Russia - threadbanned users in OP

What is orcish?

is this a 15 rubles, 100 rubles, or 800 rubles question?

Do you really believe this is possible without direct Western intervention?

Ukraine had a large NATO-trained and equipped army when this all kicked off, and despite it being replenished with weapons over and over it's still not able to resist the Russian invasion, so to me it isn't logical to presume the Russians are lacking in weaponry and are incompetent. I feel this is a narrative that's being created and disseminated by the US & Co.

The war is largely one of artillery and given its on Russia's border then there is a vast supply of shells. The Ukrainians will soon run out.

What do you think Putin will do if Western missiles able to target Russia are supplied to and used by Ukraine to do so?

Fixed that for you

What script? Those are my thoughts you quoted.

Perhaps it is those who believe Ukraine will somehow drive the Russians out who've been convinced by a script?

Didn't take you long to nail your colours to the mast, did it? Another Russian propagandist. Out, out, out!

I don't think you understand, it is better to be dead than be the instrument of another.

The ones that rule through fear depend on acquiescence. "Oh well we can't win anyway", "oh they are much too powerful". Firstly noone is as powerful in practice as their propaganda suggests, not Russia, china not even the us. So it is worth testing them. Secondly you have to hurt them even if you lose, otherwise they will be back to take more in a few years. So you see Ukraine has no choice, they must fight to the death or become the instrument of the enemy that persecutes them.

You seem to be somewhat deficient in knowledge of what has happened to putins forces since they invaded Ukraine. They have had to retreat from large areas that they had initially tried to occupy and that was before much of the current equipment that the Ukraine armed forces have arrived. Saying Ukraine is still not able to resist is simply deluded and putins military forces have lost thousands of the sc*m bags they sent to Ukraine to criminally attack a sovereign nation in spite of having signed agreements to respect their internationally agreed borders. It is no surprise that you feel a narrative that is not glorifying russia and its repeated criminal behavior is not coming from russia as they are the only ones who seem willing to try to justify their behavior in Ukraine.

The idea that it is a war of artillery is a moskovyte invention as that is where they have invested a large amount of their military capital but it has proved to be painfully slow to demolish even small urban areas like Bakhmut with artillery and without a competent assault force to move forward after artillery strikes it has taken the moskovytes almost a year to take most of one small town and more recently their artillery ammunition dumps are being taken out by the more advanced weapons being sent to Ukraine so it has been the moskovytys who have had to reduce their rate of artillery fire. The supporters of Ukraine have also been increasing their artillery ammunition production so I don't think they will run out.

Missiles that can target russia have already been sent to Ukraine and I hope the military forces of the international community will send more to help Ukraine stop the moskovyte terrorists. I think putin will die soon when enough of his people realise he is the reason so many of their young men are getting turned into fertiliser for nothing in Ukraine.

Looks like the date is set so to speak, or more speech to panic the Russians into more concentrated areas.

Short answer, Yes. Its just a question of time.

I don't want to be harsh, but you can't say "I could be wrong but I've been right so far" and not point out where you've gone against the consensus and be correct.

It's only a "war of artillery" because the initial Russian invasion failed and resulted in the current stalemate. Which might change if Ukraine can launch a counter-attack, Russia hasn't displayed much when it comes to offensive capability for about a year now. But there's also the constant bombing of Ukrainian civilian targets (by Russian cruise missiles, drones).

As for Putin doing anything about anything, he has set a lot of red lines and threatened everyone in the world, but it's just been hot air so far (with the obvious exception that he did invade Ukraine).

Well said.

Yep. A significant breakthrough could cause a snowball effect among war-fatigued and ill-supplied Russian troops. Likewise there could be localised collapses. It's not impossible that significant tracts of weaker troops could crumble, which could cause severe problems for the Russian military.

Don't think of Russian defense like Germany 1945, with fanatical German soldiers fighting every inch to protect their motherland to the bitter end. These are (largely) badly trained troops, often poorly equipped, fighting for money in a foreign land against very determined defenders.

Ukraine prevailing is the goal of every civilized country.