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  • Ukrainian's shock offensive on Russia's Kursk region came as a surprise even to Ukraine's soldiers.
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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 40 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

Andrey Gurulyov, a Russian lawmaker and retired major general, said in a televised interview in Russia on August 8 that the country's military knew about Ukraine's plans to attack Kursk a month before it happened.

"But from the top came the order not to panic, and that those above know better," Gurulyov said, according to a translation by The New York Times.

"So we staffed it with the greenest of recruits, and left it practically defenseless!"

Lmao, I'm sure they knew. Riiiiight xD

[–] bassad@jlai.lu 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

jokes aside it could have been the plan : leave some land and let ukraine extend logistic line.

Napoleon did burn Moscow before the catastrophic Winter retreat, Hitler almost went to Moscow during Barbarossa, at the end Russia survived

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The difference being Ukraine isn't trying to conquer Russia and won't overextend their supply lines so if that was the plan a moron thought it up.

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Then why attack? Just to force Russia to retreat from their other offensive lines? I figured it was to take some territory and then trade it in negotiations to keep Crimea or something.

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