I donโ€™t understand why people expect the offensives in this war to stop just because winter is coming. Both sides are perfectly capable of continuing operations in cold weather. In fact, Russia invaded (and captured the territory they are now losing) in the midst of winter.

IF there is an operational pause, it will be because they need to regroup and rebuild forces, not because the weather is turning

The place to watch now is Donbas. Russia will likely move some of the forces they pulled out of Kherson there to continue their multi-month and so far futile assault on Bakhmut. The Ukrainians will also likely reposition their forces from the south into Donbas. Northern Luhansk oblast is where they can likely make the most progress in the near future
@dmitri @kdvncm there is noise of divisions within Russia. We may be getting closer to at least, intermediaries, diplomatic tract. But there is a very real risk of civil war within Russia.
@dmitri @kdvncm wrote this earlier todayโ€ฆhttps://t.me/c/1799103592/1912

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Is this the correct telegram link? It says I don't have authorization to read that message.

@kdvncm yes, private channel, sorry
@kdvncm I tend to apply to join. I also tend to get in, and save I am a fly on the wall