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I'm sure Ukraine would have done this sooner but getting permission from the Biden administration to cross yet another red line is always an excruciatingly slow process.
There are no experienced soldiers to spare in Russia. The experienced ones are assigned to protect vital infrastructure in the likes of Moscow and St Petersburg. Moving soldiers from the front line back to Rusaia is obviously what Ukraine wants and for that reason I don't think Putin will do it. That's why he looks so furious because he has no answer.
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I wonder if the Kursk invasion is connected to the arrival of the F16s? The US has approved of the Kursk move. Russia will have to respond by moving troops and weapons around to beef up defences of their very long border with Ukraine. Hopefully Nato will track all the equipment movements, especially the air defence hardware, and tell Ukraine everyything. This could provide an opportunity for F16s to zap it while it's on the move.