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Rucio t1_ivp83gg wrote

Reply to comment by cgmcnama in Russia to withdraw troops from key city of Kherson by NINETY_LIVES

Just surround the place and choke it out until the remaining Russians surrender.

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AGVann t1_ivpq847 wrote

The city is full of civilians, and unlike Russia, Ukraine aren't about to Grozny their own countrymen.

Sieges like that can still take a long time. Sarajevo under similar conditions took 3 years.

If this is a genuine withdrawal - and seems likely since it was broadcast on state television - what the Russian brass might be afraid of is that a siege wouldn't even happen. The Russian units trapped inside would surrender en masse.

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Lucius-Halthier t1_ivr5pz2 wrote

Seeing an entire city’s garrison just surrender like that would be a crushing blow for putin, I’m all for it

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Rucio t1_ivp9c8i wrote

Carefully I suppose. Shock and awe tactics work great on poorly defended logistics columns, but rooting out dug in soldiers in building to building fighting is painful.

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Lucius-Halthier t1_ivr5ldc wrote

Best tactic would most likely flank the city to make sure that if it is a trap with Russians in there willing to fight block to block they just cut off what little supplies they could get. I can’t imagine holdout would last very long.

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