever fits the bill and say they mutineer's were dealt with
Prigozhin will get away with it because they have other projects in Africa etc but he will also be dealt with when timing is right.
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Looks like they were already under arrest while the coup that wasn't a coup was going on, as they filmed their "hostage" video with plees for Prigz to stop
He also says that the majority of troop reserves for the counter-offensive including most of the Western trained/equipped brigades haven't been deployed operationally in the counter-offensive yet and we are still seeing shaping operations for the time being.
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