your maps are awesome!! how else will you explain the effort to take a village of 50 inhabitants, without adding the geographical context and importance?
P.S.: (Mikhail Popov) I’ve seen criticism in the comments—"...too much geography." I’d like to explain: "geography" is one of the core subjects that military commanders, even as cadets, study meticulously, often firsthand by conducting reconnaissance on foot and at personal risk. All the great Russian explorers and travelers (Przhevalsky, Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Khabarov, Kruzenshtern, and Lisyansky) were officers of the Russian Army. They made their discoveries not for hype or idle curiosity but to study the routes and terrain of POTENTIAL THEATERS OF WAR—in other words, they conducted strategic reconnaissance. Geography (topography) is one of the elements of the military science of victory."
I can't even imagine the stupidity of the comment, "too much geography".
Battles, in order to be victorious, are all about knowing the "lay of the land", in order to have a strategic battle plan.
If the Russians were fighting the western soldiers and not the ukronazis, this would probably be much easier. The ukronazis, say what you will about them, are the toughest opponent the Russians could possibly have. Their Slavic heritage speaks for itself. They aren't nearly as arrogant and stupid as the mercs are.
The years since 2015 that were spent building fortifications, by the ukronazis, again using, "geography", has been tough to conquer, by Russia.
There are way too many armchair warriors, that have been propagandized by the western lies, and think that "War" is a simple process. In other words, Bomb and Bomb some more and you will win every time. The SMO is exposing that for the BS that it has always been.
Russia understands, the word and the action, called "Attrition", and they are demonstrating it to the world to see, but murican and nato military generals are too arrogant and mentally challenged to see it.
Still there are people who are not happy unless they find something to complain about! Personally I'd round these people up and stick them on the frontline and let's hear them complain from there.
"Too much geography" is maybe the incorrect term. For me (with braincells) find the maps used as reference to the articles, on here quite difficult to follow, as there is TO ME, "too much detail" with place names (in Russian usually) and and and. My view only.
It's impossible to have 'too much geography' in a frontline tactical report. Please keep up the good work!
Thanks for your great work Marat!
We've shared the link on our daily report.
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Geography is all there is, else we are lost
Don't feed the trolls....
your maps are awesome!! how else will you explain the effort to take a village of 50 inhabitants, without adding the geographical context and importance?
I saw Daniel Davis was sharing Marat's maps on his show today.
I immediately recognized them ❤
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P.S.: (Mikhail Popov) I’ve seen criticism in the comments—"...too much geography." I’d like to explain: "geography" is one of the core subjects that military commanders, even as cadets, study meticulously, often firsthand by conducting reconnaissance on foot and at personal risk. All the great Russian explorers and travelers (Przhevalsky, Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Khabarov, Kruzenshtern, and Lisyansky) were officers of the Russian Army. They made their discoveries not for hype or idle curiosity but to study the routes and terrain of POTENTIAL THEATERS OF WAR—in other words, they conducted strategic reconnaissance. Geography (topography) is one of the elements of the military science of victory."
I can't even imagine the stupidity of the comment, "too much geography".
Battles, in order to be victorious, are all about knowing the "lay of the land", in order to have a strategic battle plan.
If the Russians were fighting the western soldiers and not the ukronazis, this would probably be much easier. The ukronazis, say what you will about them, are the toughest opponent the Russians could possibly have. Their Slavic heritage speaks for itself. They aren't nearly as arrogant and stupid as the mercs are.
The years since 2015 that were spent building fortifications, by the ukronazis, again using, "geography", has been tough to conquer, by Russia.
There are way too many armchair warriors, that have been propagandized by the western lies, and think that "War" is a simple process. In other words, Bomb and Bomb some more and you will win every time. The SMO is exposing that for the BS that it has always been.
Russia understands, the word and the action, called "Attrition", and they are demonstrating it to the world to see, but murican and nato military generals are too arrogant and mentally challenged to see it.
Thank you
Terrain analysis was a core component of intelligence analyst school.
“Maps are 2D, war is 3D.”
Too much Geography = Not enough Braincells
Still there are people who are not happy unless they find something to complain about! Personally I'd round these people up and stick them on the frontline and let's hear them complain from there.
"Too much geography" is maybe the incorrect term. For me (with braincells) find the maps used as reference to the articles, on here quite difficult to follow, as there is TO ME, "too much detail" with place names (in Russian usually) and and and. My view only.
I struggle with basic maps Bob so it's up to me to improve and not for Mr Popov to lower his standards.
Fair play; no offence intended.
No offence taken Bob.
Stay lucky!