Russia-Ukraine War

The posts about countdown to Moscow and Russian soldiers in Kursk surrendering as soon as a shot is fired spring to mind, Russian railway system on verge of collapse, there were plenty more.

However, rather than trying to deflect, why not answer the original question: is the situation in Pokrovsk part of a bigger plan, and if so what? And has the Kursk operation been a wise move several weeks in? I honestly don't know but am very open to hearing different viewpoints. What do you think?

that’s only half the story. For example, there are ,say, 1000 trucks to be driven every day in Russia but there are only 500 drivers available to drive them. That’s what happens when one conscripts/pick up civilians for the front line. They are never asked ‘AREYOU a truck driver’?

I don't know to be fair. They might have to redeploy their better forces out of kursk if Russia keep up the advances and make more head way so they might end up having to leave weaker forces in kursk in due time and redeploy them back against Russian forces in the donbass. I say more Russia might try and deal with kursk during the winter months.

Still can't figure out what Ukraine can achieve in Russia while appearing to lose more territory in the Donbas region .Certainly doesn't look like Putin will re deploy his troops so that Ukraine can occupy them enough to drive them back in the Donbas at the same time. Hopefully I am wrong but the outcome doesn't look good at this point .

You and many others are assuming that not engaging in the Kursk offensive would mean they would not be losing the territory in Donbas.

Not engaging in Kursk would most likely just mean they have no Kursk and no Donbas. A little slower losing ground maybe but that's about it.

It's just that Russia is such a huge landmass that it's looks nearly impossible for Ukraine to do enough to really put the frighteners on the Russians that could change things .

Only vast western support with long range capabilities will stop it, Russia may be bolloxed after this war but it will have a large skelp of Ukraine, Ukraine will be a failed state and every shi7 house group or state will have a green light to go for it because the west no longer will maintain global security and peace and we will all pay for that it for decades to come.

Kursk is an opportunity but also borne of desperation on the need to change the dynamic, much of Europe and Washington have decided to let things settle where they will

I'd be reasonably sure that the Ukrainian high command had a series of aims Goals and plans before they invaded Kursk , probably including showing the US that this isn't a frozen conflict ,

As it is we're not privy to their main aims ,

It's pretty certain that kursk has drawn potential resources from Donbass ,for both sides , it'll only be after it's all over that anyone can rate the kursk offensive as successful or failure , it's still in play..

Good advice. Lots of rumours. Zero evidence.

In all likelihood russia’s nukes do not work.

Russia apparently destroying their own towns in Kursk, appalling if true (don't know how reliable this outlet is):

Without a doubt news about war is bad for mental health, and the Ukraine war has been one of the grimmest and most angering events of recent years, you are right about that

It's possible that many of their older land based ICBM systems have not been maintained & upgraded since the fall of the Soviet Union, however their submarine nuclear deterrent, including new & modernised vessels have had plenty of money spent on them in recent times, including upgraded weaponry.

They might well have as many or more nuclear missiles on their subs as Britain & France combined. Would western hunter killer submarines be able to take out all Russia's nuclear deterrent vessels before it nukes could be launched, we don't really know. I suspect Russian land based systems would be at severe risk of being targeted, however hitting their nuclear missile subs is not as easy.

Should we test it by just bombarding all their military strongholds and finally ending this thing? Is it worth the risk?

Russia closing in fast on Pokrovsk, can Ukraine still halt this?