☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agoHundreds Of Ukrainian Troops Are About To Get Surrounded South Of Pokrovskwww.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkHundreds Of Ukrainian Troops Are About To Get Surrounded South Of Pokrovskwww.forbes.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·edit-215 days agoApparently they could have held Pokrovsk for a lot longer, but they were only reinforced to 10-20% of what was needed to man the extensive trenches and fortifications. Presumably those reinforcements were sent to Kursk instead. https://archive.is/gxlVS
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·15 days agoSeems like Kursk will likely end up being the deciding battle of the war once again.
Apparently they could have held Pokrovsk for a lot longer, but they were only reinforced to 10-20% of what was needed to man the extensive trenches and fortifications. Presumably those reinforcements were sent to Kursk instead.
https://archive.is/gxlVS
Seems like Kursk will likely end up being the deciding battle of the war once again.