Ah, yes - the 'Total Clown' ad hominem attack. No factual backups, no detailed analysis, just blather about Russian Totalitarianism. And yet, the Western nations used totalitarian tactics to force experimental injections on people. Sure, sure. whatever you say, man.
Tell you what - let's make a bet. I bet Russia wins this war by end of 2023, holding the Crimea and Donbass and all other territories that have voted to be part of Russia.
I also believe the hideously corrupt Ukrainian government is ended by then, but that is far less certain as there may be a negotiated settlement at some point.
You bet that what? Russia is completely out of Donbass / Crimea by that time frame and Putin is ousted by all those people who hate him? Is that your projected outcome?
For sure - Ukraine did a great offensive in the Kherson. Yeah, they lost about 4-1 men vs Russian losses, but the offensive looked damn good for the photo and news ops. Absolutely. And their troops fought like hell, with great morale. No question. And they won back a decent amount of territory (like 5% of what Russia has gained so far).
The Ukrainians were skilled, determined, and brave. Hats off.
That battle, however, was not the war. It was an excuse for Russia to mobilize - almost all trained vets. Sure, some of the men fled, but not that many. Many of them are eager to fight. They see this as a long-simmering war against the West that is now happening. They feel that the West is trying to destroy Russia altogether and using Ukraine as a proxy because the government is so corrupt and they border Russia. (Lots of reasons).
I'm more interested in Reality than media talking points. I'll listen to or read any analyst who presents solid analysis. NONE of the mainstream analysts I have seen offer anything of the sort. There is one guy in Austria -
https://www.youtube.com/c/ÖsterreichsBundesheer - who supports Ukraine and gives pretty good analysis. He's military. It's detailed and it's honest, so I recommend him since you would never listen to Scott Ritter, for example, because Ritter supports Putin / Russia. But he is very detailed and provides a depth of analysis that few have. Because that was his career.
) to encircle the 20-K or so troops there.