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Originally Posted by Heffe
As for why they're continuing to reinforce the area? Your guess is as good as mine - it doesn't make much sense to me either. I heard that domestically, it made a splash in Russian news and upset their milbloggers that Russia couldn't dislodge the Ukrainians...but that doesn't seem like a good enough reason to continue to throw soldiers into the operation.
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Saw an interesting theory. The airfields in the south west of Ukraine are the best fit for the moment for F-16s. They are also on average the greatest distance from secure Russian and Belorussian territory. So not unsurprisingly the first units deployed are going to go there. Having something in the area to "prod the bear" will lead to greater exposure of forces and logistical elements for potential engagements.
This area has seen quite a bit of whittling down of Russian Airforces in the past few weeks (patriots taking out 4 x SU-34s in the past four days alone) so this might be part of that larger plan.