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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
Interesting...I thought Russia had its most success in the east and now they are losing it? Pretty insane.
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They enjoyed a lot of success in the south and east during and after the failed Kyiv operation.
Post 916 I mention Sloviansk which is where the Ukrainians finally halted their advances back in April. Realistically they had no choice but to stop them there or the rest of their forces in the east would have been cut off.
Most of the territory in the east though that is used to show Russian gains on maps has been contested since 2014 so its a bit misleading.
What's happening right now is a large Ukrainian push north and southeast out of Kharkiv. It's advancing at a lightening pace having already cut off large amounts of Russian forces.
What's likely to happen over the next week or so is Ukraine will reestablish the front along the Oskil River. I think there logistics will basically run out there anyway. They don't need to cross the river as their forces in the east can eventually swing up from the south if they'd like.
Any Russian forces in Ukraine west of the Oskil will either flee, be captured, or eliminated.
