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An Invasion of Odessa Would Be Catastrophic — for Russia
Putin is drunk with stupidity if he tries.
It’s no secret that Putin would love to have Odessa. It would give him a historical gem and means of landlocking Ukraine.
I’ll put it in writing right now: He doesn’t have a snowball's chance in hell.
Yes, an invasion could cause terrible human suffering. But Russia is in for another rude awakening.
I’ll explain.
How Odessa is planning for Putin’s invasion
If your city is going to be invaded via sea, there’s a series of defensive strategies you can implement.
Attackers-via-water will be in an exposed position on primarily flat terrain. Your defenders’ goal is always to slow their advance while remaining concealed.
You create dividing lines of advance on the beach so soldiers have to funnel in separate groups, tripping over each other while allowing defenders to focus fire.
There are already landmines all over Odessa beaches. Blockades and obstacles litter every vector of advance.
