Russia - threadbanned users in OP

The Vatniks are easily banned, but they'll soon be back. And in greater numbers.

Ukraine advance a couple of kilometres after throwing the kitchen sink at Russia,

"Looks like Ukraine's offensive is slow going"

Russia advance a couple of kilometers after throwing the kitchen sink at Ukraine,

"Is the war turning in Russia's favour?"

Here's a translation from another video

Last night, a Magura V5 maritime strike drone destroyed a Russian speedboat in Vuzka Bay in Crimea. The video of the destruction of the enemy target was released by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.

I found out a thing today. The Russian minister of children, the one who stood by Putin announcing the policy of abducting children from Ukraine to be raised as Russian, has being decrying the evil West for allowing children to dress as animals. She says this is common practice in the West and shows the lack of morals and decency now in the decedent west.

The same woman who is now the Minister, stripped completely naked live on Russian television for a cash prize.

Look over there. Don't look at the 100k's of dead russians or murdered Ukrainians or raped women, or stolen children or demolished towns and villages, comes to mind.

Bullies usually threaten people.

I'm curious about something.

What do people here think the likely outcome of the war is going to be?

1. Ukraine victory
2. Russian victory
3. Ongoing stalemate / never-ending war
4. Eventual permanent ceasefire / peace agreement.
5. Something else

If it's 4), then how could this be accelerated/brought forward so as to minimise further loss of life?

(Apologies to mods if this shouldn't be in this thread - please move/delete if that's the case)

Peace would involve Russia ending their war. Putin has made it clear that his concept of peace is completing the invasion.

Yeah one thing that has been consistent since March 2022 - whenever the Russians start sabre-rattling about nuclear weapons then the tide is turning against them. There wasn't much mention of them this year, since things were going ok for them on the ground in Ukraine but as soon as the big US aid bill passed a few weeks ago they've back at it.

I've been of the opinion, since the summer offensive petered out last year, that this is going to become like Korea with no peace treaty but a heavily fortified line cutting through Ukraine, roughly along where the battle lines are now - give or take 10-20km in either direction. The fact that the Ukrainians have been digging their own heavily fortified trenches recently only reinforces that opinion.

It just seems to be really really difficult to breach a well fortified minefield in the era of ever advancing drone technology. The Ukrainians hit that wall last summer and I think the Russians will face the same problems when the Ukrainian defensive lines are complete.

The Russians will likely continue to fire long range missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities behind the front lines and the Ukrainians will likely continue to target strategic infrastructure in Russian proper with their own drones but I think eventually these too will become less frequent and probably less effective as defenses improve on both sides.

Neither side will admit that it's a stalemate but that's probably what it will be like - much like as in the Donbas from 2014-2022.

The only way that either side gets to realise their official aims (Ukraine - regaining all their pre-2014 territory; Russia - regime change in Ukraine) is if the other country collapses which doesn't appear to be likely anytime soon in either case.

And in celebration of "Victory Day".. and at 519'000 rubles, its a snip (€5262.66)