Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through
Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through
"We joked that it wasn't April 1st," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, told The Economist.
- Ukrainian's shock offensive on Russia's Kursk region came as a surprise even to Ukraine's soldiers.
- "We joked that it wasn't April 1st," a Ukrainian soldier told The Economist.
- The country's troops did suspect that an invasion was imminent after they were issued new equipment.
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Andrey Gurulyov, a Russian lawmaker and retired major general, said in a televised interview in Russia on August 8 that the country's military knew about Ukraine's plans to attack Kursk a month before it happened.
"But from the top came the order not to panic, and that those above know better," Gurulyov said, according to a translation by The New York Times.
"So we staffed it with the greenest of recruits, and left it practically defenseless!"
Lmao, I'm sure they knew. Riiiiight xD
All according to keikaku
(Translator's note: keikaku means plan)
jokes aside it could have been the plan : leave some land and let ukraine extend logistic line.
Napoleon did burn Moscow before the catastrophic Winter retreat, Hitler almost went to Moscow during Barbarossa, at the end Russia survived
The difference being Ukraine isn't trying to conquer Russia and won't overextend their supply lines so if that was the plan a moron thought it up.
Then why attack? Just to force Russia to retreat from their other offensive lines? I figured it was to take some territory and then trade it in negotiations to keep Crimea or something.
Re writing history as usual.