monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Infantry moves through almost any of it given shelter at both ends; without that, the route is the whole problem. So the important relationship isn't simply high ground plus shelter; it's the asymmetry created by the river between them. 1170
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For Russia, the villages in the valley are the useful footholds — places from which men and supplies can be pushed toward the higher ground. For Ukraine, the same villages work almost in reverse. 1150
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Denying them creates a buffer in front of the plateau, keeping russian infantry away from the ground that matters and leaving the exposed valley in front of Ukrainian drone positions. 1160
