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[–] ex10n@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Is it considered offensive if it's your sovereign land to defend? I think not.

[–] Gay_Tomato@hexbear.net 41 points 11 months ago

They are literaly the ones who named it that.

[–] ZapataCadabra@hexbear.net 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well in military terms it's a counter offensive because they wanted to retake land that was occupied by the Russian offensive. But you're right, it's not technically an offensive because Ukraine didn't retake any land from Russia.

[–] CarmineCatboy@hexbear.net 15 points 11 months ago

No, they aren't right at all. The military definition of offensive includes recapturing territory.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Jokes about Ukraine being sovereign aside, that is the technical term