nuke@sh.itjust.worksM to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoRussia must cede Kursk for the sake of peace!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1514
arrow-up1514imageRussia must cede Kursk for the sake of peace!sh.itjust.worksnuke@sh.itjust.worksM to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareCptEnder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoThere’s no way they actually occupy it long-term. They only deployed a couple battalions worth of troops. But it does send a strong message.
minus-squareplactagonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoAnd serves as plausible reason that it gets “accidentally” destroyed in a retreat.
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoThey would definitely have good reasons to hide endless mines that could destroy it from a distance
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoMakes Russia defend their whole border instead of just inside Ukraine.
There’s no way they actually occupy it long-term. They only deployed a couple battalions worth of troops. But it does send a strong message.
And serves as plausible reason that it gets “accidentally” destroyed in a retreat.
They would definitely have good reasons to hide endless mines that could destroy it from a distance
Makes Russia defend their whole border instead of just inside Ukraine.