The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Part 4

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Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13812103) Did they push or were they allowed? For example If ground is not good for defence then don't defend it,

The line I heard is that this is deliberate, and that Ukraine is trading ground for time.

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Originally Posted by Doubt (Post 13812112) The Ukrainians need to work on bleeding the Russians dry. Retaking territory is secondary to that. But the do need to still hold the Russians back.

This.

So long as Russia is in Ukraine, they can always counter attack. One small piece of land goes one way, then the other. Rather than occupying a particular piece of ground, Ukraine needs to degrade Russia's ability to wage war (not because I want them to, but because they'll literally never be free if they don't).

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