(Found at Ukrainian Memes Force)
I wasn’t planning on doing an update tonight, but a couple of items have been brought to my attention and I wanted to highlight them while I’m thinking about them.
First off, the now occupied cities like Melitipol and Kherson, as well as the besieged ones like Mariupol need to be relieved via humanitarian corridors. As I noted in last night’s post, Russia agreed to allow them yesterday. However, Russia did the same thing in Syria and either never actually allowed them or, when they did, they actually targeted the humanitarian relief efforts. And, of course, the Russians now control the nuclear power plant they attacked last night and other Russian forces are moving towards a second one.
Kyiv and its defenders are still standing. Sebastian just speculated/mentioned in comments to AL’s post that Ukraine’s strategy may be to (temporarily) sacrifice the southern port cities while focusing on the defense of Kyiv and central Ukraine. This would make logical sense, so I figured I’d mention it because:
A photo from the journalist Bogdan Butkevich (h/t @CalibreObscura) included a claim that after two days Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops substantially back from Kyiv. It's geolocated to the outskirts of Ivankiv, FAR behind the furthest Russian advance. pic.twitter.com/l6yfJ428qX
— Nathan Ruser (@Nrg8000) March 3, 2022
If this has been a continuation of a frontal assault from Makariv yesterday, it would be a MASSIVE advance and the disintegration of much of Russia's notorious 60km convoy. If it is a side assault, it shows how vulnerable the column is to ambush and interdiction/disruption.
— Nathan Ruser (@Nrg8000) March 3, 2022
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