jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoZelensky says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kurskwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down12cross-posted to: world@quokk.au
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkZelensky says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kurskwww.bbc.comjeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: world@quokk.au
minus-squareGsus4linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days ago50000 would not be near enough to push to Sumy, let alone Kiev. But they want to make sure they retake Kursk before the conflict is frozen.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoIt would be quite embarrassing to cede Russian territory in a special 3 day military operation that lasted years.
50000 would not be near enough to push to Sumy, let alone Kiev. But they want to make sure they retake Kursk before the conflict is frozen.
It would be quite embarrassing to cede Russian territory in a special 3 day military operation that lasted years.