Russian General:
Good news, Putin! Our defense of Kursk is going well, and our defense of Belgorod is beginning to get coordinated!
Putin:
You let them take parts of Belgorod…?
General:
No, wait, that was the last guy, hold on, no NO NO WAIT-
No, wait, that was the last guy, hold on, no NO NO WAIT- …I never should have come to the 10th floor meeting…
heroyam slava!
I was wondering if Ukraine would try an incursion somewhere else
At least it makes sense to keep the Russia on its toes. Keeps them from concentrating their soldiers elsewhere. And, maybe ZSU is lucky and will indeed gain another area like the Sudža corner. Then the Russia can bomb the towns there until they are destroyed, ZSU can retreat from them and get some intact towns to restart the process again. The Russia’s way is to bomb the city out of existence and then advance, but if the advance only means regaining the territory they already had before, sans its houses, it’s not a very efficient tactic :)
But of course that requires that ZSU can actually occupy those intact towns near the Ukrainian border. That’s easier said than done, but surely within realm of possible.
