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Originally Posted by Reece

Well that news sucks!!

Read the article it is not all doom and gloom Russia does it worse than Ukraine.

This does not mean that Ukraine is in danger of defeat. It is not possible to conclusively judge the war situation and progress based on the area of ​​liberated territory alone. The Ukrainian troops have been able to inflict significant losses on the Russian occupiers in recent months. Russia is still losing more artillery, more technology and more soldiers than Ukraine. Ukraine, for its part, was able to save some of the technology supplied, such as Abrams and Challenger tanks, for future operations. The successful strikes against Russian airfields or naval bases in recent weeks could also prove to be important preparatory work for future offensives. It is more than just a symbolic success that Russia had to largely withdraw its Black Sea fleet from Crimea after Ukrainian attacks. Only then can cargo ships return to the port of Odessa and load goods such as grain or iron ore

Russia’s mobilized forces remain undertrained, underequipped, and unprepared for combat. As was the case during their failed winter offensive last year, the Russian military appears to be using what we would call “human wave tactics” just throwing masses of these poorly trained soldiers right into the fight, no proper equipment, no leadership, no resourcing, no support. Russian loss rates around Avdiivka seem to be running around 40 percent higher than in the war in general. This might not seem like a lot, but it's extreme in war, in which attrition is so important. Ukraine can hope that Putin is so desperate to take Avdiivka that he keeps this up for months. The Russian presidential election takes place in just over 4 months (March 2024). If the Russians are determined to destroy their forces until then good for Ukraine.