Comments on: Reviewing the geography and geology of Ukraine. https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:38:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48414 Pebble Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:36:48 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48414 Thank you Thank you

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48395 podrock Wed, 16 Feb 2022 02:11:17 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48395 Always the best links. Always the best links.

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48394 RL Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:50:17 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48394 Though I suppose it could just as easily be used to misdirect... Though I suppose it could just as easily be used to misdirect…

]]> By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48393 Pebble Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:45:34 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48393 https://maphub.net/Cen4infoRes/russian-ukraine-monitor https://maphub.net/Cen4infoRes/russian-ukraine-monitor

]]> By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48392 Pebble Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:05:56 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48392 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140129-protests-ukraine-russia-geography-history https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140129-protests-ukraine-russia-geography-history

]]> By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48382 Pebble Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:37:01 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48382 I suspect you are right about the unregistered firearms I suspect you are right about the unregistered firearms

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48381 RL Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:55:28 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48381 Oddly, though, even if there is a war there they will have fewer guns than Texas... Ok that is an exaggeration... ~1million registered fire-arms in texas for 30million people - an estimate of 1.5 million for Ukraine's 40 million... I suspect there is a considerable number of firearms not registered in texas, though... Oddly, though, even if there is a war there they will have fewer guns than Texas…

Ok that is an exaggeration… ~1million registered fire-arms in texas for 30million people – an estimate of 1.5 million for Ukraine’s 40 million… I suspect there is a considerable number of firearms not registered in texas, though…

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48380 podrock Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:13:49 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48380 Read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/ukraine-russia-invasion-geography-weather/ Read it here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/ukraine-russia-invasion-geography-weather/

]]> By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48372 Pebble Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:07:42 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48372 I see US planes are active in the area tonight, they’ve been leaving RAF and USAF bases in the UK. I see US planes are active in the area tonight, they’ve been leaving RAF and USAF bases in the UK.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2022/02/12/reviewing-the-geography-and-geology-of-ukraine/#comment-48368 podrock Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:04:58 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=91424#comment-48368 I'm not so sure about the "mud season" hypothesis. Classic tank warfare of WWII, with a wave of tanks rolling abreast across farm and field may longer be effective or needed. Or desired by the aggressor. Modern highways, roads, and railways make it possible to bisect a country fairly quickly. The Donbass Region, which has been the area of continued small scale war since 2014, could be severed off by controlling only 140 miles of highway and several bridges over the Dnieper River. In my observation, Putin likes to take chunks. He took Georgia, there were sanctions and out-cry but he still controls it. Same with Crimea. He might take the Donbass then pull back, regroup, start again in five years. But controlling Donbass gives him a lot more control of the northern coast of the Black Sea where there have been minor naval clashes in recent years. The Donbass also has extensive coal reserves and industrial centers. (edited) I’m not so sure about the “mud season” hypothesis. Classic tank warfare of WWII, with a wave of tanks rolling abreast across farm and field may longer be effective or needed. Or desired by the aggressor. Modern highways, roads, and railways make it possible to bisect a country fairly quickly. The Donbass Region, which has been the area of continued small scale war since 2014, could be severed off by controlling only 140 miles of highway and several bridges over the Dnieper River.

In my observation, Putin likes to take chunks. He took Georgia, there were sanctions and out-cry but he still controls it. Same with Crimea. He might take the Donbass then pull back, regroup, start again in five years. But controlling Donbass gives him a lot more control of the northern coast of the Black Sea where there have been minor naval clashes in recent years.

The Donbass also has extensive coal reserves and industrial centers.

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