Comments by "Tim Trewyn" (@timtrewyn453) on "Putin orders retreat from Kherson: Ukrainian victory or Russian trap | Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast" video.

Kherson is not liberated until Russian field artillery has been pushed out of range. All Ukrainian cities are subject to long range Russian missiles. Ukraine needs a bigger and more effective air force, more ISR, a steady influx of well trained troops into the battlespace, and ATACMS to get to its internationally recognized borders. Russia is now moving in favor of its own logistics and Ukraine is becoming more extended. Taking Crimea involves amphibious capability that Ukraine is a long way from having. Recovering all of its territory and holding requires Ukraine to bring about the collapse of Russian forces in the field.
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@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl Yes. And they need those 300-mile range missiles to push Russian air and naval base ops further back into Russia. I somewhat understand the "escalation" concerns, but Ukraine can't get to and hold its recognized border unless it can seriously threaten Russian logistics used to support the next invasion.
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