Elon Musk says Russia could hit Dnipro and capture Odesa

US billionaire Elon Musk, known for his controversial statements about the war in Ukraine, has suggested that Russia could "hit the Dnipro" and capture Odesa. Source: Musk on his social network X Details: Musk said that it was a tragic loss of life for Ukraine to attack Russia's "larger army that had defence in depth, minefields and stronger artillery when Ukraine lacked armour or air superiority".

In his opinion, "any fool could have predicted that". He recalled that a year ago he recommended that Ukraine allocate all its resources to defence.

Quote from Musk: "There is no chance of Russia taking all of Ukraine, as the local resistance would be extreme in the west, but Russia will certainly gain more land than they have today. The longer the war goes on, the more territory Russia will gain until they hit the Dnipro, which is tough to overcome.

However, if the war lasts long enough, Odesa will fall too.  Whether Ukraine loses all access to the Black Sea or not is, in my view, the real remaining question. I recommend a negotiated settlement before that happens."

More details: At the same time, Musk did not call on Western countries to increase aid to Ukraine in order to prevent his predictions from coming true.

Background:

• SpaceX owner Elon Musk confirmed that his decision to turn off Starlink had disrupted a Ukrainian operation off the coast of occupied Crimea.

  The resulting publicity caused a US Senate committee to become interested in the matter.

• There have been recent reports of Starlink satellite communications being used by the Russian military in Ukraine's occupied territories, with terminals apparently having been purchased through third countries.  
• Democrats in the US House of Representatives have launched an investigation into whether SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Russia from using its Starlink satellite internet service in the war against Ukraine.

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