RE: Russia drafts 420,000. Russians invade Russia again!

The pro-Ukrainian activist group “DeepMap” has taken stock of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

It is more than sobering.

No element of surprise, no breakthroughs, catastrophic communication, no strategic success, Russians reinforcing the Surovikin Line in the south faster than it is being breached in the north, prospect of a long war beyond 2024.

And all of this against the backdrop of declining or at least stagnating Western support.

Slovakia is likely to break away soon, in Poland there is also a threat of a coalition with the participation of a pro-Russian party, the rise of the AfD in Germany (not to mention the Times Blender), the elections in the USA next year with an open outcome, etc.

All in all, the outlook for Ukraine's state sovereignty and territorial integrity is bleak.

And no! Unfortunately, “negotiations” are not an option either. Not only because Moscow is not offering any negotiations at all, but because in the current situation they would have to be conducted from a position of weakness and would at best result in a freezing of the front or create a springboard for further Russian offensives.

So what remains? I'm afraid moving on is the only option. Despite all the bloodshed. Hoping for more modern and effective Western weapons (ATACMS and F-16 are coming) and hoping that thousands more dead Russians and Ukrainian strikes deep in enemy territory will lead to new, surprising dynamics in Russia itself, keyword mercenary uprising.

Hoping for more modern and effective Western weapons (ATACMS and F-16 are coming) and hoping that thousands more dead Russians and Ukrainian strikes deep in enemy territory will lead to new, surprising dynamics in Russia itself, keyword mercenary uprising.