timsk
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CV,The situation is so bad for Ukraine that every 2 months there is a big defeat for Russians.
Let's wait for the next retreat.
I prefer facts over conspiracies, and the fact is Kherson back to Ukraine.
From "wishful thinking" to reality in a cuople of months.
Yes, Kherson is back under Ukrainian control. For now. The questions you're conveniently ignoring are at what cost to Ukraine and what have they gained?
Allow me to help you with the answers. Ukraine now has a city that the Russians can attack at will with almost zero risk to themselves. They have a city which they have to defend, holding Ukrainian armed forces in position who can't now be deployed elsewhere. Moreover, they have a city from which they can't advance because they can't cross the Dnipro River, so they've no chance of cutting off the land bridge to Crimea. Meanwhile, the Russians withdrew at their leisure (NB: they weren't forced to retreat in battle), have suffered minimal losses to personnel and kit, both of which can now be deployed elsewhere. It's called a Pyrrhic victory: winning the battle (even though there wasn't much of one in this case, lol!) - and losing the war. You're looking at the reclaimed territory and being duped into believing the utter BS that Ukraine can just keep going. They absolutely can't: it's the end of the road for them. Even U.S. army General Mark Milley acknowledges this:
Full Ukrainian victory over Russia unlikely, warns top US general
"Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it is unlikely that Kyiv can militarily force Russia out of all of the territory it occupies, in a Pentagon press conference."
Negotiation is the only available route left to Ukraine to avoid more death and destruction and losing more territory. It's that simple.
Tim.