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Russia appears to be applying plenty of pressure to me, and why would Russia look a gift horse in the mouth and not accept the vaporisation of the AFU by destroying them on the defence and taking minimal casualties themselves and then going on the offense when they are weakened. For sure i assume Russia will take offensive actions, but a…
Russia appears to be applying plenty of pressure to me, and why would Russia look a gift horse in the mouth and not accept the vaporisation of the AFU by destroying them on the defence and taking minimal casualties themselves and then going on the offense when they are weakened. For sure i assume Russia will take offensive actions, but at a time of their choosing, they aren't marching to a timeline to what people on the internet would like them to do. I mean most people here all want them to win decisively and see the grip of the hegemon loosened but we do not have all the data to be able to say what is the best options for them to take. Look at Ukraine, pressured to go on the offensive when it is not in their best interests and being destroyed, luckily Russia is not pressured to go on an offensive until they deem the time is right.
I explicitly said it didn't have to be today. IE on a timeline. I just was making the point that this won't end until they do.
Well that's not entirely true, there are possibilities for it ending without a Russian offensive, however small, they are still possibilities that need to be mapped.
As far as i can tell, you explicitly stating that it doesn't have to be today doesn't invalidate the comments i have made. Anyways we seem to be in some rough agreement on the matter with slightly different perspectives, and i don't see much point in delving further down the pedantic road. I believe we have both clearly made our points known.
Every conscript sent to walk out into a minefield is one less guy the AFU have to sit in a hidden trench and wait to ambush Russian troops.
Or deploy as reinforcements to plug the gaps to prevent a Russian breakthrough. Or deploy as a reaction force to cut the flanks of a Russian breakthrough.
Like it or not, the Russians can only push fast and deep if they deplete the defenders first. If Ukraine has no troops to man the trenches, no artillery shells to punish Russian sappers and breach teams.
Imagine not waiting for this offensive, and launching a spearhead attack with an 80k strong army ready to cut you off.