Comments by "William Morris" (@williammorris584) on "Russian troops attack Pokrovsk ‘almost 60 times in one day’ as advance continues I Ukraine, Podcast" video.

  1. The difficulties in shifting forces from the Kursk salient include the value of the territory as a negotiating chip, determining what force is necessary to hold a salient without prepared defenses, and the losses that will be incurred by withdrawing units along routes well know and probably pre-registered by the Russians. Even then, it would be days before any units moved can get themselves to the desired location and sort themselves out to enter the line. Recently, losses of the Russians and Ukrainians have been at parity because both are attacking. That’s terrible for the side that is already at a strong numerical disadvantage.
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  2. If Kursk was done to hold some Russian territory for negotiating purposes, that succeeded. If it was to get the Russians to ease pressure in the Pokrovsk direction, that was a predictable failure. Russian doctrine is to reinforce the units having success.
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