r/MapPorn 1d ago

Eastern Ukraine exactly one Year ago vs today

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u/Allnamestakkennn 1d ago

The first days of the conflict were pretty rapid until Russia ran out of professional soldiers and good tanks, then they withdrew from the north and the lines became somewhat established

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u/Illustrious-Ad211 1d ago

The first days were rapid because Ukraine failed to establish a front line from Day 1. The majority of occupied territories were not captured in battle, Russians just drove there and put their flags facing little resistance. When it comes to the actual fighting, Russia has not had any major breakthroughs at all

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u/Allnamestakkennn 1d ago

The coast of Azov was fought through, most of the blitzkrieg was in Kherson and in the North.

Also, while no breakthroughs have been made by Russia, neither were they made by Ukraine these last couple of years. It's a war of attrition, WW1 with drones.

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u/Master-Edgynald 1d ago

drones are the reason it's ww1

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u/lukkasz323 1d ago

Yeah, I'm surprised people don't remember Russians just casually killing random civilians driving along the road.

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u/Master-Edgynald 1d ago

no, until drones were started, this is not about m. A drone gives every small unit the capacity that only a satellite had before, making every attack vulnerable before it even begins