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How can an offensive have "failed" if more than 90% of forces are still training for the offensive? - Thomas Theiner (threadreaderapp.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The offensive has failed to achieve the balloned expectations that came from talking about it non stop for months.

It is a result of current media climate.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At least in my country (Finland), most news sites have completely dismissed this incremental aspect of the counteroffensive. They have focused mainly on theorizing a few possible scenarios of how the offensive will go (breakthrough or not?), and each small event has been assessed in excruciating detail. Everyone has been focused on a single tank column blowing up etc.

Personally this was the first time I came across an explanation for why a more massive attack hasn't yet been initiated. Perhaps I follow the wrong news sites?