2 minutes ago, zmisha said:

In property matters, only the last owner always matters. If you bought an apartment, you don't care about any historical owners except the last one. The last owner of these territories was determined during the last world war in 1945. Therefore, Putin won't lay claim to Poland or Alaska.

 

And Vladimir Putin says, "Hold my beer"

14 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

The reality of the push for Khiv was the Russian supply lines from Belorussia stalled due to a colossal logistical fustercluck by the Russians, and they had to retreat.

 

The Russians have learned nothing, they are incrementally... glacially taking pockets of land on the eastern front while targeting human habitation and power infrastructure in the west (but MOSTLY where people live) in a blind bludgeoning of an enemy they've invented to fit Putin's narrative.

On the eastern front Russian troops are now within 70 km of Zap. 30 more km brings them within FPV range. Let's see how long this "glacial" western push toward Zap takes. I've said 6-12 months. Again I point out as I continually have to that this war is not a linear war of maneuver. It's attritional, and now it's attritional drone warfare, where gaining or losing metres comes at a high price.  

1 hour ago, bannork said:

''Russia will seize Kyiv within 2 weeks'' ( Feb 2022).

Well, Vlad supporters are still optimistic. If you analyze Vladimir's expenses, you'll notice that he is spending a lot of money on new nuclear toys, which, as we know, are intended for a certain overseas country that might get very scared and stop supplying weapons. 

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

6 months ago or so I said Pokrovsk and Mynorhad would be taken by the end of the year. Pokrovsk is gone and Myrnohrad is physically surrounded (according to most independent mappers) and will more than likely be completely captured within a week. Siversk held out for years but has just fallen to the Russians in a matter of days. Russian troops are now well into Huliaipole and when that falls (and it will) there's not much in the way of defenses between there and  Zaporizhzhia. On the southern flank of Zap Russian troops are only 20 odd km away (so in FPV drone range) but the main attack will come from the east. As I said this will likely happen in 6-12 months from now if Zeleskyy does not take what's on offer. I could be wrong. It might be sooner.

Pokrovsk is gone?

What do you mean by that? Yes the city itself is pretty well destroyed but who has the upper hand?

It is very much contested and at the moment it is occupied almost 50/50 .

The losses inflicted on the russian army are tremendous.

Eight out of ten russian soldiers send on a mission there are killed in action.

Many are now choosing not to fight any more.

russia does not have enough money to carry this on much further and it would be wise for putin to realize that.

18 minutes ago, jvs said:

Pokrovsk is gone?

What do you mean by that? Yes the city itself is pretty well destroyed but who has the upper hand?

It is very much contested and at the moment it is occupied almost 50/50 .

The losses inflicted on the russian army are tremendous.

Eight out of ten russian soldiers send on a mission there are killed in action.

Many are now choosing not to fight any more.

russia does not have enough money to carry this on much further and it would be wise for putin to realize that.

Nope. It's gone.  

https://t.me/Suriyak_maps/8273

An independent mapper who has been very accurate. Eventually the Ukrainian military will have to admit both the loss of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. Sadly troops in Myrnohrad were not withdrawn (about a month ago was their last real chance) and are now on their own. No chance of escape or resupply. 

12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Nope. It's gone.  

https://t.me/Suriyak_maps/8273

An independent mapper who has been very accurate. Eventually the Ukrainian military will have to admit both the loss of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. Sadly troops in Myrnohrad were not withdrawn (about a month ago was their last real chance) and are now on their own. No chance of escape or resupply. 

Is it really?

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/12/19/moscows-narrative-wobbles-as-ukraine-takes-back-kupiansk

36 minutes ago, jvs said:

Is it really?

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/12/19/moscows-narrative-wobbles-as-ukraine-takes-back-kupiansk

 

This is the map from Ukraine so it's best case scenario. If you take the grey as red (which it most likely is and will eventually show, both Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad are gone. Indeed this is the 1st time DeepState is showing Myrnohrad fully grey (contested). According to Suriyakmaps (an independent mapper) 90-95% of Myrnohrad city is now under Russian control. As for Kupiansk yes, Ukrainian troops have counter attacked and taken back ground but this is just one area of many where Russian troops have the ascendency. 

https://deepstatemap.live/en#12/48.2997287/37.2288376

You need to look beyond MSM.

is it over? It is for many dead russians.