If I was running a distracting thrust into enemy territory, like Kursk, with the plan to pull back as the Putinistas throw more and more cannon fodder at me, I'd be putting tons of explosives in the basements of buildings I know the Putin Officers like to occupy. Luxury hotels? Town halls?
Pull out of a town, wait until my agents, ( Civilians sick of the Putin Regime, widows, mothers... ) confirmed the proper buildings are in full occupancy, then command detonate the building. The psychology of Russian conscripts, and I'm not knocking the potential courage of any individual Russian, is to be herded by the Officers and Political Officers, ( the ones that shoot you to encourage others ) into battle.
I'm sure that if the Russian forces are attacked, they'd defend with great tenacity, even without orders, but rush into battle in the next town, without micromanaging Officers telling them to? Don't see it. Could be wrong.
American troops, Brits, Aussies, Finns, all have a tradition of independent thought and initiative. There's a large collection of messages sent back to HQ with the basic format, "We didn't get your message to hold for reinforcements before taking the town, so we already did. Please send the reinforcements to catch up to us." ... It's a training and culture thing.
This is what happens if the terrorists are not eliminated completely. So the Ukrainian nazis should be completely eliminated and Ukraine should be dismissed.
Pictures show typical SAM damage, and the pilots did a great job.
Think of it as your fork locking 6 degrees off straight and you staying on the road with body english, stoppies & wheelies. Imperfect analogy, as the ditch doesn't pull you off the road, & the planet does pull you out of the sky.
It was probably a mistake, not a premeditated murder, and the Lesson is that the Russian government lies. And has for more than a century.
If the Russian government says it's going to be sunny, bring your umbrella.
