The problem with wars is that you can begin them when you want, but no one can really predict when a war will end.
Russia will gain numerical parity in december, Ukraine continually gets its infrastructure mauled and fewer and fewer weapons delivered. Everything else is in the open.
My biggest question is though, what happened to allow AFU to go on their, so far successful, counteroffensive? I initially heard it was all foreign mercenaries from pro-Russia sources and pro-West sources were telling me it was because of all the equipment they received from the West, but both of these were constant in the early days of the war when Russia was steamrolling everything in sight. Did Russia stretch their forces too thin or did the Ukrainians really come back swinging harder than expected?
Initially, the Ukranian army had a hige numerical advantage, we’re talking about having multiple times the numbers of the Russians. Even with the Donezk and Lughansk militias, the russian korps thus always was stretched thin. That’s what lead to that Ukraninan counter offensive.
Russia basically bluffed that it had sufficiently fortified both locations that were attacked. Ukraine realized, that could not be the case, at least one would be virtually undefended. And threw thousands at both positions.
In the one that actually was fortified, the Ukraninan soldiers were mowed down. In the other, the few russian soldiers pulled back under artillery cover, suffering only light casualties. Ukraine still lost around 4000 men there, but was able to reoccupy the area.
Their idea was right and they got their victory, but a very costly one.
Other commenter is correct, I’d add that I read from TASS that unfortunately Russian planners did not properly keep Ukraine occupied. Basically the Russians rolled up and set their lines up but didn’t try to harass the Ukranians too much. This let the Ukranians reform and of course resupply with NATO before launching this massive counter offensive.
From what I understand Russia knew a counter offensive was coming and that they were vulnerable due to lack of troops, but stood the line anyways because it was either that or retreat real early on in the conflict. A lot of NATARDs are taking this as a sign of weakness, and it is unfortunate Russia has been hampered so much. It’s still very early on in the war so Z boys “turning point” comment is a bit out there.
So Ukraine’s defeat is coming in December?
The problem with wars is that you can begin them when you want, but no one can really predict when a war will end. Russia will gain numerical parity in december, Ukraine continually gets its infrastructure mauled and fewer and fewer weapons delivered. Everything else is in the open.
My biggest question is though, what happened to allow AFU to go on their, so far successful, counteroffensive? I initially heard it was all foreign mercenaries from pro-Russia sources and pro-West sources were telling me it was because of all the equipment they received from the West, but both of these were constant in the early days of the war when Russia was steamrolling everything in sight. Did Russia stretch their forces too thin or did the Ukrainians really come back swinging harder than expected?
Initially, the Ukranian army had a hige numerical advantage, we’re talking about having multiple times the numbers of the Russians. Even with the Donezk and Lughansk militias, the russian korps thus always was stretched thin. That’s what lead to that Ukraninan counter offensive. Russia basically bluffed that it had sufficiently fortified both locations that were attacked. Ukraine realized, that could not be the case, at least one would be virtually undefended. And threw thousands at both positions. In the one that actually was fortified, the Ukraninan soldiers were mowed down. In the other, the few russian soldiers pulled back under artillery cover, suffering only light casualties. Ukraine still lost around 4000 men there, but was able to reoccupy the area.
Their idea was right and they got their victory, but a very costly one.
Other commenter is correct, I’d add that I read from TASS that unfortunately Russian planners did not properly keep Ukraine occupied. Basically the Russians rolled up and set their lines up but didn’t try to harass the Ukranians too much. This let the Ukranians reform and of course resupply with NATO before launching this massive counter offensive.
From what I understand Russia knew a counter offensive was coming and that they were vulnerable due to lack of troops, but stood the line anyways because it was either that or retreat real early on in the conflict. A lot of NATARDs are taking this as a sign of weakness, and it is unfortunate Russia has been hampered so much. It’s still very early on in the war so Z boys “turning point” comment is a bit out there.
This war may drag on for years, unfortunately