Quote (Santara @ 5 Oct 2022 16:01)
Conversely, Ukraine refuses to lose. The difference is that Russia is probably incapable of bringing the war to an end on desirable terms. Putin will lose.
The only open question remaining imho is how much of its lost territory Ukraine will be able to take back before they run out of steam and the frontline turns static.
That they'll take back everything to the West of the Dnieper river, including the city of Kherson, is a given. I doubt that they'll be able (or willing) to push into Crimea or into Donetsk city. The biggest question mark is if they'll be able to break the land connection between Crimea and Donbass.