I've never claimed to know everything. Only the obvious.
[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2718966]XMan you claim to know everything, so how exactly is Ukraine going to win the war? They going to run out of soldiers. [/QUOTE]Gee, let me make it easy for you.
1. Ukraine's population is 40 million vs. Russia's 140 millions. Ukrainian soldiers are fierce and well-motivated warriors defending their homeland, while Russians are [I]contractnicks[/I] fighting for money. You do know that Putin calls it a "special military operation" (too scared to even call it a war). Until and unless they declare full mobilization, Russia simply doesn't have enough soldiers. Simple as that. They're already recruiting in jails and prisons.
2. If they do mobilize, that will be another disaster. Young Russian men don't want to go to war, no matter what they say in surveys. And why should they? Contractnicks at least get paid. They do get cheated, though, but still. So why should young conscripts get killed for free?
3. Modest Russian successes so far owe it exclusively to supreme, 20:1, Russia's artillery advantages. HIMARS have already changed this landscape. In the last few days, Ukrainians have destroyed at least 20 high-value targets including weapon, fuel depots and command centers. And there are many more to come. In the meantime, Russia has already used up most of its high-precision artillery, and the sanctions all but ensure they won't be able to replace them quickly enough.
4. Contrary to what you knuckleheads believe, the sanctions are working and working well. It's been just a few months, but already the auto industry has shrunk by at least 85% and chip exports by 90%. And sure they still can sell their oil and gas, but what the hell are they going to do with the money? Russia used to import almost everything including nails. They can't even make nails, for fucks sake.
5. Finally, failure is not an option. Ukraine would be extremely dumb to trust Russia about anything. If they give up the territory, Putin will use the break to regroup and start again. And they'll be better prepared next time.