NATO prophesied a Second Russian Offensive (SRO) on the muddy heals of rasputitsa. Then when queried, on February 13, about upcoming festivities, Secretary-General Stoltenberg imparted: "we are seeing the start already." The SRO crept imperceptibly. April Fools’ came early.
The Russo-Ukrainian War’s 800-kilometer front bisects the Donbas with a 240-kilometer incision. The SRO engages a segment of Donbas-situated line, with the Russian-held city, Donetsk, at its strategic core. The SRO’s operational theater contiguously connects 5 small Ukrainian-held cities: (north-to-south) Bakhmut, Chavis Yar, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Vuhledar.
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