"We joked that it wasn't April 1st," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, told The Economist.
  • Ukrainian’s shock offensive on Russia’s Kursk region came as a surprise even to Ukraine’s soldiers.
  • “We joked that it wasn’t April 1st,” a Ukrainian soldier told The Economist.
  • The country’s troops did suspect that an invasion was imminent after they were issued new equipment.
  • bassad@jlai.luEnglish
    71·
    4 months ago

    jokes aside it could have been the plan : leave some land and let ukraine extend logistic line.

    Napoleon did burn Moscow before the catastrophic Winter retreat, Hitler almost went to Moscow during Barbarossa, at the end Russia survived

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      The difference being Ukraine isn’t trying to conquer Russia and won’t overextend their supply lines so if that was the plan a moron thought it up.

      • WanderingVentra@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        Then why attack? Just to force Russia to retreat from their other offensive lines? I figured it was to take some territory and then trade it in negotiations to keep Crimea or something.