re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

"Soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are deserting en masse — both inside Ukraine and during training abroad — due to growing distrust in the military-political leadership. This was stated by Dmitry Ryumshin, former commander of the 155th brigade.

Ryumshin himself was previously suspected of overseeing mass desertion within his own unit. According to him, the distrust of the authorities is the main driver, but there are at least seven additional reasons fueling the problem:

1.Lack of real punishment — for a long time, first-time deserters were exempt from responsibility. Although this norm has already expired, it shaped a culture of impunity.

2.Ineffective law enforcement — the police do not actively search for deserters, and those caught face no real consequences, not even administrative ones.

3.Unclear service terms — under martial law, soldiers serve without fixed timeframes, which destroys morale.

4.Low motivation of mobilized recruits — many were conscripted despite previously evading service or showing little willingness to fight.

5.Disruption of unit cohesion — motivated soldiers are often transferred from one unit to another, leaving comrades behind and sparking fears of being thrown into battle unprepared.

6.Chaotic deployment after foreign training — personnel trained abroad were sometimes sent directly into combat zones by the Western Operational Command, without commanders. For example, troops were dispatched to Pavlograd straight from the border, while brigade and battalion headquarters were still in training in France.

7.Mismanagement of headquarters — command staff were repeatedly sent to long-term exercises (the same drills up to three times), which degraded the quality of leadership and undermined work with personnel."

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Just like those Russian breakthroughs?

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Olena Zelenska meets Melania Trump in US – photo

Alona Mazurenko — Thursday, 25 September 2025, 20:05



Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, has met with US First Lady Melania Trump and thanked her for her attention to the issue of Ukrainian children who have been abducted by the Russians.

Source: Zelenska on X (Twitter)

Quote: "I had a meeting with the First Lady of the USA, Melania Trump. We discussed our shared values, foremost among them the protection of children and their childhood.

I thanked Mrs Melania for her support of Ukraine, particularly for her attention to children who have become victims of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine – including her letter urging Putin to secure peace for children.

I greatly value her open-heartedness on this issue, as well as her commitment to the well-being of children around the world...

I am sincerely grateful to Melania Trump for today’s meeting and look forward to further cooperation to protect what is most precious in the world – our children. For today, their protection is not just a collective endeavour but a shared responsibility for our future."

Ukrainska Pravda

At this point it seems the only way someone is actually going to win this thing is if they use those weapons

Does anyone take Drunkle Medvedev serious?

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I am on record saying I think Ukraine will eventually fail, but what failure as of today? They have held on remarkably well and hit Russian infrastructure in a meaningful way (though I do not think it has been quite as crippling as some narratives suggest).

If Europe is so worried about this, they could just invest more in Ukraine's defense. Do they not know that is an option?

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These are excellent questions.

Let me be clear about this:

Russia is going to lose this war.

I'm telling you this as someone who has not only looked at war as a professional for decades now but has multiple tours as a soldier. This has nothing to do with right or wrong, or who started what, or any political intrigue before or during this war, rather it is a hard reality based on facts and figures. Russia simply doesn't have the resources to take over all of the Ukraine - which is their only real goal - and after three and a half years of watching the Russians muck it up there is absolutely no reason to believe it's going to get better for them. Rather, all of the momentum is with the Ukrainians and it's only going to get better for them in a one-on-one scenario.

As far as Europe's commitment to Ukraine goes, Europe now has multiple countries investing nine figures each into Ukraine's drone defense industry because they no doubt realize that drones are the future and they are also much cheaper than conventional defenses. So, when you combine Europe's capital and manufacturing capabilities with Ukraine's drone technology, Russia's advantages are pretty much wiped out. Even their manpower advantage starts to look like a weakness.