Russia - threadbanned users in OP

I think they had to retreat from Kherson because it was too difficult to supply weaponry. The Kerch bridge is barely functional right now, otherwise they have to transport weapons all the way across the south of Ukraine, with most railway routes being within target.

There were satellite pics floating around during the week of Russians digging trenches in Crimea (can't seem to find them). They are expecting company down there for the winter.

Everyone that was charged to defend Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, is now available for the East of the country. As are lot of Russians too, but the Russians will also have to defend their new front across the River from Kherson. The Ukrainians won't need to bother, as they know the Russians won't cross back over (and can't cross because they blew the bridges).

When the Russians said they were retreating to save soldiers lives, there may have been truth in that. Not from a humanitarian perspective but from a numbers perspective. They couldn't have afforded a mass capture or surrender. Maybe there was inklings of a potential mass surrender, which is why they granted the retreat.

They key for Ukraine now is to drive south to Melitopol and split the front into 2. Isolating the Crimea/Kherson front

Isn't there the small matter of a rather large river in the way?

spasiba.

There's a bridge connecting the rail line from Crimea to Kherson oblast. If it's now striking range for Ukraine they can permanently sever all rail supplies from Crimea meaning the only good resupply route is from the East and that's within striking distance.

Could make defending the south and cities like Melitopol and berdyansk very hard for the Russians. I feel they'll try and take Svatove and the town's along it's axis but go for a big victory in the south to cut off Crimea and the coast for good.

If Russia keeps throwing everything at the Donbass it makes sense to stay in defence wiping out the newly mobilised. After Crimea is cut off and the south is retaken then they should go for Luhansk and Donetsk cities while leaving Crimea till last.

Could take 12 months or longer but if Ukraine have the will I feel they'll outlast the Russians.

I would say that's accurate. Cut off supplies to the south and retake as much as possible.

I would hope theyd head to Crimea sooner. Bust the Kerch bridge and sink any resupply ships. When the Russians run low on supplies then attack from land and sea.

The Ukrainians don't have to retake every square mile of land. They need to make Putin's position untenable and push for a peace treaty that restores their borders.

Hopefully it's a question of who cracks first. Putin or the Russian Army.

Emotional stuff. The Russians are fucked. Imagine the motivation for the Ukrainian army, knowing that every meter that they liberate, is liberating their people living there.

I hope they beat those vermin back into a feudal existence.

I think the answer to that "what" is one word in this pic, can you spot it?

I was talking to a friend of mine during the week. She mentioned about the Ukrainian woman and two kids that she had taken in since January. I was looking at her in disbelief. Sorry, did I not tell you, she said. The family are from Kerson. Her husband was a professional soldier. They had an apartment in the city. They locked the door and left. She was heading over to Romania this weekend, to meet her husband for the first time since they left. He had got four days leave to do so. Her neighbour had stayed on Kerson and she sent her a video she took. The Russians had stripped their flat, took everything, down to clothes and duvets. This Ukrainian woman disappeared down town during the week. When my friend asked her what she had been doing, she said she was buying a winter jacket for her husband, because everything they had was in the apartment. Her friend is living locally. Her husband was a ballet dancer, and joined the Ukrainian army. He was killed recently.

It's going to be a bittersweet reunion this weekend, they expected the city to be in ruins, if they ever returned, but the human cost is incalculable.

Fuck Russia. And, remember, when people complain about the cost of looking after Ukrainians, we're doing our bit and should be proud of it. Ukraine won't forget.

If Putin lived, and was punished, for 500,000 lifetimes it still wouldn't be enough to atone for what he has done.

Why 500,000? - well, 100,000 are estimated to have died so far, and each of those had family and friends.

Then there's the injured, the traumatised, the amputees, etc.

You're so right about the Ukrainian people remembering our varying levels of support, I've been appreciated for simply shooting my mouth off.

I'm unimpressed by those who are more interested in their holidays and makeovers.

Where are they now? the ones who vicariously invested so heavily in mighty, glorious, noble Russia.

Technology sank Russia and saved Ukraine from an even worse outcome, they couldn't hide their brutality and incompetence from so many smartphones and satellites. They picked the wrong fight basically.

Well they're getting their buttocks branded and Putin will get his little ferret snout rubbed into his own stinking excrement.

Can't remember if it was CNN or New York Times, I read so many but they had a good finish to the article, Putin the man may survive but Putin the legend is dead.

Looks like there is about to be another death in the Dugin family . Wonderful news.

The Orcs are at each others throats - good.