Yes, Ukraine Has Launched A Counteroffensive. The Goal Is To Destroy One Troublesome Russian Field Army.
A pair of Ukrainian battlegroups aims to cut off the 36th Combined Arms Army.
Last week, Elon Musk’s Starlink bricked Russia’s stolen and smuggled satellite terminals all along the 700-mile front line of Russia’s 48-month wider war on Ukraine.
At the same time, the Kremlin recklessly blocked military access to non-government social media platforms including Telegram, which many Russian troops had used for front-line communication.
The twin moves threw the Russian armed forces in Ukraine into disarray. Sensing opportunity, the Ukrainian armed forces went on the attack in several key sectors. A week later, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Ukrainian attacks aren’t limited to local clearing operations meant to stabilize Ukrainian defenses.
Now it’s apparent Ukrainian commanders have a grander plan. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeastern Ukraine, they aim to cut off and destroy a powerful but exposed Russian field army. “The main Ukrainian counteroffensive is aimed at encircling and then defeating the Russian 36th Army,” observer Thorkill explained.
