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The Ukrainian army has lost at least 100,000 troops and it has consistently outnumbered the number of Russian troops on the ground. Russia is mobilizing, and the recent strikes on power plants (again - posters here have mocked the Russian military as inept and clownish yet it managed within days to take out about one-third of Ukraine's power plants; this is something Zelensky himself publicly stated yesterday) demonstrates that Ukraine has little with which to counter Russian aerial strikes.
As for "national will" - I strongly disagree with you on this, but let's just leave it at that.
Russia lacks the "military advantage?" You do realize Russia's military is much larger and that whatever Russia deployed until now is a small part of what it has available?
Because firing some cruise missiles hitting a country's power plants where civilians get heat from is abhorrent and childish behavior. Can't a larger country with a superb military that it displays do more vs hitting a much smaller country's power plants? You think that is a good measure of military "winning?"
How about hitting the Ukrainian tanks? How about taking out the HIMARS trucks? How about making a dent in the Ukrainian frontlines? How about actually controlling the areas which you illegally claimed as your own?
Because firing some cruise missiles hitting a country's power plants where civilians get heat from is abhorrent and childish behavior. Can't a larger country with a superb military that it displays do more vs hitting a much smaller country's power plants? You think that is a good measure of military "winning?"
How about hitting the Ukrainian tanks? How about taking out the HIMARS trucks? How about making a dent in the Ukrainian frontlines? How about actually controlling the areas which you illegally claimed as your own?
If you claim that the Russian military has not struck Ukrainian military assets on the ground, you are incorrect.
30% of Ukraine's power stations were destroyed by Russian terrorists in a few days. The damages were caused mostly by Iranian drones. Will these acts of terror terrify Ukrainians into submission or will it strengthen their resolve to save their country from Russian savages?
Not sure they are "destroyed" versus temporarily disabled. What's the time and cost to repair?
The Ukrainian army has lost at least 100,000 troops and it has consistently outnumbered the number of Russian troops on the ground. Russia is mobilizing, and the recent strikes on power plants (again - posters here have mocked the Russian military as inept and clownish yet it managed within days to take out about one-third of Ukraine's power plants; this is something Zelensky himself publicly stated yesterday) demonstrates that Ukraine has little with which to counter Russian aerial strikes.
As for "national will" - I strongly disagree with you on this, but let's just leave it at that.
Russia lacks the "military advantage?" You do realize Russia's military is much larger and that whatever Russia deployed until now is a small part of what it has available?
You have an extra zero on there, may be two. Zelensky trumps up initial damage reports to get more international aid. We have 4 Ukr devs on our team in different parts and one of them lost power for 4 hours yesterday. All have been making the daily meetings and completing assignments. The Russkies may be knocking out power but it's getting restored faster than we can do after a summer storm.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave all regional governors in Russia emergency powers that open the door for sweeping new restrictions throughout the country.
Declaring martial law seems silly when the State already wields absolute power.
Look. Im all for Ukraine winning, but all this "Russia is going to collapse tomorrow." BS needs to end. As long as Russia can ship oil, there is a floor to their economy.
You really shouldn't talk about others stopping their posting given all you do is call facts "spin."
Ukraine would not last long at all without western aid, and without it from the start, it would have folded way back.
Then again, you'd not know this since you don't listen to experts such as Mearsheimer, and why are you posting, since "bickering" is "meaningless?"
I offered a chance to show you had the conviction to back your iron clad predictions...which you don't and based upon your track record to date are probably wise not to.
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