They have a lot of NATO slush fund weaponry in their possession. The ruble has gained tremendously on the dollar. They have new partners that told the US to fukk off. They have Europe by the balls.Xeraphim1 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:12 pmOver all? No, Ukraine is not winning. However, Ukraine is making Russia pay a ruinous price for the for the underwhelming accomplishments it has achieved. While we can't know exact numbers (since Russia doesn't release much information and what it does is usually lies) Russia has suffered casualties of 30,000+, materiel losses in the tens of billions, and economic sanctions expected to reduce Russia's GDP by 10-15%. On top of that, Ukraine is receiving increasing amounts of Western equipment that outperforms anything Russia has while Russia is unable to even manufacture replacement equipment due to foreign sanctions.Cool Breeze wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:39 pmWait, you mean Ukraine isn't winning? I must be a Russian troll, too, right?Tom Mazanec wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:01 amPOLITICS
Russia says its forces now have full control of east Ukraine region
PUBLISHED SUN, JUL 3 20226:13 AM EDTUPDATED SUN, JUL 3 20221:09 PM EDT
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/03/russian ... rated.html
So is Russia winning? Since it holds Ukrainian territory, you can say that. But the price already paid and coming up is much higher than anything they've achieved other than vanity.
Try again, that's some weak stuff.