FancyCat

Guess that explains why no gun run to Tokmak. Thank god NATO has airpower, but we really need to make more armor available for Ukraine as soon as possible.

from WSJ I think, https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-russia-war-offensive-maps-c718da1a No 2nd defense line south of Staromlynovka.

Road network with villages, enables good defense in case of Russian counter attack, by Vasylivka, are you referring to this one? https://goo.gl/maps/FdAB9KiDeP3Mhbjt6 If so, the defense lines in Zaporizhia Oblast are more extensive no? I just posted a thread where it looks like the defenses south of Blahodatne are less extensive than to the west.

Reminder, the UN and ICRC have been refused access to the left bank, and reports state that Russia is preventing Ukrainians who have not accepted Russian passports the ability to evacuate. I hope they blow that bridge and all those collaborators have to ferry out of Crimea.

visual of where main defensive line is vs the recently taken villages.

Sure, but like many have stated, take Melitopol, you unhinge the kherson front, you unhinge the rest of the front to Donetsk, you gain a sea presence in the Azov, vital to cutting off sea access to Crimea, you open huge avenues for Ukraine to conduct further offensive operations. Heavy defenses cause Russia knows that if they lose it, their position declines hugely.

Ukraine needs more equipment!

I'm hoping we see a combined push by the West to punish Russia for this soon.

We can safely assume NATO ISR is good enough to detect that no? If so, then hopefully Ukraine is able to make the right decisions to best capitalize on a offensive.

Mind you, there is a delayed time period seemingly, images that filtered into videos that were blurry then better video, etc.

Tbf isn't NATO uniquely unequipped with SHORAD platforms due to relying on airpower for AD? Don't Gepards count as SHORAD? In defense of those screaming for Leopards, I recall much screaming over the Gepards, and whenever Switzerland tries to not sell ammo for said Gepards, more screaming is usually heard.

If western equipment keeps them alive vs soviet equipment, its done its job.

Oryx retweeted it, so I figured it’s worth showing

tbf to the UN, the P5 are supposed to be guarantors of things like UN mandated humanitarian and military actions, as Russia is a member of the P5, well….paralysis is the name of the game for Russia.

Video taken from helicopter?