"Where Russians have been making hard-fought gains"

[bluewater]

March 11, 2022

Although Russia has not captured major cities in recent days, its invasion is far from stalled. Russian forces continue to make gains, pushing into smaller cities and encircling larger ones. Troops have been nearing Kyiv, the capital, and also closing in on key cities in the South and the Northeast.
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But even Russia’s slow progress encircling major cities has put enormous pressure on Ukrainian civilians, some of whom lack electricity and running water. And Ukraine’s military remains on the defensive as Russia consolidates its positions outside major cities and threatens to isolate large numbers of Ukrainian troops or force them to retreat.
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Outside Kyiv, Russian forces gained control of the town of Bucha several days ago and moved southwest in an attempt to encircle the capital. They were also approaching Kyiv from the east, with heavy fighting involving a line of Russian tanks reported in the suburb of Brovary, according to videos posted online on Thursday.
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Russian forces continue to have the upper hand in the south. Their offensive on Mykolaiv continued as they worked to encircle the city from the east, with troops conducting offensives radiating out.
Some troops have pushed up as far as Oleksandrivka, not far from the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s second largest. Others have made their way to the north and northeast of Mykolaiv toward Kryvyi Rih, though no sustained offensive has been reported.




https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/world/europe/ukraine-maps.html

Click on link for the labelled map.

[paleotn]

1. If they can't control the ground behind them, it's all for nothing.

One of the biggest issues with resupply is they can't maintain control of rear areas. Ukrainians are running rampant behind Russian formations shooting up convoys. That is when they're not stuck in the mud or running on flat Chinese tires. Amateur hour has turned into amateur month.

[uponit7771]

3. +1, the M$M has to know the difference between advances and occupations and naked support

... routes

[paleotn]

2. This is what happens when you stupidly outrun your "tail" and AA defenses....

You've got to hold your goddamn rear.

Watch in sequence or skip to 20 minutes in for what's going on now. Gains? Really?

The Ukrainian air force is still intact and operating out of western Ukraine. Makes one wonder where all those Russian air assets are. Bueller? Bueller?

Skip to 30:35 for a real peak at the Russian shit show. A drone targeting Russian Buk SAM vehicles among a convoy...in a contested area....with Ukrainian assets all over the place. That's what SAMs are supposed to stop! Dear god, they can't even get the basics right. Shit show doesn't even begin to describe the incompetence.

[uponit7771]

4. Hmmm, looks like a thaw is coming next week and RA mechs aren't going to be able to use the

... land any longer making them road bound again.

We'll see