• Ukrainian’s shock offensive on Russia’s Kursk region came as a surprise even to Ukraine’s soldiers.
  • “We joked that it wasn’t April 1st,” a Ukrainian soldier told The Economist.
  • The country’s troops did suspect that an invasion was imminent after they were issued new equipment.
  • pelya@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Considering how the plans for the counterattack were leaked by everyone and their mom last year, this time they did the right thing with secrecy.