Time was what the Red Army needed most. Time to repair the falling equipment, time to deliver fuel ... But this time cost dearly. The Soviet supply lines were prolonged, and the Poles fought back in the hinterland.

Kozacka's action on the Vistula, again gave Moscow some valuable time, but soon Stalin ordered the preparation of another offensive. All this was a smaller scale operation than before, but effectively dissipated the Polish forces. This time the Soviets hit where no one expected it. Applying appropriate pressure on the government of Czechoslovakia, the Red Army moved three mountain brigades into Dukla and Barwinka district directing them to Krosno.

If the city with its aviation infrastructure had fallen into their hands, and the oil companies of Jedlicze and Jaso would have been affected, most of the Soviet logistics problems would be solved.
