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  Its cute to crack jokes about symbolic warships getting sunk and firing generals but there was only ever going to be one outcome here.
context: And it's going to get a LOT tougher still in a few weeks when the expected massive offense is going to start.
  Russians don't seem too bothered taking all those losses, I wonder how much longer the Ukranians can keep it up. >
  
  Honestly this is very serious. A war of attrition favours Russia due to population size. This has happened basically like I thought it would.... Russia rush in but don't achieve decapitation strike  western help and intel allows a counterstrike, but Russia digs in and galvanises its resources. They're talking 500k troops. If we use history as our guide then we know when Russia is at war they will not cave in due to troop losses, no way. My belief is this will get extremely serious. We are sending Serious weapons intel and money, and Ukraine are hyper invested and focused. Russia is also fully invested and about to have another push. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the Ukrainian line cracks soon. That said, Russia may not be able to capitalise on a breakthrough because of the weapons, supply, tactics and intel we send. 
  Tge losses are tough to follow because each side has its own inflated numbers of the other and reduced numbers for themselves. Russia has 3 times the population though. That said, invaders always lose more. It's a fkn mess. >
  
  It took the Russian 2 years to take back Aleppo in Syria. Everybody thought they were fucked but on the long run they just took it back. I am really afraid that’s what is gonna happen to Ukraine (and I hate this perspective). Hope it’s not gonna happen >
  
  There ~~wasn't~~ weren't crippling sanctions in place by that time. Also, they are fighting NATO equipment this time. In Siria it was civilians with kalashnikovs. Now their country is in the shit. They have gone back 50 years or so. Fuck them. >
  
  True. The 2 situations cannot be compared. Let’s hope Ukraine is gonna take over with the help of NATO. I would t like to see Russia win anything in this war >
  
  Something that's quite worrying is that countries like Norway are now ordering a lot new tanks. If the prospect was that the Ukraine war would end Russia as a threat, they would scale down rather than a massive scale-up.
  It doesn't matter how broken Russia is if they win. Cause NATO won't go on the offense. Russia can lick it's wound and recoup for as long as it takes, but the regenerating beast would now be even larger. Its only going to be a matter of time before Russia takes on NATO as a third world war, if they win in Ukraine. >
  
  How can they take on NATO, surely not possible >
  
  Their alliance/aligned interests with China, and the luxury of choosing when to start, no matter how long it takes.
  It's really more about china's might and the shit they're stirring up in the Eastern region where they're starting to close in with countries with western allies. China has also got a lot of control over shipping and stuff internationally, they've got a lot of markets to get resources and sell their goods to that would never join a sanction, and as such they're a lot less vulnerable to it.
  Russian aligned interests gives them an excuse and a platform to attack NATO 'at home' so to speak, hit us where it hurts. >
  
  Don't know why this reply was hidden... Good point >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  By Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that the situation on the front lines in the east of the country was getting tougher and Russia was throwing more and more troops into battle.
  "I've often had to say the situation at the front is tough, and is getting tougher, and it's that time again. ... The invader is putting more and more of his forces into breaking down our defences," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.
  On Friday, Zelenskyy vowed that his forces will fight for Bakhmut "For as long as we can," but the situation there is becoming increasingly dire for Ukrainian forces.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: forces^#1 Bakhmut^#2 Ukrainian^#3 Russia^#4 Russian^#5 >
  
  Russia managed to advance to the southwest/south of Bakhmut taking some small villages for 10,000-20,000 casualties. Hell who knows even higher probably. They are Attempting to encircle the town using suicide tactics. The towns defenders have fought with the utmost ferocity for 9 months now, rotating troops in and out.. Russia will take another xxxxx casualties even attempting to advance westward towards Sloviansk. I doubt they will succeed in the end despite these new gains. Russian national guard and trained Rosvargdia units are moving in after Wagner convicts are used as Fodder to reveal UA positions on the front hence the new gains. 
  Their brutal war of attrition is working now however. Russias demographic future is being sacrificed by Putin for imperial dreams and they appear all to eager to die for him. Near endless bodies but there is a limit.
  Ukraine needs heavy weapons 6 months ago and NOW. I don't see this conflict ending anytime soon. >
  
  The issue is that Ukrainian losses appear to be even higher than that.. >
  
  They wont be higher but they'll be high enough that Russia considers it a good trade >
  
  Unfortunately, they appear to be significantly higher. One soldier fleeing northern Bakhmut yesterday alleged 300 injured 200 dead in the course of 30 minutes. Another earlier today claimed the life expectancy for a new soldier in Bakhmut is 4 hours. Both videos geolocated & available on UkraineRussiaReport subreddit. >
  
  jesus fucking christ, that's horrible if true.... >
  
  Indiatoday...you mean the same india that keeps evading russian sanctions? >
  
  Why does everyone act like accurately reporting Ukrainian losses is the same as rooting for Russia? It's important to know the actual facts on the battle field. You are all a bunch of babies holding hands over your ears as tightly as you can. If you want to help Ukraine, study what actually happens, good or bad. >
  
  Actually it is not as in War no side wants the other to know exact losses, it is not only bad for moral but can help in planning attacks. Battles have been won at times when one side thinks the othet has more manpower than actually exists and withdraws or surrenders. I do not need up to the minute details >
  
  Russia does have access to better intel than IndiaToday.
  Sorry to break it to you. >
  
  Better intel yes, accurate no, just as Ukraines Intel is very good thanks to help from NATO is it 100% accurate, of course not..Wars also see misinformation used.  When Ukraine went on the counter offensive last year they fooled Russia into moving troops to reinfirce one area then attacked another tgat led to winning back a lot of ground. Wars are misinformation, propaganda etc as well >
  
  What kind of a hell hole of a site is India Today ? >
  
  India is buying all the Russian oil sub sanction ceiling and rebranding and selling through black market contacts. They are in fact siding with Russia.
  This is a black mark against India I will not forget.
  They fully support Russia but are deceptive about it. 
  They got caught and now busted you will see India do worse things more openly.
  They compromised in man's battle of good vs evil.. >
  
  Meanwhile Europeans are happily buying gas from Azerbaijan. There is no good guy here except for people defending their homeland. >
  
  Definitely problematic, but on the flipside, I think that Europeans now realise that we need to really speed up our transition towards energy self-sufficiency. >
  
  More titanium pellet carrying HIMARS please DoD, Washington DC please ship >
  
  Time for f16 over watch >
  
  If the wars keeps going at this pace the Ukraine will loose it. Everyone Ukraine, Europe and Nato underestimates Russias ability to comeback after hardship. They can afford manpower to loose while Ukraine can't. Nato and Europe won't supply Ukraine if they know that defeat is inevitable in the end. >
  
  India yet again hoping for Ukraine's demise, episode 38923351. >
  
  what? >
  
  Repeating Zelenskys words is now Ruzzian propaganda. Ukraine is winning and always has been since 2014. Rn Ukraine and allied forces are surrounding Moscow waiting for putler to sign their defeat and give 97.6% of Russian territory to allies. >
  
  Winter is ending, meaning troops can move again. >
  
  Not really, it's early February. After an unusually warm January. >
  
  Russia does this thing where they surge to hide diminishing resources. Right now they are surging, everything destroyed is something they cannot get back, but it costs Ukraine blood to take it. If they can hold there will be easier times for a few weeks. >
  
  Leopards & abrams will save them. >
  
  But they said they're winning and will eventually take back Crimea... >
  
  And why exactly is it set in stone that Biden/ the Democrats will loose next year? Is the Red Wave finally coming after skipping the last two elections? >
  
  Biden could possibly beat Trump. He would get steamrolled by Desantis >
  
  The worst matchup would be if Biden decides not to run (age, health, whatever), and it ends up being Harris vs DeSantis.  Hell she'd probably lose to Trump too, even though he's much weaker now than he was four years ago.
  Biden has to stick it out for another four years. >
  
  Harris would definitely lose to Trump >
  
  Let’s get some help in there folks it’s our future too!! >
  
  Leopards & abrams will save them.