Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Kherson.


This is coolbert:

UA = Ukrainian forces. RU = Russian forces.

Here as seen at threadreaderapp.com a collection of tweets, the comments of American General Mark Hertling the current Ukrainian counter-offensive objective Kherson.

"While it's not on the news, I'm [Mark] watching the current fight in Kherson (and the renewed fight in the Donbas)."

"The 'Kherson pocket' (a smaller version of the WWII 'Falaise Pocket' I mentioned a few weeks ago) is not a large 'counteroffensive' but it is interesting. 1/16🧵 "

"What follows are maps, descriptions of terrain, locations of tactical battles, and their relative potential significance."

"Without battlefield intel, I don't know details of what General Zaluzhnyi or Col-Gen Shaptala [Ukrainian senior commanders] see, but these are my thoughts.2/"

[....]

Observations of General Mark to include:

* "-the slow pace of what we should expect in coming weeks"

* "-the offensive spirit & skill of the UA"

* "-the quandary RU finds itself in 16/16"

DEVOTED readers to the blog are strongly encouraged to read the entire thread of tweets, all courtesy General Mark. 

When General Mark speaks you are hearing the real thing.

coolbert.





1 comment:

  1. Bert says: There are two definite schools of thought from American experts regarding the Ukraine Conflict. 1. The Mark Hertling school which says the Ukrainian is fighting a game fight and battle and is enjoying success in a way not anticipated. 2. The Macgregor and Ritter school of thought that the Russian dominates and has badly beaten the Ukrainian.

    I guess the truth is somewhere in between.

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