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TexasTowelie

(124,274 posts)
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 09:43 PM Aug 2025

Russia is Still Losing the War...and it's not even close - Paul Warburg



There's been a lot of attention on the front lines in the Ukraine War lately. In particular, Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar have made headlines, with Russia claiming they captured the cities. But this wasn't actually true. That brings to mind deeper questions - are these targets actually highly strategically important, or are they more important merely as propaganda objectives for Russia to show a sense of "progress" in their war?
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Russia is Still Losing the War...and it's not even close - Paul Warburg (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2025 OP
Every time we hear of a Russian attack it's on civilians, House of Roberts Aug 2025 #1

House of Roberts

(6,314 posts)
1. Every time we hear of a Russian attack it's on civilians,
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 10:57 PM
Aug 2025

and every time we hear of a Ukrainian attack it's on a military target. Zelenskyy is unlikely to make a cease fire deal if he is winning militarily, and Putin won't agree to a cease fire without concessions from Ukraine, because his people aren't going to give him bad news about military losses.

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