Invading troops capture more territory in Donetsk and move closer to region’s western border
  • NikkiB@lemmygrad.ml
    12·
    2 days ago

    “The construction of fortifications was initially delayed because the presidential administration believed Ukraine would recapture a lot more territory in 2023, said Razumkov. Once the Ukrainian counteroffensive failed, in November that year, there were further delays due to lack of co-ordination and some instances of corruption, he added.”

    NATO really staked the whole outcome on that counteroffensive and won’t throw in the towel now that it didn’t pan out. There really are no brakes on this train.

      • GaryLeChat@lemmygrad.ml
        7·
        1 day ago

        In a sense, it seems you can boil this down to a metaphysical belief.

        “We don’t have to prepare for contingencies because we believe the counteroffensive will succeed.”

        Mind over matter so to speak, anyways I’m off to believe that I can pay my bills by pure willpower lol.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
          5·
          1 day ago

          People were definitely getting high on their own supply after a full year of propaganda of how Russians were fighting with shovels, and Russian army was on the verge of collapse. I imagine most of NATO planners also genuinely believed in superiority of western tech.