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There are messages that more or less said Ukraine had contained the Russian advance in Kharkiv, that there were a number of positions that Russia would still be captured over the next hours/days, but that the situation was under control. Some of the positions Ukraine has lost in Kharkiv should not have been lost, or at least shouldn’t have been lost how they were lost. And also, equipment they lost also shouldn’t have happened. There was a degree of incompetence involved, which should not be seen at this stage of the war. Mistakes that simply cannot be made. Some mistakes by commanders of the area, and some made by the higher organization of the military.

We may be looking at the preliminary phase, Russia forcing the Ukrainian army to make a choice of where to send their reinforcements. When the real offensive begins, Russia wants to have secured as many Ukrainian reserves as possible. Compared to the beginning of the war, Russian troops are less well-trained. Recently, Russia seems unable to mount large-scale attacks in which multiple brigades work well together.