Bofferbrauer2 said:
Russia has build so many fortification lines and tons of mines that slow down any advance to a crawl unless you're willing to send thousands of soldiers to their deaths by clearing the minefields with the method of stepping on them. Just look what happened with the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive and how it stalled due to this. So no, even with the right weaponry it would take much longer to get the Russians out of Ukraine, especially in the south where they entrenched themselves behind those minefields. In the east it could be achieved more easily due to the constant advance of Russians making minefields useless, so reversing the trend will take time, doubly so as Ukraine is lacking soldiers, and without soldiers even the best weaponry can't do much. |
I think my definition of "real support" will be different to what you think. If that "real support" would happen, Russians would be very happy to go back to where they come from. I don't just talk about giving Ukraine some more tanks and artillery. Even Russia's propaganda machine wouldn't be able to let it look like Russia is dominating anymore.