1srelluc
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Slanted BBC article but whatever.
If true, not good! Zelensky should have taken the deal!
Said it before, the longer this goes on the further it slips in Russia's favor. Without foreign troops on the ground, there was never a path to victory for the Ukes.
Russia will eventually attrit them down. It might be painful for Russia, but remember they were in Afghanistan for 10 years and Afghanistan wasn't right next door.
www.bbc.com
In October alone, Russia was able to occupy an estimated 500 sq km of Ukrainian territory, the most it’s taken since the early days of the full-scale invasion in 2022.
By contrast, Ukraine has already lost around 40% of the territory it seized in Kursk in August.
“The key is not to capture but to hold,” Vadym said, “and we’re struggling a bit with that.”
If true, not good! Zelensky should have taken the deal!
Said it before, the longer this goes on the further it slips in Russia's favor. Without foreign troops on the ground, there was never a path to victory for the Ukes.
Russia will eventually attrit them down. It might be painful for Russia, but remember they were in Afghanistan for 10 years and Afghanistan wasn't right next door.

Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump
Ukrainian soldiers paint a bleak picture of a battle they don't understand, and fear they will lose.

In October alone, Russia was able to occupy an estimated 500 sq km of Ukrainian territory, the most it’s taken since the early days of the full-scale invasion in 2022.
By contrast, Ukraine has already lost around 40% of the territory it seized in Kursk in August.
“The key is not to capture but to hold,” Vadym said, “and we’re struggling a bit with that.”
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