Kharkiv power plant after the attack pic.twitter.com/8lGfDHFOwH
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 11 septembre 2022
Kharkiv power plant after the attack
Kharkiv power plant after the attack pic.twitter.com/8lGfDHFOwH
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 11 septembre 2022
Kharkiv power plant after the attack
Ukraine shot down 9 cruise missiles out of 11 launched by Russian forces in the evening of September 11, as reported by the East Air Command. Power outages were confirmed in several regions due to the strikes. https://facebook.com/watch/?v=489567249312453
Sumy region. Russian attacks. Earlier today about 135 villages and towns were without electricity and/or water. At this moment, water supply has been restored everywhere. Emergency services continue to work on restoring electricity.
34/ were bombed and that part of Ukraine is in the dark (I recall what I said about the Zaporizhzhia plant and its economic war stakes). He can start negotiations. He can pursue a long war and hope that
I regularly remind you, in my threads, that the only officially stated objective by Moscow has been to "liberate" the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. Let's note that by withdrawing from most positions held in the Kharkiv Oblast, Moscow is abandoning
32/ more ambitious and hidden objectives. Let's also note that S. Lavrov mentioned the notion of negotiations this week, only to immediately state that they were impossible. A classic move to initiate the underlying movement without saying it.
30/ Political victory. For Moscow, on the other hand, the situation is entirely different. It is symptomatic that Russian troops have withdrawn north of Kharkiv to the border. Likewise, the focus on the objectives of the two separatist republics has been reiterated.
37/ 1812 or 1942 immediately come to mind. But then it was about reacting to the invader and saving the country. It was called war, not a special military operation. This leaves little room for maneuver for Moscow, which brings us to the political dimensions of the conflict.
28/ Political Assessment. For the UKR, everything has changed. Two weeks ago, nobody truly believed in a UKR victory on the ground. Discussions were rather focused, sotto voce, on how to find a negotiated path to the conflict. This Sunday, the state of mind is different.
The limitations also extend to infantry. You can choose to destroy enemy positions with artillery fire, but at some point, you must go and plant the flag on the field of ruins you've created. The Russians were unable to do this.