Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Ukraine used the time to build 4 defence lines west from adviika, The rest of your drivel comprises one assumption stacked on the other which in the end doesn't make for a coherent argument. imo

Like I mentioned before, I would trust Zelenski's military on the ground to make the right decisions regarding retreating or advancing etc. And all this big push by the Russians just to give a boost to Putin and his so-called election victory and anniversary of the invasion.

Don't get me wrong. You are of course entitled to your own opinion but If you point out a potential risk and then somehow state that the potential risk was down to stubbornness without even knowing jack **** about what is going on I will call you out on that nonsense yes.

IMO The problem with removing Putin boils down to how/what transition will take place. They do have nearly 6000 nuclear warheads, last thing you want is an uncontrolled transition of power with a lot of infighting. For now Russia is ''stable'. An unstable Russia would pose an even bigger danger to the world which could make the conflict in Ukraine a small one in comparison, I think its one of the reasons the US was drip-feeding Ukraine with aid in the hope Putin would come to his senses and pulled out. I rather have Putin at the reigns than an all out civil war within Russia or an even more unhinged puppet at the reigns.

(Yes), I suppose that has been the US calculation about appropriate level of military aid to Ukraine (strategy of checking Russian moves indefinitely, vs alternative of go all in aiding Ukraine to win, let the chips fall where they may for Putin and Russian regime and rest of us on the day after [maybe unfortunate thing to call it!]).

Always thought it was very risky in its own way, and I think evidence is building that they messed it up, and as the war drags on events like the chaotic politics in Washington, Russia's ability to evade sanctions and willingness of autocratic allies to support them, are coming into play.

Looks like the coke plant will be abandoned as well. Russia already raising flags in part of it.

But let's be honest as depressing as it is this tactic of defending settlements until they're destroyed then pulling back to a new one is exactly how the Russians won so many wars in the past.

This war is totally changing the thoughts about future wars. No one thought that artillery shells would be a factor or minefields. The US especially assumed that war would be high tech. I heard a discussion about a big rethink regarding North Korea & how they might be encouraged to attack the South based on the situation in Ukraine.

France fell in 6 weeks in 1940. Germany advanced from Poland to Moscow in 3 months in 1941. The allies advanced from Normandy to Berlin in 9 months in 1944/45. Measuring Russias advance as an aggressive force against those historic advances then their invasion has been an abject failure and utterly pointless. Therefore the 2 week predictions of the spring of 2022 are not far off the mark. This invasion effectively stalled in April 2022 . Putin is just keeping this invasion on life support but it is easily one of the slowest most cumbersome invasions of all time and most other countries would have thrown their hat at it at this stage.

Nazis and Napoleon wars to name two. Look at the amount of equipment Russia lost for this one town. It's not sustainable unless they gain momentum and increase gains for similar or less losses.

Bad day for Ukraine....land lost now will not be regained....

Putin and Russia are in for the long haul.....numbers of dead dont matter...theyll just keep throwing bodies at it....

The west will eventually tire of this and just want it to be over....Ukraine will lose the Donbass and Crimea in any future agreement....

Better late than never

Why not get rid of them all I wonder?

There's a new General in charge in Ukraine. This could be a new tactic, in so far as not holding on too long, like Bakhmut.

Maybe that's why Zaluzhnyi was replaced?

You're correct, it was Syrskyi in charge at Bakhmut. I was mistaken, which I why I thought a new general, new tactics.

Ukraine has attacked multiple sites within Russia, with no fear, it really is about time Nato dealt with Russians on Ukrainian soil