to protect Odessa if it is threatened (again), after stating: that Biden will not be re-elected and Ukraine will soon collapse, creating Panic in the EU & NATO...
The question is now: Taking in account an expected retaliation for the Moscow Massacre, which main-direction will the Russian Generals choose for their coming Offensive... ?
They certainly will go from Robotina (Bradley Square) North-West to Zaporizhia City on the Dnieper River. But will the second direction be North-East or South-West ?
Or first securing the Border in the North-East and then going for a main-strike South-West ?
Those pretending they are not at War while they active in financing it are now willing to use their citizens as cannon fodder as they did to the Ukrainians under USA direction.
Looks willing to slaughter their own citizens destroying any cultural prosperity
Odessa is not on the Dnieper. Kherson is on the Dnieper delta but Odessa is some 50 miles further west along the Black Sea coast from the Dnieper estuary.
You are correct. Odessa City is near the mouths of near the mouths of the Danube River, the Dnister River, the Boh River, and the Dnieper. This means it is a strategic location for river traffic in the Odessa region. The mouth of the Dnieper IS 50 miles from Odessa port itself. But Odessa is still a possible target for the projected river flotilla .
"The third direction is the Dnieper-Bug Estuary (and the coastal flank of the front). Quite serious landing operations (tactical landings) are possible and expedient here, including from the side of the enemy (primarily on the Kinburn Spit), and large boats with good landing capabilities are extremely expedient here. " https://en.topwar.ru/221612-dneprovskaja-flotilija-2023-dlja-svo.html
During WWII, the Dnieper Flotilla did not restrict itself to the Dnieper and later became the Danube Flotilla.
The Dnieper Flotilla operated on the Dnieper River and its tributaries, the Berezina River and the Pripyat River, and also on the Vistula River and its tributary the Western Bug, and on the Oder River and the Spree River (which flows through the heart of Berlin). The Dnieper and its tributaries drain into the Black Sea, while the Bug, Vistula, Oder, and Spree drain into the Baltic Sea; the Flotilla was able to cross between watersheds using then-existing canals. (Late-war operations in the Black Sea watershed were left to the Danube Flotilla).
Thanks again Julian !
I agree with your Focus here on the South-West of the Ukraine Fronts.
Too many Geopolitical interesting things appear to have that same focus lately.
Not the least by Macron, who proposed to lead an EU-army into Moldova (or Rumania),
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJTT9HyXwAEuTK_?format=jpg
to protect Odessa if it is threatened (again), after stating: that Biden will not be re-elected and Ukraine will soon collapse, creating Panic in the EU & NATO...
https://twitter.com/OccupySchagen/status/1769150598107046237
The question is now: Taking in account an expected retaliation for the Moscow Massacre, which main-direction will the Russian Generals choose for their coming Offensive... ?
They certainly will go from Robotina (Bradley Square) North-West to Zaporizhia City on the Dnieper River. But will the second direction be North-East or South-West ?
Or first securing the Border in the North-East and then going for a main-strike South-West ?
We will see.
Sander
You gotta respect an army that can train and deploy attack squirrels. ;-)
Thank you for your depth of research and details. It helps make this whole mess understandable.
Nice article Julian. I've shared the link.
A Skeptic War Reports
https://askeptic.substack.com/
Hard to imagine with the leaders so low in the polls.
Exciting times ahead.
Another A1 analysis by Julian .
Those pretending they are not at War while they active in financing it are now willing to use their citizens as cannon fodder as they did to the Ukrainians under USA direction.
Looks willing to slaughter their own citizens destroying any cultural prosperity
Will the people also commit suicide?
No, the European masses will NOT go to fight in Ukraine. They rather will attack their governments.
Sander
Odessa is the key to whether we get WW III. I worry that the West is lunatic enough to use tactical nukes to ward off Russian advances.
Hopefully Ukraine does the sane thing and surrenders before the Odessa campaign commences.
Odessa is not on the Dnieper. Kherson is on the Dnieper delta but Odessa is some 50 miles further west along the Black Sea coast from the Dnieper estuary.
You are correct. Odessa City is near the mouths of near the mouths of the Danube River, the Dnister River, the Boh River, and the Dnieper. This means it is a strategic location for river traffic in the Odessa region. The mouth of the Dnieper IS 50 miles from Odessa port itself. But Odessa is still a possible target for the projected river flotilla .
"The third direction is the Dnieper-Bug Estuary (and the coastal flank of the front). Quite serious landing operations (tactical landings) are possible and expedient here, including from the side of the enemy (primarily on the Kinburn Spit), and large boats with good landing capabilities are extremely expedient here. " https://en.topwar.ru/221612-dneprovskaja-flotilija-2023-dlja-svo.html
During WWII, the Dnieper Flotilla did not restrict itself to the Dnieper and later became the Danube Flotilla.
The Dnieper Flotilla operated on the Dnieper River and its tributaries, the Berezina River and the Pripyat River, and also on the Vistula River and its tributary the Western Bug, and on the Oder River and the Spree River (which flows through the heart of Berlin). The Dnieper and its tributaries drain into the Black Sea, while the Bug, Vistula, Oder, and Spree drain into the Baltic Sea; the Flotilla was able to cross between watersheds using then-existing canals. (Late-war operations in the Black Sea watershed were left to the Danube Flotilla).
Sorry for the lack of clarity in the post.
This. We have no pity. The war machine just devours everything in its path and wants its puppet leaders in office to keep it fed with endless wars.