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  “Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice i am willing to take.”
context: Russian forces have reportedly been using civilians to find safe routes through Ukrainian landmine fields in order to reach Ukrainian positions, the Ukrainian government's National Resistance Center reported Sunday.
  In addition to Russian forces risking the lives of civilians to ensure their own safety, the report further added that Iranian and Pakistani refugees are also sent into Ukraine's borders by Belarusian troops in order to find vulnerable areas on their shared border.
  
  You know Russia's reputation is kaput, when you hear them using refugees / civilians as mine cleaners and all you can think of is "sounds about right". >
  
  Natural resources.  There are plenty of countries who  wont particularly care when it comes to it.  Plenty will, plenty wont...  the next 2 years are certainly going to be interesting, hopefully I am wrong but this is not going to be over soon, as long as the RUS have bodies to throw at this they will endure and there is likely a lot more global pain (less than ukrainian pain admittedly) on the horizon i think.
  Edit: cant type >
  
  Hopefully the new western equipment is going to let Ukraine take back most of the territories and drag a collapse of Putin's Army, Putin rule and military activities. >
  
  Hopefully, but also hopefully Ukraine is smart about it. If they retake too much too quickly, Putin can use that to mobilize even more troops, and will also cause more Ukrainian casualties, since being on the offensive is generally more deadly. 
  However, if Ukraine can bide it’s time, let Russia push some, then counter attack, rely on drones and artillery while using the new tanks to protect infantry, they can drag this out and bleed Russia dry while minimizing their own losses. 
  Most of the eastern front line is in ruins now, so letting Russia take towns here and there isn’t a big deal. Even if Ukraine has to do a fighting retreat for months, it’s a win if they can inflict asymmetrical casualties on Russia. 
  Russia does have the manpower advantage, but that means nothing if the manpower is all untrained convicts with no supplies. The best way to really beat Russia is to draw them into a long guerrilla war that they can’t logistically or economically maintain. That’s how they got their shit wrecked in Afghanistan. >
  
  “Putin can use that to mobilize even more troops” - he will mobilize people while he can, it absolutely doesn’t matter how fast Ukraine will retake territory. If they magically will retake everything tomorrow morning, Putin will call for more conscripts and war will continue at Russian - Ukrainian border trying invade again until “Putin” will not die in heads of Russian top politics, doesn’t matter if person with this name alive or not. The faster Ukraine  retake grounds, the more relatively safe territory they will have to rebuild their economics more or less far away from russian artillery and missiles range. Ukraine is agricultural country, they need clean their fields and grow food again. Yes, Ukraine must hold until new tanks will come, but after it the new mobilization wave is not  a threat to stop them from retaking ground. Hidden mobilization in Russia never stopped. 
  Russia is incompatibility bigger than Ukraine. Long guerrilla war is not acceptable for Ukraine itself. 30 mln against 140 mln, Russia can constantly train soldiers far away from frontline on territories close to China, they even not notice their casualties right now, few people in this village, few in another village, Russia is too big, and they still produce their artillery, missiles and etc.  it that modern and fancy as western, but in huge amount. They need to end war as fast as possible, because russia is show offers country. I’m pretty sure this is what Ukraine rely on. Russian propaganda said that they will take Kyiv in 3 days and etc, the harder they will slap them in front of whole world, the faster internal fight will start in Russia. 
  I’m not expecting there revolution or civilians on the squares, I’m expecting cabinet wars and accidentally failing people from windows or stairs. While Russia will decide who will be the next Stalin or Tsar, Ukraine expects to rebuild its shields on or russian border. They will not have any relationship with Russia next 30 years, so they don’t care will it be one country, New Democratic leader or next dictator, they just want win some time while Russia fighting inside, and mostly only look like a looser in people eyes can trigger it in Russia. >
  
  Ukraine will not survive war of attrition. It’s impossible, Russia is 4 times bigger. You said about Afghanistan, this is exactly what will happen with Ukraine if they will follow your advice. Look at Afghanistan now, how they feel? Economically stable, well developed country, right? 
  Russian people will line up only if Ukraine will take russian territory like Belgorod. Crimea and donbass is not russian territory, doesn’t matter what their tv says, it’s relatively new, not like Crimea was theirs last 30 years. Russians are loyalists, they are saying and bluffing a lot, but when it comes to real deal, 700k fled the country. They are warriors and will kill everyone and will got Kyiv and will defeat NATO and will conquer the moon right till the moment when it must be done. >
  
  Just like Vietnam lost against the US in a war of attrition? Or how Afghanistan is a free country after all those years of US occupation? Or how Russia won in Afghanistan before us? /s
  Even the American revolution is an example of how a bigger/ badder country can't sustain long wars on territory outside itself. Russia can't sustain this war longer than Ukraine can. For Ukraine it's win or die, for Russia it's win or lose territory that's not yours to begin with. Plus, Ukraine has something Afghanistan never had after a war, international support. It will end better for Ukraine than Afghanistan. They've already cut down on corruption a huge way in Ukraine. 
  They're fighting extinction at Russia's hand. If your country was in the same predicament, you wouldn't want your country surrendering and being conquered by Russia. Unless you're all for that mafia state government and oppression of the people. >
  
  Ukraine can't self sustain even the current defence with the current external support, it's expected to have reduced support from the US in 2024 due to internal politics, which will also mean reduced EU support. Ukraine also needs to constantly show progress to keep interest as bad as it sounds. 2023 is the year for max push by Ukraine and I do believe they would be smart about it, but they need to and will make war finishing moves. >
  
  Heartbreaking, devastating, but not surprising. >
  
  The thing almost worse than this is that a significant amount of westerners and an even greater amount of others won’t believe it. We have so much evidence and people are denying it in real time. >
  
  The Russian flag will eventually become analogous to the swastika, with Russia itself being loathed for generations to come. >
  
  Seems like Z has become their symbol also. >
  
  Everyone always forgets the V is also russian
  (Probably cause the v's got their asses kicked already) >
  
  V can be the symbol for certified plant fertilizer. >
  
  Fertilizer quality : Very.