re: Is the war in The Ukraine real? Some of it? All of it?

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60 KM in two days is greater than any gains by Russia during the invasion. It is likely the success of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region is the result of Russia sending troops south from Kharkiv to Kherson in anticipation of a Ukrainian attack there. The Ukrainians have also attacked in the Kherson region, but have not had anywhere near the success as in the North. The real danger with this development is that out of frustration and fear Putin will attack Ukraine with tactical nuclear weapons. Who knows what will happen then? Alternatively Putin could call a national state of emergency in Russia, call up reserve troops and institute a draft. He has been avoiding those steps because of their negative political implications for him.

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Russia is waiting for the US to stop sending money and equipment, then Ukraine will fold like a cheap lawn chair.

The Ukrainians are losing on average 100 soldiers a day. They aren’t even worth dropping smart bombs on or using expensive cruise missiles so they are using artillery.

When we stop, which we eventually will, it’s over.

AND, Russia would rather cut them off from the Black Sea and strangle the country by taking Odessa than trying to occupy Kharkiv, a city with the population larger than Dallas Texas.

We lost once, had to take back, and could barely hold Fallujah when we went into Iraq, population 250k.

People who think Russia is losing are ignorant to what’s going on. Losing would be Ukraine pushing them back across the border to Russia.

As it stands, Ukraine has lost every port city they have besides Odessa.