Comments by "Black Cat Dungeon Master\x27s Familiar" (@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311) on "Summer Operations | Russian Secret Maneuvers In The Northeast. Military Summary For 2023.07.16" video.

@jeffnorris8848 Defences in the north are surely weaker than elsewhere across the front. Why would they be forced to withdraw? Ukraine would have to pull in huge reinforcements to meet any new Russian front.
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Yeah blocking the F16s seemed to be a sign that the US administration is changing direction.
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There are other possible sources of generals - for example successful senior officers could be promoted.
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@jeffnorris8848 Logistics look pretty good across most of the north east. Yes the Ukrainians have fortifications everywhere but you can't imagine the north east is going to be as entrenched as the south east. Anyway fortifications on their own aren't enough you also need men to defend them. And opening another front will stretch Ukrainian reserves. Anyway talking about attacking Odessa or towards Kherson at this stage seems totally unrealistic. Ukrainian defences are degraded but they still exist. Any large scale amphibious operation to Odessa would be suicide.
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@jeffnorris8848 Kharkov: lots of major roads up to the border and Belgorod gives a huge supply base close behind the front. Sumy: can be attacked from all of the north, the north east and the east. Roads there are adequate too. I don't think the Russians need major highways. It's probably more effective to use a very wide front with a slow, careful incremental attack, clearing mines and eliminating counter battery fire as they go rather than a sudden armoured breakthrough attempt like at the start of the war.
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@jeffnorris8848 If you're arguing an armoured charge of hundreds of tanks to Kiev in a few days is unrealistic then I agree. All I'm arguing is that the heavily prepared hedgerow by hedgerow attacks which generate slow but successful results elsewhere on the front are even more viable on these fronts.
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