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lapfog_1

(31,676 posts)
18. That is incorrect.
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 09:02 AM
Mar 2025

Ukraine lost ground in the initial surge by Russia.

Since then, they have learned to fight the Russians with help from the west to a virtual standstill. They have destroyed enough armor material from the Russians that the Russians are now resorting to using both foreign fighters ( N. Korea ), foreign material ( Iranian drones ) and donkeys used to transport materials to the front lines. In addition the drone campaign to cripple Russian oil refineries and pipelines has ( along with western sanctions ) has really hurt the Russian economy.

This ends the way the Russian occupation of Afghanistan ends... with Russia deciding that empire is not worth the cost and withdrawing completely. The Russian people were only a little bit behind the war when it started, they are fed up with the whole thing at this point and wish it had never happened.

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He acts like Russia is winning... when, in fact, Russia is losing lapfog_1 Mar 2025 #1
Unfortunately, that's incorrect Polybius Mar 2025 #17
That is incorrect. lapfog_1 Mar 2025 #18
It's not Incorrect Polybius Mar 2025 #20
Putin is the aggressor who invaded a sovereign Ukraine and he wants to dictate their constitution Deuxcents Mar 2025 #2
European nations should be negotiating. Perhaps NATO? SheltieLover Mar 2025 #4
Heads up, pootin. It's not your country & you are losing the war badly. Stfu. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #3
Russia must end. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #5
Putin and Medvedev must end. Initech Mar 2025 #7
How about the UN put Russia under temporary administration and hold new elections. sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #6
Oh sure..we will install a dictatorship puppet, murder all Ukrainians, erase their history and end their sovereignty PortTack Mar 2025 #8
Fuck you Putin. How about RUSSIA get a "temporary administration"? SunSeeker Mar 2025 #9
Even dying, putin is a piece of low life crap. C Moon Mar 2025 #10
... 2naSalit Mar 2025 #11
OFFS! sheshe2 Mar 2025 #12
Didn't we do that in Iran BidenRocks Mar 2025 #13
Volodymyr to Vlad. Botany Mar 2025 #14
Hey, Putin, here's an idea... swong19104 Mar 2025 #15
No. He'd kill democracy there that way. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #16
Solution is right here. bluestarone Mar 2025 #19
Trump administration rejects Putin's proposal that the U.N. should govern Ukraine Eugene Mar 2025 #21
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