Russia has launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv’s foreign minister said on November 17, with drones and missiles targeting energy infrastructure and other civilian sites in cities across the country, prompting neighboring Poland to scramble fighter jets.
Am I wrong in thinking “Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine” is a headline I see weekly, after which I don’t hear about any gains by Russia?
Despite appearances, this is Russia trying to bomb things like tank factories. It’s just actually really hard without stealth and only some of their long range drones/missiles have good guidance systems. So they hardly ever hit what they’re aiming for, when they manage to make it past Ukrainian air defenses.
In the past they’ve just fired enough to level everything within the dispersion area. That’s more effective with artillery shells because they’re much harder to intercept. But they don’t have the range to reach strategic targets deep inside Ukraine.
That makes a lot of sense, thank you.
Russian gains aren’t usually connected to these attacks at all.
I wouldn’t say it’s a very effective invasion tactic in that case.
Each side is trying to wear down the other rather than make massive territorial gains as in the early days of the war.
You can check the updates using this map to see Russian gains in the war.
Here is the latest update:
I used to look at that site quite often but can you explain where I am shoving my head up my ass on that image you posted.
Shouldn’t: Total Temp occupied = (Occupied after + occupied before - liberated )?
Nah it’s Occupied after = Total temporary occupied - liberated. At least approximately. Occupied before seems to be included in occupied after, that is, both numbers count Crimea and the “people’s republics”.
Ah okay, must be the estimates that we’re throwing me, no matter how I put them together I had leftovers. And it wasn’t pizza, so I was disappointed.
Okay, but that really doesn’t answer my question. I’m talking about week by week not everything after almost two years ago. Of course they have occupied more of Ukraine once they invaded.
I think the point is that you can recheck it weekly if you want to see how much it changed.
That will let me answer that question weeks from now. Which isn’t especially helpful.
The best resource I’ve found is ISW.
Just glancing at it, that looks quite informative. I’ll take a deeper look later. Thanks.
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