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Zelensky's Power and War are spiraling Out of Control
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:10 pm
No wonder Zelensky is begging for a Ceasefire. You could smell the desperation from him and other EU leaders when begging for a Ceasefire. Now we know why
"Zelensky's power and war are spiraling out of control.
For the first time, combat commander of the Ukrainian army Shirshin resigned, stating the reasons:
- incompetent leadership of the army and the country
- war turned into a "political game"
- senseless losses of soldiers and territory
- total failure at the front"
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"Zelensky's power and war are spiraling out of control.
For the first time, combat commander of the Ukrainian army Shirshin resigned, stating the reasons:
- incompetent leadership of the army and the country
- war turned into a "political game"
- senseless losses of soldiers and territory
- total failure at the front"
This post was edited on 5/17/25 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:14 pm to John Barron
This “war” has been over for quite a while
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:15 pm to John Barron
Was it ever in “control”?
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:16 pm to John Barron
Zelensky is hitting on 20 at this point. He has no leverage in negotiations. Almost like hes saying screw it. If he can't get all his land back hes willing to lose it all.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:16 pm to John Barron
He is a money/power hungry shrimp! He needs to be removed, and fast.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:21 pm to Gifman
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This “war” has been over for quite a while
Population of Ukraine: 40 million
Population of Russia: 145 million
It was over before it started. With no country willing to send troops to help Ukraine, they didn't stand a chance. Putin holds all the cards.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 8:23 pm to John Barron
Too bad, soo sad.
Next time, don't trust a fat American liberal woman or the cia.
Next time, don't trust a fat American liberal woman or the cia.
Posted on 5/17/25 at 11:09 pm to chity
quote:
Putin holds all the cards.

Posted on 5/17/25 at 11:15 pm to John Barron
He should have listened to Trump instead of throwing a fit.
Posted on 5/18/25 at 12:38 am to chity
quote:
Population of Ukraine: 40 million
Population of Russia: 145 million
Population of Ukraine currently is like 20 million. It's really over now.
Posted on 5/18/25 at 12:44 am to John Barron
Their biggest mistake was not recruiting from the OT Call of Duty Obesity brigade. They have been ready to fight.
This post was edited on 5/18/25 at 12:45 am
Posted on 5/18/25 at 2:10 am to John Barron
That spring offensive was a really dumb move. (Given the metrics of the combatants particularly in manpowr) Z should have stayed defensive the entire time unless you have a really good opportunity to move the line significantly.
He took the Western tanks and threw them at the most heavily defended area of the line thinking the tanks were going to slice through multiple Russian defensive lines built up for months. Idiot.
Then a pointless offense into Russia itself. Makes for great headlines but had no effect on actually winning the war and bringing Russia to the table.
You win wars by killing a lot of their soldiers and minimizing your losses. Losses are lower for defending and higher for attacking. There is also a large disparity in population. Russia can afford to be attackers coupled with the fact that they accept casualties much easier.
Everything pointed to the best strategy being defensive. Kill as many Russians as you can. Make them pay dearly for every town but then fall back.
Ukraine needs the kill ratio to be very high.
Without manpower to overwhelm on attack, they should be 100% defensive. That’s what they did at the beginning and smoked the Russians.
The Ukrainians have done well but that doesn’t mean they are on a path to victory right now. Z needs to be pragmatic about this.
He took the Western tanks and threw them at the most heavily defended area of the line thinking the tanks were going to slice through multiple Russian defensive lines built up for months. Idiot.
Then a pointless offense into Russia itself. Makes for great headlines but had no effect on actually winning the war and bringing Russia to the table.
You win wars by killing a lot of their soldiers and minimizing your losses. Losses are lower for defending and higher for attacking. There is also a large disparity in population. Russia can afford to be attackers coupled with the fact that they accept casualties much easier.
Everything pointed to the best strategy being defensive. Kill as many Russians as you can. Make them pay dearly for every town but then fall back.
Ukraine needs the kill ratio to be very high.
Without manpower to overwhelm on attack, they should be 100% defensive. That’s what they did at the beginning and smoked the Russians.
The Ukrainians have done well but that doesn’t mean they are on a path to victory right now. Z needs to be pragmatic about this.
Posted on 5/18/25 at 2:18 am to John Barron
The money dried up and likewise its support.
Posted on 5/18/25 at 2:44 am to UptownJoeBrown
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That’s what they did at the beginning and smoked the Russians. The Ukrainians have done well
Both are fallacies pushed by the media. Ukraine lost massive positions early in the war and casualties were on par. Check body exchange stats. It was even in the war, now it's 15:1 in favor of Russia. That's 15 Ukrainian bodies returned for 1 Russian body.
Ukraine did an idiotic telegraphed attack in 2023 losing huge number of armor and infantry. It was at that point key hunchos in Ukraine knew Ukraine will lose. Then they tried to hold little small island "Krynki" in Kherson killing 1000 of their men with several more missing in boat crossings. It had little to no strategic value and was impossible to supply or defend due to drones and mortars. Then they did Kursk incursion which went well at first and then they got pounded to crap and Russians sneaked in their back through a damn pipe.
Same pipe story was in Avdiivka and Ukrainians "defended till the end" there too till it was too late and Russians penetrated their rear. Same as Bakhmtu and same as Mariupol. They always held on for too long and made PR moves instead of strategically smart decisions.
This post was edited on 5/18/25 at 2:50 am
Posted on 5/18/25 at 6:33 am to John Barron
I feel really bad for all the lives lost to such a senseless war. All at the hands of 2 men
Posted on 5/18/25 at 6:44 am to John Barron
Has anyone answered yet as to why there's so little video or media coverage of this war? Does anyone actually know specifically where these battles are being fought? Or hard evidence of the millions of soldiers they claim are being killed?
All I've really seen are a few GoPro clips and Zelensky flying freely around the world in his pristine fatigues.
All I've really seen are a few GoPro clips and Zelensky flying freely around the world in his pristine fatigues.
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