Ukraine President Zelenski Is Going For Broke

Ukraine President Zelensky  

Moon Of Alabama: Kherson 'Counteroffensive' - Zelenski Is Going For Broke 

After the first Ukrainian attempt to push towards had failed it is now reinforcing that failure. As I describe the move: 

The only 'successful' attack was across the Inhulet river near Andriivka in the direction of the dam and river crossing that closes off the Kakhovka Dnieper reservoir. 

The troops were cut off and mostly destroyed. On the western side of the salient a Russian unit crossed the Inhulet towards north and attacked the Ukrainians on that side. It soon had to pull back and the Ukrainians used the Russian crossing to reconnect with the cut off units in the salient. 

More Ukrainian reinforcements were pushed into the salient where they have little natural protection from Russian artillery and air force attacks. 

The political leadership of Ukraine is committed to continue this massacre. The Ukrainian Telegram channel 'Resident' reported:  

Our source in the OP said that Zelensky holds a meeting every day on the counteroffensive in the South of Ukraine, at the moment the Armed Forces of Ukraine have the opportunity to create a foothold in the Krivoy Rog direction. Zalusky reported on the heavy fighting and losses suffered by the Ukrainian army in the steppes, but the political center of influence insist on continuing the #Battle_for_Kherson operation. 

Reserves from the eastern front and Kharkov will be transferred to the Dnepropetrovsk region, in order to achieve the advantage of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, no information will be officially published in the media until the seizure of territories.  

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WNU Editor: It is not only Zelensky who is going for broke. It looks like his Western partners are also all-in on this offensive. 

So why the rush and commitment to continue this counter-offensive regardless of the cost?

Today's shutdown of Nord Stream 1 has made Europe's energy crisis multiple times worse, a crisis that many have been predicting for the past few months would happen. That is why I am wondering if a decision was made by Western governments and the Ukraine government a month or two ago that the tide of the war must quickly shift in Ukraine's favor that would force Russia to capitulate. Preferably before winter so that this energy crisis would be avoided.

Breaking the Russian lines in this Kherson counter-offensive would accomplish that goal. It would push Russian forces back into Crimea and (maybe) put the Kremlin in a position where they must sue for peace on Western terms.

Winter is approaching and time is not on the side of the West and Ukraine. The West and Ukraine need a quick and major victory. Hence we are now seeing this non-stop commitment of Ukrainian forces into this battle, even with the heavy losses that they are experiencing. And from the West we are hearing commitments and promises to provide even more aid to Ukraine.

But after one week of fighting the front-lines have not significantly moved. And the casualties are now in the thousands.