Waffledynamics said:
ATX_AG_08 said:
With all due respect to the General, we've been hearing "this next [x time frame] will decide this war" and similar statements for a while now. Are there any substantial strategic changes or setbacks that are keeping Russia from precipitously collapsing, or am I misreading the statements like these?
A lot of people have been saying it but not all people are the same. It doesn't matter what people thought in the past in warfare. We have moved on. We just know what is happening now caused by the actions of the past.
What we know is that Russia has failed in most of their early objectives, we know the Ukes are still fighting just as hard, and more effectively than they ever have, and we know that Russia is having supply issues. We also know that no significant reinforcements have been staged forward to support this invasion on Russia's side. That is such a key point in my mind. Literally boggles my mind actually. In deference to all of those killed so far, it does seem like Russia is not taking this whole thing seriously. I don't know if that is by choice, or they simply can't but to not have major reinforcements ready to exploit breakthroughs and shore up weaknesses and failures is literally the opposite of accepted Russian doctrine ( and good military sense.) Wild.
So with all of that, it can be deduced that Russia, as of today, has never been weaker in Ukraine while conversely the Ukes seem to be just as staunch in their defense while being better and better equipped and experienced. There are numerous reports that Russia is flat out stalling in the north (not designed) and the implications of that are huge. I stepped up and made a bold claim and posited some time ago that I thought Russia was not going to be able to take Kiev, period. As each day passes I think I am more and more right in that assertion. Well, I am positive at least in my own mind.
If the supply issues are indeed as bad as some think it is, the Russian army will literally grind to a halt and soon. At least offensively. That is the major turning point I think. Russia will no longer be able to function effectively as a major fighting force. Small level stuff of course will still occur and more and more people will die in furious skirmishes but the large, coordinated, sweeping movements of BTGs will likely be impossible. That is huge. War turning even.
Just my take at least. Could be wildly wrong as I am just a dude with a keyboard but this is what I have read into the information so far released.