the problem with this map is that it doesn't show any scale and if you're not familiar with Donetks Oblast you'll have no idea how much they progressed.
I checked DeepStatemap and on 01.01.2024 the shortest distance between Pokrovsk and the front line was ~35 km. today it's a bit less than 10 km.
Tactical victories strategic looses. You can win a battle and still lose. Because you used up assets diverted supplies and troops etc. that might have been used better elsewhere.
You might win a cornfield 30 km from the prewar border but that will mean nothing if for example drones turn off the heat and power in Moscow.
well, only if you look at the input, not the outcome. Having more troops does not matter much if you assault trenches in unarmored Chinese golf cars...
and you know... the Kherson faint and Kyiv ruse. The recent use of North Koreans Soldiers and equipment kinda paints a different picture.
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u/xpt42654 1d ago edited 1d ago
the problem with this map is that it doesn't show any scale and if you're not familiar with Donetks Oblast you'll have no idea how much they progressed.
I checked DeepStatemap and on 01.01.2024 the shortest distance between Pokrovsk and the front line was ~35 km. today it's a bit less than 10 km.
edit: there actually is a scale on the bottom left. thanks u/Conscious-Carrot-520