Does anyone think Russia will attempt a new summer offensive this year? If so where do you think this might take place?

by Content_Spring_3966

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  2. Map looks about the same as it did 12, 24 and 36 months ago. Russia had some momentum in december which has stagnated now. Looks like they are pulling all their resources on flanking Pokrovsk, which has failed utterly. I doubt any major breakthroughs will happen and if anything, low oil prices caused by trumps tariff war has hurt russia’s economy more than European sanctions combined.

  3. I think the Russian warmachine is at the moment depleted to a level where a mass offensive is impossible to initiate. One just can’t go to a large scale offensive with go-carts and dust-bikes.

    Maybe in two years from now.

  4. This is leverage for peace talks in Turkey. This means Putin is going to show-up.

  5. I doubt it – material and manpower losses/depletion to high already and can’t keep up with replacing 1 for 1 of either. An offensive on a grand scale using golf carts, Ladas, attritional infantry meat assaults, etc just not going to work.

    They might well launch one and gamble, but it’ll be fruitless like what seems to have been a late winter offensive. Military incompetent, capabilities of troops is very low, tactical successes almost non existence, creeping style advances only because so many of their have to die first, throwing caution to wind, who knows…?

  6. It’s kind of already stated but so far it’s not very successful for russians.

  7. In my opinion highly unlikely. In my Armchair General view it seems like the push is to go round Pokrovsk with a view to flanking it but even that doesn’t look like it’s likely to work.

    I also am dubious with regards to the Russian army force generation abilities. Barring anything unforseen I’m pretty sure that the proverbial bolt is well and truly shot

  8. Nah, it’s a tuesday on the front. Russia’s been on a continuous offensive for like over a year now

  9. Ruzzia is desperately trying to push into the borders of luhansk zaporizhia and donetsk. This is especially more expedited by the coming of yet more sanctions and the pig-headedness of putin after being given an ultimatum. He will send more to the slaughter just prove the west wrong.

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