Quote (Prox1m1ty @ Aug 2 2024 10:33am)
Ukraine has already stopped Russias advance.
Unless we are pretending the incremental gains of a few kilometres in exchange for thousands of Russian casualties is meaningful advance.
ukraine indeed stopped the advance towards Kyiv, but seems to have lost about equal territory in the east as a result. If Putin refocusses in the south of the country instead of pushing towards Kyiv i'm not confident that Ukraine could stop the advance. it would be slow to be sure, with lots of casualties on both sides, but it is possible.
really though the war of attrition now just points to Putin getting most of the areas he now occupies in any eventual peace agreement. with both sides so entrenched its unlikely the russians can ever be pushed back across the border. advancement may not even by something the russians are interested in. they're a squatter who came in and said he'd take your whole house. now you have to be happy with him taking the garage and staying there forever.
edit: east was west
This post was edited by thesnipa on Aug 2 2024 09:56am