The forces amassing over there are getting ridiculous. Is this just sabre rattling by Russia or are they going to pull the trigger?
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44245/fully-armed-grim-reaper-f-15-eagles-deploy-to-poland-in-response-to-russian-military-build-up
They kinda remind me of Robotech.
Lyman to Slovyansk is a death march.
Even the terrain from Khrestyshcho to Slovyansk is a wide, bare slope completely vulnerable to long range fires from S/SE of Slovyansk. Just take a gander at this rough panorama:
From google maps, here:
Anyone coming over that horizon is visible from ~5 km (at this spot, above pictured):
to ~10km at this spot:
Enjoy that long descent into hell, ****ers.