War with Russia

[Pross]

Despite all these daily good news posts Russia are still managing to hit Kyiv on a regular basis and I haven't heard anything suggesting the frontline position is in anything other than stalemate. It all feels like believing an element of propoganda.

 

[briantrumpet]

Despite all these daily good news posts Russia are still managing to hit Kyiv on a regular basis and I haven't heard anything suggesting the frontline position is in anything other than stalemate. It all feels like believing an element of propoganda.

I admire @Pinno718's optimism, but I remain more of an

as far as Ukraine goes.

 

[Pinno718]

Despite all these daily good news posts Russia are still managing to hit Kyiv on a regular basis and I haven't heard anything suggesting the frontline position is in anything other than stalemate. It all feels like believing an element of propoganda.

So long as the Ukranians keep wrecking military equipment and mangling infrastructure (especially oil processing facilities which is Russia's life blood), there will be a point where the war becomes unsustainable for Russia, I will remain optimistic.

..and it's propaganda BTW.

 

[briantrumpet]

..and it's propaganda BTW.

Careful with the pedantry, Pinno - you make yourself fair game...

 

[Ian H]

If and when the war with Russia ends, Ukraine isn't going to magically transform itself into a stable democracy. Corruption is endemic at the moment. Also, some of the semi-autonomous militias fighting the Russians are actual Nazis. Come peacetime they are going to be well-armed and at a loose end.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Donald's peace efforts are going well clearly. Didn't he give Putin another 50 days yesterday?

 

[Pblakeney]

Donald's peace efforts are going well clearly. Didn't he give Putin another 50 days yesterday?

TACO.
All strong leaders have learned to simply ignore him.

 

[Bazzer]

Despite all these daily good news posts Russia are still managing to hit Kyiv on a regular basis and I haven't heard anything suggesting the frontline position is in anything other than stalemate. It all feels like believing an element of propoganda.

The vast majority of land captured in Ukraine was in the first couple of years of the war. This was before Ukraine got properly organised in dealing with an attacker with vastly superior manpower, money and military equipment.
I liken the situation to a couple of mismatched fighters. Ukraine knows it doesn't have the size to deliver a right hook to it's towering opponent, but keep kicking it's legs and the opponent's jaw might come within reach.

 

[Pinno718]

Arrests of high-ranking generals of the Ministry of Defense continue in Russia. On August 26, the arrest of Major General Konstantin Kuvshinov, the former head of the 9th Medical and Diagnostic Center (MDC) of the Russian Defense Ministry, became known. After the resignation of Sergey Shoigu as head of the Defense Ministry, this is the ninth military leader to be accused of multimillion-dollar embezzlement and bribes.

https://charter97.org/en/news/2025/8/27/653564

 

[Pross]

The vast majority of land captured in Ukraine was in the first couple of years of the war. This was before Ukraine got properly organised in dealing with an attacker with vastly superior manpower, money and military equipment.
I liken the situation to a couple of mismatched fighters. Ukraine knows it doesn't have the size to deliver a right hook to it's towering opponent, but keep kicking it's legs and the opponent's jaw might come within reach.

Sure but they aren’t exactly winning much back. There were some successful counter-offensives / strategic Russian withdrawals a couple of years ago but it’s very much stalemate and a war of attrition now. Who can hold out longest with the attrition both in human and financial terms? I suspect it is harder for a democratic country to keep feeding troops into the meat grinder than a dictatorship although that will be tempered to an extent by the democratic country being the one protecting its borders.

 

[Pross]

So long as the Ukranians keep wrecking military equipment and mangling infrastructure (especially oil processing facilities which is Russia's life blood), there will be a point where the war becomes unsustainable for Russia, I will remain optimistic.

..and it's propaganda BTW.

Ukraine will also be having infrastructure and assets destroyed so it comes down to who runs out first. I hope you’re right but I feel there’s a risk Ukraine may ultimately have to cede some territory.

You may want to review many of your own posts before picking up on other people’s spelling.