Russia Ukraine war, page-233200

I was trying to recall some of the stuff Mick Ryan has come up with - especially last year.
This pre-2023 counteroffensive article has a few Mick gems.
'To some extent, looking at where Russian forces have built visible fortifications can help show what their commanders see as important' [explained Mick]
"The Russian assessment appears to be that the Ukrainians’ most likely and most dangerous place to attack is in the south, particularly in Zaporizhzhia"
"Just because an area has heavy defences, it doesn’t mean you will choose not to fight through it,” he said. “Sometimes that is just what you have to [tell your proxy to] do."
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRAINE-CRISIS/COUNTEROFFENSIVE/mopakddwbpa/