Russian special military operation in Ukraine #35

Let's talk about "fraud".

This phenomenon, which deeply affected our armed forces (and not only them), in recent months has become an active cause for discussion and condemnation both on our channel and among our colleagues. False reports, reports painted on at every level, meaningless reports and impunity for those who carry out these activities have long been a constant companion of current events.

For example, we are already accustomed to the fact that Mr. Konashenkov in his briefings destroyed almost more HIMARS installations than were delivered to Ukraine, and Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft have already shot down 4 times more than they had. However, sometimes the desire to cover one's seat from the investigation reaches incredible heights. And now, in an attempt to mediate the situation with the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the location of our soldiers in Makeevka, the Ministry of Defense issued an "operation retaliation", striking at the location of Ukrainian soldiers in Kramatorsk.

Rocket attacks on the night of January 8 fell on the 28th and 47th schools in Kramatorsk, where enemy soldiers were quartered. As can be seen from the results from the spot, direct hits on the buildings were never achieved - the missiles hit either the ground nearby or neighboring garages, breaking windows and damaging the lining of schools.

It is not clear to us who and for what reason decided that 600 Ukrainian soldiers died inside at once, if the building was not actually hit (even the light remained on). It is not clear how this was reported and at what level they decided to "rub points", but we have what we have. Instead of the real destruction of the enemy personnel, which would have been a worthy response, a media operation of retaliation was invented.

If someone wants to inflict retribution for the death of Russian soldiers, then for this, firstly, it is necessary to punish those responsible for their massive location in the missile range, and secondly, to destroy the enemy preemptively and accurately, without timing it with any events .

flamingpython wrote:
A new Ukrainian offensive will be the best gift Russia can hope for

By no means should Ukrainian command be discouraged from pulling their manpower out of defensive positions and staging them for an advance, and then throwing them against Russian lines.
That will provide a few weeks of easy street for Russian troops where they don't have to clamber through various Bakhmuts and Soledars building by building

3. Kherson Direction (like they did before but stalled due to lack of manpower)

What the russians need to do is what they should have done from the start, they needed to create three fronts and apply pressure force ukraine to pick what they must hold, these are three fronts they needed to make at the very start

1. Attack from Belarus cut off the NATO supply route.

2. Donbass (like the current one)

3. Kherson Direction (like they did before but stalled due to lack of manpower)

You don't need to attack all three constantly, you can leave two in pause and start pushing at another when Ukraine tries to hold that attack somewhere else etc, Ukraine would then be forced to make loosing decisions, as it would not be able to afford to fight on three fronts, one of the reasons Ukraine is holding so well atm is because, they just need to protect one front line.

Even if the Russians take Soledar and Bakhumut Ukraine has similar defensive lines built up, so its not like if Russia takes those places they will start advancing like the germans in 1939.

Problem is Russia didn't treat this like a war, still isn't in many ways and didn't mobilize the needed manpower and went in with far too few troops.

For example, we are already accustomed to the fact that Mr. Konashenkov in his briefings destroyed almost more HIMARS installations than were delivered to Ukraine, and Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft have already shot down 4 times more than they had.