The Russians are throwing everything at the salient, it’s brutal and costly and the Ukrainians probably won’t be able to hold too long.
But it also did it’s job: it was a target Russia HAD to take back, and it bought a few months for the American equipment to come online.
What is really needed is Russian territory authorization, and the election to be over so there’s less doubt of continued supply, and new weapons packages can be drawn up.
The Russians are throwing everything at the salient, it’s brutal and costly and the Ukrainians probably won’t be able to hold too long.
But it also did it’s job: it was a target Russia HAD to take back, and it bought a few months for the American equipment to come online.
What is really needed is Russian territory authorization, and the election to be over so there’s less doubt of continued supply, and new weapons packages can be drawn up.