https://t.me/officer_alex33/3460

The first prisoners of the regular troops, who were taken by the army to stabilize the situation in the KuPR.

Several hours passed between their arrival and capture

Sponsors of the party of the 225th OSHB.

  • paddirn@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Part of it was the Ukrainians have been more concerned with defending/taking back their own territory, then they were probably also denied the option to attack inside of Russia itself by their allies supplying them arms. So Russia has probably been getting complacent thinking that the fighting would only ever be contained within Ukraine itself and wasn’t fortifying their border as much as they should’ve. Something changed and the gloves are off now, but it’s likely due to Ukraine being given permission to attack within Russia itself.

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      3 months ago

      Apparrently the kursk region has been heavily fortified since the very beginning of the war. So either are not as effective in building defense, or they sent all the defending troopa to be massacred where ukraine was attacking before (russian controlled territories)

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        3 months ago

        So either are not as effective in building defense

        The ones in Zaporozia suggest differently. So more likely it’s about sending pretty much all experienced units to the slaughterhouse.

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          3 months ago

          I keep wondering when other countries that border Russia are going to start taking advantage of Russia’s weakness. Granted there’s nukes to take into account, they still have a size-able military, and this may only be temporary, but Russia is looking pretty weak at the moment.

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            3 months ago

            It’d be a shame if some Finlandisation happened to St. Petersburg or as I prefer to call it Pietari. Or Kuril islands and Královec held their referendums… ;]