The Russians are sending massive reinforcements across the southern and eastern fronts, as well as along their border with Ukraine. The number of daily Russian air sorties has also dramatically increased compared to early March. There are numerous photos and videos documenting all of this, and they've been shared on this very forum. Russia is playing to win, according to their definition of winning anyway. To think anything else is asinine.
Ukrainian War Developments
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The number of air sorties means very little. The artillery attacks on Chernihiv increased right after the Russians started drawing down their northern front. In a few days they were gone from Chernihiv. A week ago, there were rumors that more Russian reinforces were pouring into the Sumy front. A few days later, they were gone from Sumy.
One day they are escalating, the next day they are gone - back to the border. Like a ghost. That is how a retreat works. You make the enemy think you are not retreating to give your troops time to pull back.
I think you're totally misreading Russian public opinion on this one. There's been videos of civilians being massacred by Ukrainians, lots of refugees who are now in Russia telling all kinds of horror stories. Plus the videos and reports of Russian POWs being mutilated and killed.
The image of Ukrainians is much worse than anyone could have imagined before the war. And yet Russia is going to somehow just quit the war? Not a chance.
My impression is that the Chinese writers who want Russia to conquer all or most of Ukraine also want China to do more
to support Russia's war effort. These writers apparently want Russia to have access to Chinese arms for the war.
Rumors and documented evidence are very different things. So let me ask you this: if you're right, then there's not going to be a major attempted Russian push across the eastern front within the next month? Whereas if I'm right, there definitely will be. Let’s see.
How is Ukrainian artillery this effective? Given that Russia has claimed air superiority for over a month, how are Ukrainian artillery not suppressed yet?
Looks like another artillery ambush. The armored vehicles aren't moving, perhaps one of them broke down blocking the others, creating a fixed target. Or perhaps they stopped for lunch. Either way, the Ukrainian artillery is again their best asset and if Russia loses the war it'll be due to their inability to defend against these precision strikes.
It may depend upon how one defines 'trading partner'.
Russia's largest trading partner, as a single country, is China, but Russia trades more with the European Union as a whole.
I think that tweet description is wrong. There should no or very little snow on the ground left in Donbass. Maybe happened a few weeks ago.
Still, Ukraine has had some tactical success with artillery. They are a pretty artillery heavy army like Russia.
Motor Sich is the only tangible issue on that list of grievances.
Do you really fantasize that Hong Kong's protesters were significantly influenced by anything from Ukraine?
Many countries have criticized China's policies in Xinjiang. Why should China get so oversensitive about Ukraine joining them?
To be realistic, China should expect and accept some level of criticism. Ukraine has not been exceptionally anti-China.
China keeps doing business as usual with other countries that have criticized China much more loudly.
There, fixed that for you.
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