Russia Ukraine war live: Putin’s forces suffering 1,000 daily casualties as Zelensky praises Kursk attack | The Independent

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1. What’s particularly effective about occupying Kursk is that it forces meatwaves to happen instead of simply inviting them to happen. Seems like no difference at a glance, but the fact Russian moves are being made under pressure means they are more predictable than they already were. That’s a weakness in any fight, but this war is artillery-heavy and artillery LOVES a predictable target.

   Meanwhile, occupied territories are gradually being stripped of their occupiers without fighting there. Soldiers in trenches who built themselves a home >!probably as good as they had in Russia!< have to go back into the elements and speedmarch through fire and thicket during peak bug season.

2. What I don’t understand is why, if these soldiers face almost certain death, they don’t revolt! Must literally have guns at their head.

3. Russian casualty figures are closer to 1,100 a month in the last three or four months. Their losses are huge and unsustainable in the long run, but probably still doable in the medium term.

4. Why is he not doing full mobilization now? He has some good arguments currently …