Belgorod incursion ‘gives Ukraine the upper hand’ against Russia ahead of counter-offensive

“It shows that the Russian border is undefended and this will cause Russia to divert troops away from the defensive lines elsewhere in Ukraine.”

The Belgorod incursion will ‘assist’ Ukraine’s offensive when it eventually begins, says Kier Giles, senior fellow at Chatham House.

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[chriszenko]

Japan can walk in and take their islands back if they so choose

[RGNSS-hnew]

Glory to the People's Republic of Belgorod!
💥👊💥

[Heavy_Distortion]

Meanwhile China is eyeing border at Manchuria.

[wiryantirta]

Hey Japan, you hear that? Time to liberate the Sakhalin Islands!

[JTStein]

Get your troops out of Ukraine and save your own country

[dpelpal]

Putin: "Kyiv in threeee
Russian Legion: "Belgorod in threee hours!"
😅

[JayDeeChannel]

Ukraine wants 60km wide neutral border zone.

[ddleupriandboast]

Time for Finland to take back Karelian historical lands. A good offense is the best defense. Don't let this golden opportunity slip.

[dank]

Putin’s humiliation is on so many levels & if Russia continues to let him rule it reflects humiliation on Russia.

[captainhaddck]

How much more failure can Putler get away with?
Slava Ukraini! 💙💛

[tellyboy]

Clever strategy, now Russia has another 250km of border to defend.

[redrum]

It’s time to negotiate. If Russia gives up St Petersburg to Ukraine we can make a deal

[john_in_phoenix]

"Plausible deniability" works both ways. Yes, this is a shaping operation that will force Russia to thin the lines in Ukraine, and move mobile reserves back to Russia.

[bob___]

In the near term, at least, the incursion into Russia means that Russia is not likely to attack NATO territory for any reason, because Russia cannot afford to be in a position in which NATO is responding to a Russian attack against NATO. After all, two modest-sized units were able to maneuver around Belgorod for more than a day, apparently at will, only 100 km or so from Russian forces supposedly engaged in an active invasion of Ukraine.

[saltzmann]

Ukraine should not have rules put on them, this is a fight for life, not a tea party.

[Dmarcoot]

Russia is the second best military in Russia

[seanlander]

Russia has become the joke that just keeps on giving.

[HR__YEA]

Imagine if the Russian resistance had crossed the border into Russia from Finland.

That would have added 1300km of territory thar Russia would have had to defend.

[iakona]

Meir Giles is a great guest snd a great author. He gets it right.

[SodaiGoku]

Because they got nukes, they think no one would ever dare attack them