Western media have finally change course. They are now admitting that the much promoted Ukrainian counter-offensive has failed. In fact, the acknowledge that it never had a chance to win in the first place.

The Hill, the Washington Post and CNN now agree that the Ukrainian army will never achieve its aims.

western MSM has a rare encounter with reality!

That makes it difficult for the Biden administration to get Congress approval for $24 billion in additional 'aid' to Ukraine. It does not make sense to pay for a cause that is evidently lost.

b seems overly hopeful regarding the rationality of US congress, but i think hes right- why would we throw more money at them, US politicians have made it clear they do not support bringing Ukraine into NATO if they do not win this conflict. of course, US politicians are prone to lying and misleading

Nothing has come from the 'peace conference' which Saudi Arabia arranged on Ukraine's behalf

lol. lmao even. props to big dog MBS for trying

Despite the onslaught of bad news the Ukrainian army is still trying to take Russian positions in the south and east of Ukraine. But it simply does not have enough in men and material to break through the lines.

Even if they would manage to get a local breakthrough there are not enough reserves to push for the necessary follow up. Just one of the NATO trained brigades has still been held back. All others have been mauled in their various deployment zones.

nothing has changed it seems

In the northeast around Kupyansk the Russians have started their own offensive which has the Ukrainians on the run. Ukraine has ordered the evacuation of the area

But Kupyansk is a Russian city and people refuse to leave.

show this to the libs claiming Russians are committing genocide in the regions they capture. curious that these civilians are content with Russian occupation when you believe what western media claims

The Russian campaign is slowly speeding up. As the Ukrainian Strana.news reports (machine translation):

Also in Ukraine, it is recorded that from Kupyansk to Bakhmut, Russia has increased the number of attacks.

"Over the past month, the total number of attacks in the Kupyansk, Limansky and Bakhmut directions has grown significantly. In July, during the week there were 6-6.5 thousand attacks, during the last week-9 thousand attacks, " - said the representative of the National Guard Ruslan Muzychuk.

According to him, the Russian Federation does not experience "shell hunger".

Aviation is also actively used, and over the past few weeks, more than 50 air attacks have been taking place every day, and sometimes more than 80.

That is bad news for the Ukrainian side which lacks the reserves to counter the Russian onslaught. There are also less weapons coming in from the West. F-16 fighter jets will be delayed for another nine months due to training issues. Tanks and other material are in short supply.

these supply issues sure bode well for the west’s performance in WW3 sicko-hyper

Strana also report of an interview with a knowledgeable Ukrainian soldier (machine translation):

Continuing the topic of the situation at the front, an interesting interview was given by a Ukrainian sniper fighting near Bakhmut with the call sign "Grandfather". On the air of political scientist Yuri Romanenko, he was introduced as Konstantin Proshinsky (this is a pseudonym).

The fighter spoke in detail about his vision of the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Russian army.

  1. Mobilization. In his opinion, it is conducted incorrectly. Recruits are sent to the front who have never been trained, and they are often over 50 years old and with a whole bunch of diseases.
  1. No rotation. The soldier says that "the same brigades" are fighting at the front, and people are not taken out of the front line for six months or more. Whereas by Western standards, they can be kept in a war zone for no more than three months.
  1. Behavior of mid-and high-level commanders. According to Proshinsky, many of them are trying to arrange a "mini-Stalingrad" on the positions, forcing them to go into frontal assaults on well-fortified Russian positions.
  1. The Russian Army began to fight better.
  1. Proshinsky believes that Russia has not yet used much of what it has against Ukraine.

The soldier thinks that the Russians will not move from their positions and that a stalemate peace like in Korea would be the end result.

UAF in real dire times— recruiting the elderly, poor logistics, engaging the enemy at inopportune times, and Russia has yet to waver

I believe that to be wrong. Russia's aim is to liberate at least the four regions that it has claimed for itself. For political reasons it can not stop before that is done.

Should the Ukraine continue to fight after that, Russia is likely to set new aims and take more land.

more editorializing, but it doesnt seem unreasonable. i thought Russia would stick to its original goal of Donetsk and Luhansk, but if Zaporizhzhia and Kherson are receptive to Russian governance, it would be foolish for Russia to give them up

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    You might think you pwned me, but I'm not interested in your opinion because you've been a dick. I'm not reading this reply because I don't give a fuck about your opinion.

    • Redcat [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      it took you 4 days to respond and tell me about how bad i made you feel

      yeah, you totally didn't read my 'opinion' on how you made yourself an ass by bashing the entire comm talking about things we already know

      btw joe and hunter biden should be prosecuted. nobody cares you think they are cool.

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        I sometimes have a life outside the internet. I wasn't seething for four days because you destroyed my worldview.

        I didn't read your wall of text because I don't value your opinion. You're an ass.

        I don't think Joe or Hunter are cool. I made a throwaway comment about Hunter living a drug life that I'd actually envy if I had nothing more to live for.

        Blow me.

        • Redcat [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          how dare you get on my case just because i'm not well read on this subject

          look here's why you were an ass and shouldn't expect people to be nice to you by default

          actually you're an ass, i don't care about your opinions, and i will most certainly not keep responding to you because i definitely don't read what you say. blow me.

          how civil

          • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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            1 year ago

            how dare you get on my case just because i’m not well read on this subject

            Having a life and responsibilities that preclude me from being an expert when I'm new in a space isn't something for which I need to apologize. I seek education and to better myself. The backbiting that I often hear one voice on the Left refer to as a constant problem for the Left has never been so apparent to me before you sought to fuck around with someone who might share similar politics rather than to help bring along.

            Anyway, I'm done responding. You clearly have nothing to gain other than to antagonize.

            • Redcat [he/him]
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              1 year ago

              Having a life and responsibilities that preclude me from being an expert

              Cool, here's why you barging into this conversation the way you did made you sound like an ass

              No! You're the ass! I don't have to apologize or read your posts! I am done responding now and I am now Leaving the Left!