Russia and Ukraine

[Pat Mustard]

I've been hearing of how poorly maintained Russian gear is and how bad their soldiers are... however, I just saw this from over a year ago

And it looks very similar to today, except for the bit around Kharkiv which happened in September 2022.




When will the Russians run out of equipment and be forced to cede control of all that territory?... and beyond (since they have no gear, it's time to carve it up with some expansion by Ukraine, Georgia, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Mongolia... China!)

A large part of why the map looks so static is that the UAF stalled out their summer offensive too long waiting for western tanks and artillery systems to be delivered. This allowed the Russian general in charge at the time to build deep defensive lines which stymied the Ukrainian offense when it happened.

Russia has made some small gains, mostly tactically insignificant, but they've had to do so in return for accepting absolutely horrendous losses in both personnel and equipments. Their current offensive near Kharkiv, for example is delivering roughly 1,700 deaths a day (which equates to about three times that in permanent incapacitations) for what amounts to a few border villages of no strategic or tactical value.

Russia is incapable of fighting this war to a victory, either in manpower/equipment or in tactical/strategic planning.