grunge
Well-Known Member
Kinda sounds like a major last push before they run out of gas so to speak.. so they want to be entrenched before negotiations and don't want to give anything up that they conquer now no matter what the cost.
It Sounds very similar to reports that came out of Kherson a few weeks before they took back Kharkiv.
Ukraine at the time were telegraphing taking back Kherson but sent most troops to Kharkiv. Could be similar here. Less troops in the area than there should be so they can push elsewhere