[Goose]

The Ukrainians made this video for Goose.

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/15839...HFwpL881eQ

BC

Maybe, but Goose would be yelling at the "12 hungry wolves". They do no good behind the tank. They need to maneuver and force the guys in the trench to take cover. If the guys in the trench have a Javelin (or equivalent), you need infantry to keep their heads down. The infantry doesn't need to assault the trench. The tank can do that very effectively (as it did). The infantry needs to suppress the ATGMs. Apparently the Russians didn't have any.

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Previously Ukraine seemed to be ok with letting Russian soldiers escape and picking them off as they fled.

With the threat of the dam being blown, maybe it would be worth the risk of trying to pin them in place, cutting off their retreat. Would Russia still blow the dam if their soldiers were in the flood plain?  (I don’t know the geography well enough to know if that is possible)

The Russians will be in the flood plain if any of them are on the right bank when/if the dam is blown. The best bet for Ukraine is probably to focus their efforts on capturing the dam well before they go after Kherson city. Ukraine has been expending lots of effort in that direction, but so far they haven't broken through. If Russia intends to blow the dam, they can do it. Baring some kind of special forces attack behind Russian lines to take the explosives off the dam (and hold to keep them off), any direct attack gives too much warning. The idea of going there first is that it would force the Russians to kill their own troops who were still in Kherson or on the west bank elsewhere if they blow the dam.

That is one of the reasons I have been advocating Nova Kakhovka as the schwerpunkt for quite a while. Earlier along, there were lots of Russians on the right bank far from the river. Writing them off wouldn't be feasible, so blowing the dam wasn't feasible. Now, with the front on the right bank much nearer the river, it may have become feasible for the Russians. If they can actually evacuate the right bank, it certainly will be. NATO needs to make this a political impossibility for Putin. He may not really intend to do it, but as a precaution he should be made aware of such a high cost to him that he won't do it.

[Goose]

The Ukrainians made this video for Goose.

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/15839...HFwpL881eQ

BC

Maybe, but Goose would be yelling at the "12 hungry wolves". They do no good behind the tank. They need to maneuver and force the guys in the trench to take cover. If the guys in the trench have a Javelin (or equivalent), you need infantry to keep their heads down. The infantry doesn't need to assault the trench. The tank can do that very effectively (as it did). The infantry needs to suppress the ATGMs. Apparently the Russians didn't have any.

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Previously Ukraine seemed to be ok with letting Russian soldiers escape and picking them off as they fled.

With the threat of the dam being blown, maybe it would be worth the risk of trying to pin them in place, cutting off their retreat. Would Russia still blow the dam if their soldiers were in the flood plain?  (I don’t know the geography well enough to know if that is possible)

The Russians will be in the flood plain if any of them are on the right bank when/if the dam is blown. The best bet for Ukraine is probably to focus their efforts on capturing the dam well before they go after Kherson city. Ukraine has been expending lots of effort in that direction, but so far they haven't broken through. If Russia intends to blow the dam, they can do it. Baring some kind of special forces attack behind Russian lines to take the explosives off the dam (and hold to keep them off), any direct attack gives too much warning. The idea of going there first is that it would force the Russians to kill their own troops who were still in Kherson or on the west bank elsewhere if they blow the dam.

That is one of the reasons I have been advocating Nova Kakhovka as the schwerpunkt for quite a while. Earlier along, there were lots of Russians on the right bank far from the river. Writing them off wouldn't be feasible, so blowing the dam wasn't feasible. Now, with the front on the right bank much nearer the river, it may have become feasible for the Russians. If they can actually evacuate the right bank, it certainly will be. NATO needs to make this a political impossibility for Putin. He may not really intend to do it, but as a precaution he should be made aware of such a high cost to him that he won't do it.