Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[konnichiwa]

konnichiwa said:

Zkuq said:

Never mind me, I'm just posting this to get this back in my VGC Buddy after not posting here in a while.

To say something on the topic as well, I guess I could say that the current situation is kind of interesting but also kind of boring. The situation on the battlefield seems fairly stable, but there's something going on with the peace negotiations. It looks like typical theatre to me in that everyone's playing but it's not likely to yield any actual results because Russia doesn't seem like it could care less about ending the war in any way that doesn't end in Ukraine practically losing its sovereignty, but who knows.

Well it is an interesting year because

-We have heard for years that Russia is getting to its limits but this year everything is crumbling, from not having enough war material to not having the capicity to produce enough, financially it is getting harder especially to motivate new recruits.

-The peace deal, Putin is hitting Ukraine hard this winter but if the Ukranians can keep it steady then Spring can motivate them while Russians losing Morale especially with the shorter nights.

Loving this:

Kyiv: Ukraine recaptured more territory than it lost to Russian forces in May for the second straight month, AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed.

Ukraine's army gained a net 282 square kilometres (109 square miles) over the month, according to the analysis, as Kyiv hails its improving fortunes on the sprawling battlefield across the south and east of the country.

The pace of Russia's advance has been slowing since late 2025, hobbled by the increasing effectiveness of Ukraine's frontline and mid-range drone strikes, the ISW said.

Moscow had lost control of around 120 square kilometres (46 square miles) in April, the first month in which its forces gave up more ground than they captured for two and a half years.