It appears the Ukrain army has fought eastward..

[ironglow]

  They are moving eastward, taking towns and poised upon the Russian border.

  Ukranian rep in London says their forces are not interested in entering Russia, but rather they would prefer that Russia just leave them alone.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-tp97V2QG0

[VA Rifleman]

Who is going to encircle who?

Russians low on manpower.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-15

“Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate stated that Russian forces are conducting covert mobilization and creating new units with newly mobilized personnel who likely have insufficient training to be effective and little motivation to fight.[3]

Russian forces also deployed new conscripts from occupied settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts to maintain an offensive around Kharkiv City, likely due to the lack of Russian reserves.[4]

Russian private military companies are reportedly forming combined units with airborne elements due to significant losses in manpower.[5]

Denaturing elite airborne units with mercenaries is shocking, and would be the clearest indication yet that Russia has exhausted its available combat-ready manpower reserves. The Russian 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade is reportedly receiving personnel from other Black Sea Fleet units, including navy ship crewmembers.[6] Newly formed or regrouped units are unlikely to be effective in combat”.
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UA sending M777 howitzers to the front while Russians issue Mosin-Nagant’s to Donetsk conscripts.

Longer this goes on....

[phalanx]

The Russian military seems to have a lack of officers.

[Dee]

Who is going to encircle who?

Russians low on manpower.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-15

“Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate stated that Russian forces are conducting covert mobilization and creating new units with newly mobilized personnel who likely have insufficient training to be effective and little motivation to fight.[3]

Russian forces also deployed new conscripts from occupied settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts to maintain an offensive around Kharkiv City, likely due to the lack of Russian reserves.[4]

Russian private military companies are reportedly forming combined units with airborne elements due to significant losses in manpower.[5]

Denaturing elite airborne units with mercenaries is shocking, and would be the clearest indication yet that Russia has exhausted its available combat-ready manpower reserves. The Russian 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade is reportedly receiving personnel from other Black Sea Fleet units, including navy ship crewmembers.[6] Newly formed or regrouped units are unlikely to be effective in combat”.
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UA sending M777 howitzers to the front while Russians issue Mosin-Nagant’s to Donetsk conscripts.

Longer this goes on....

Ole Pootin ain't doin too good is he?

[phalanx]

Who is going to encircle who?

Russians low on manpower.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-15

“Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate stated that Russian forces are conducting covert mobilization and creating new units with newly mobilized personnel who likely have insufficient training to be effective and little motivation to fight.[3]

Russian forces also deployed new conscripts from occupied settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts to maintain an offensive around Kharkiv City, likely due to the lack of Russian reserves.[4]

Russian private military companies are reportedly forming combined units with airborne elements due to significant losses in manpower.[5]

Denaturing elite airborne units with mercenaries is shocking, and would be the clearest indication yet that Russia has exhausted its available combat-ready manpower reserves. The Russian 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade is reportedly receiving personnel from other Black Sea Fleet units, including navy ship crewmembers.[6] Newly formed or regrouped units are unlikely to be effective in combat”.
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UA sending M777 howitzers to the front while Russians issue Mosin-Nagant’s to Donetsk conscripts.

Longer this goes on....

Ole Pootin ain't doin too good is he?

No he isnt.

[ironglow]

  Scuttlebut says Putin has cancer.  Some say thyroid, others say blood cancer..

   With his latest antics...one may wonder if it isn't brain cancer.  If so, his contemporaries may be considering a replacement.

  Seriously..  If he wants a greater Russia, he ought to be smart enough to stay home and truly cultivate the great expanse of a country Russia already occupies. 
  Russia is gifted with natural resources and many great advantages...he doesn't need more land..or as Hitler used to say.."lebensraum'..or living room, room to reach out and develop.  At least, Hitler had a small excuse.

   There are and have been some very key and powerful nations, which only have a small expanse of land...but hard work and diligence gave them power and stature  (e.g. Japan, Israel)

  I really thought for a time, that Putin was "getting it together", when he brought in 15,000 displaced South African farmers..and awarded them each many uncultivated acres, laying fallow in Russia.

  ...But he must have 'lost it' !

[Mule 11]

  Scuttlebut says Putin has cancer.  Some say thyroid, others say blood cancer..

   With his latest antics...one may wonder if it isn't brain cancer.  If so, his contemporaries may be considering a replacement.

  Seriously..  If he wants a greater Russia, he oughtto be smart enough to stay home and truly cultivate the great expanse of a country Russia already occupies. 
  Russia is gifted with natural resources and many great advantages...he doesn't need more land..or as Hitler used to say.."lebensraum'..or living room, room to reach out and develop.  At least, Hitler had a small excuse.

   There are and have been some very key and powerful nations, which only have a small expanse of land...but hard work and diligence gave power and stature  (e.g. Japan, Israel)

  I really thought for a time, that Putin was "getting it together", when he brought in 15,000 displaced South African farmers..and awarded them each many uncultivated acres, laying fallow in Russia.

  ...But he must have 'lost it' !

Yeah, he lost it when surrounded by powerful morons. Know any?

[Graybeard]

Now let's see of we can resume this thread without the personal attacks and insults.

[Bob Riebe]

The difference is the Ukraine is fighting for survival; Russia/ns are fight and have zero internal drive to succeed as they , the soldiers, do  not want to be there.
I have little doubt is Russians were fighting invaders, the result would be reversed.

[Dee]

The difference is the Ukraine is fighting for survival; Russia/ns are fight and have zero internal drive to succeed as they , the soldiers, do  not want to be there.
I have little doubt is Russians were fighting invaders, the result would be reversed.

I'll buy into that, but nobody wants Russia.

[billy_56081]

Most if the killed and captured by the Russians are 40 and 50 year olds. The sheep think Ukraine still has a  chance. Thanks for the good laughs sheep.

Keep believing the MSN fools

[Lloyd Smale]

I hope they keep right on pushing right across the border into russia!!

[mcbammer]

   what the stock market thinks .   60%  chance of peacefull compromise
                                                              30% limited military incursion
                                                              10% chance of full scale  invasion

[billy_56081]

https://youtu.be/qa7lW6b7ZLs

Looks like Ukraine didn't win here.