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Lyman has definitely been liberated. Let's see now how much further Ukrainians could advance. I'd expect a major push towards Kremenna and Svatove.
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So, it seems clear that Russia can't win this war, ON THE GROUND. Their soldiers do not want to fight, their wart technology is no good, and they can't win from the air.
Plus, the country's economy will be ruined.
What is Putin's end game? I say by now, he is himself in jeopardy. he can't remain ruler of Russia, and escalating this war to the point of large bombings turns Russia into a pariah state for decades. But he is cornered.
Can the West offer him a way out?
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What really is "killing" Russians in this war is the unbelievably high corruption in their army. I was just reading that 1.5 million winter uniforms which were supposed to be in storage only exist on paper... Hardly the only such case.
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ponchi101 wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 3:11 pm So, it seems clear that Russia can't win this war, ON THE GROUND. Their soldiers do not want to fight, their wart technology is no good, and they can't win from the air.
Plus, the country's economy will be ruined.
What is Putin's end game? I say by now, he is himself in jeopardy. he can't remain ruler of Russia, and escalating this war to the point of large bombings turns Russia into a pariah state for decades. But he is cornered.
Can the West offer him a way out?
Are the people who took care of Nicolae Ceaușescu and his lovely wife, Elena, still around? They might have an out for him.
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I agree that would be swell, but I just don't know if they are available.
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About 10 years ago unoficial estimate was that 60% of Russian defence budget was stolen outright. I doubt it has improved much.
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Alexander S. Vindman follows this account so I guess this is a legit source.
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Suliso wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:04 pm About 10 years ago unoficial estimate was that 60% of Russian defence budget was stolen outright. I doubt it has improved much.
So the circularity is this: Putin ´promotes a kleptocracy where he is the leader of all the stealing, and when he goes to war, he finds out his cronies have stolen all the money to have a proper army to go to war.
It actually has a very nice symmetry to it.
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Exactly. And the things it's not only generals who steal. It goes all the way down to a lowly lieutenant and anyone at all connected to logistics. One only needs to steal appropriately for one's rank.
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The map above seems to be outdated already. I'd say Russian forces west of the river are doomed.

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Reports of thousands of Russian troops surrendering and accepting Ukraine's conditions are also easy to find on the web.
Putting aside the issues about war and everything else: this is embarrassing for Russia.
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ponchi101 wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:00 pm
Suliso wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:04 pm About 10 years ago unoficial estimate was that 60% of Russian defence budget was stolen outright. I doubt it has improved much.
So the circularity is this: Putin ´promotes a kleptocracy where he is the leader of all the stealing, and when he goes to war, he finds out his cronies have stolen all the money to have a proper army to go to war.
It actually has a very nice symmetry to it.
It does, it always has, and it will happen again.
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Ukrainians have managed to blow up a bridge connecting Crimea to Russia.

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The cost of this war, in terms of infrastructure, will be huge for Ukraine.
Can the world force Russia for reparations? As it seems they will certainly lose.
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