• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
    hexagon
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    2 months ago

    Until a few months ago, western media was blithefully talking about Ukraine winning. Now that the AFU is starting to collapse the panic in western media is brewing. The situation will end with the defeat of the Ukrainian army.

              • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
                hexagon
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                2 months ago

                Because it's a war of attrition and it took a long time for the AFU to reach the point of collapse. Russia didn't do big arrow offensives because those would've been very costly in terms of equipment and manpower as Ukraine found out during its fabled offensive. Instead, Russia chose to use its massive artillery advantage to grind out the AFU instead, and now we're seeing the results of that approach. Here's an analysis from an actual expert if you're interested

                https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/attritional-art-war-lessons-russian-war-ukraine

                • tiredturtle@lemmy.ml
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                  2 months ago

                  We gotta wonder whose benefit it is to keep on prolonging while the official story is different

                  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
                    hexagon
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                    2 months ago

                    Given that Russia and Ukraine almost came to an agreement two months into the war and the west sabotaged it, I think there's little question about that.

              • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml
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                2 months ago

                Pretending Ukraine was winning was necessary to send them more weapons. They would never get funding for a war of attrition which ends in their loss.

                Now the obvious conclusion is unfolding and our media slowly changes tone as if they are surprised Ukraine cannot win.

                  • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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                    2 months ago

                    No, it was always "Ukraine is winning but might lose if we don't help" because obviously if they just said "Ukraine is winning" then the help would be not needed.