Det blir interessant å se hvordan dette utvikler seg videre.
Som Mick Ryan skrev är detta den största och snabbaste offensiven under kriget sedan 2022
Informationsembargot från ukrainsk sida matchar för övrigt Kupiansksprinten. Man håller som sig bör käften och visar även återigen på att det som ser ut som gräsrotsfilmer filmade av bassar i själva verket är godkända av kommunikationsavdelningar på respektive förband, för nu uteblir de generellt.
ref: UPPDATERAS: Slaget om Kursk 2024 är igång – lyckat ukrainskt motanfall i New York – – Cornucopia?
https://x.com/WarintheFuture/status/1821344192452592016
Third, the Ukrainians appear to have deployed a significant amount of air defence capability. At least one Russian fighter aircraft and two helicopters have been claimed to have been shot down by the Ukrainians. There has been, as of this point, limited reports of Russia being able to use glide bombs or even large numbers of drones to counter the Ukrainian assault. This is indicative of a more effective air defence environment for the Ukrainians than was created for their 2023 counter offensives.
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So, what might Ukraine’s objectives - tactical, operational, strategic and political - be for their Kursk operation?
(Jeg har klippet ut essensen av allerede korte tweets)
draw Russian forces away from its attacks on the Niu-York and its advances on Toretsk and Pokrovsk
force the Russians to reconsider their force dispositions elsewhere on the front line.
Ukraine may have some specific operational objectives in mind which are related to ground … Key road and railway lines might also be interrupted
First, the attack might be an attempt to slow or kill Russian momentum in its offensives
shift the narrative on the war to one more positive for Ukraine
Spesielt når det kommer til støtte fra USA, så tenker jeg at et positivt bilde av Ukraina sine evner gjør støtte fra USA mer populært og derfor sannsynlig.
boost morale in the Ukrainian population
Negotiating with some of your enemy’s territory is much better than negotiating without it.
Mye mer detaljert her: The Battle of Kursk 2024 - by Mick Ryan - Futura Doctrina