Quote (Lvivz @ 1 Jul 2022 00:26)
Just so you understand, Severodonetsk ain't a huge capitol, its a tiny town with farms and a plant there, nothing else pretty much except some apartments block, its population contracted by 15-20% between 1991-2009, and since russian aggression started in the east even more.
Its like taking over Eagan, Minnesota while having 20 to 1 advantage in terms of artillery in some areas. 1 month 3 weeks to finally capture this tiny piece of land, that now is 90% rubble. Congratulations 2nd army of the world, what an achievement, same 2nd army in the world that back in 2015
was about to take Kiev in 2 weeks "easily"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_RReQj7PpY
Rzhev, tiny piece of land, 50k town. ~1 mln dead.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_RzhevHaving Severodonetsk and Lisichansk opens you a way to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk leading to the biggest encirclement or a cauldron as you wish since WWII. Also Zaluzhny should be prepared to a backstab from Transnistria. Possibility is low, unless whole Donetsk/Luhansk campaign is a feint which is a crazy theory but we live in crazy times.