Do you think Russia is winning or losing the war?

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They only took about 10-15% of the territory and got murdered in the north. The ukraine is however being destroyed with lots of stuff that I won't bother getting into.
It was supposed to take 15 days to take the whole place and even moldova but that never happened

RealMarek · Accepted Answer

It’s difficult to tell, but remember that both sides, western media included, will not be objective. I do think the Russians hoped that Ukraine would negotiate and started out avoiding serious damage to civilian areas as a result, but the US has been wanting this to turn into a big war and has pressured Zelenskyy to make no concessions.

It was the US, not Russia, that said it should take just three days to capture Kiev. That’s ridiculous. Russia only committed 40,000 troops near Kiev and they knew it would be impossible to take a city of 3 million defended by 100,000 soldiers with that small of a force. So why did they do it? My guess is that they needed to keep those Ukrainians pinned down so they could not move east or south where the real action has taken place. This allowed Russia to encircle the main fighting force of the Ukrainian army near Donetsk and capture strategic cities in the south like Melitopol, Mairupol, and Kherson. Even Odessa is encircled now. The Western media got to witness skirmishes around Kiev while the real action was in the south and east.

Now that Ukraine’s fuel supplies and refineries have been destroyed the forces in Kiev can’t go anywhere quickly and the remaining tanks and APCs are of limited use. The Russians have just started taking out roads and rail from the west, and this will make resupply from NATO much more difficult than it has been so far. This is a serious problem because there will be no meaningful relief for the 60-100,000 men in the main fighting force now encircled in Krematorsk. Zelenskyy’s refusal to order these men to fall back west of the Dniepr River has put them in a terrible predicament and might doom Ukraine to complete collapse. I know the media have made it sound like this war has been a disaster for Russia, but we’re about to see all of these Ukrainians get slaughtered in a horrific way if they don’t surrender. After that, mud season will be over and it is difficult for me to see what could stop the Russians from moving west and laying siege to Kiev.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Seeing as how they have taken control of the East of Ukraine as well as much of their coast from the Crimea to Russia, I’d say they are doing okay.

They will never take over the whole of Ukraine. They are redeploying their forces to the east to consolidate their hold there. Once Mariupol falls they will have control over much of eastern Ukraine.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Losing. So is Ukraine and Europe. America will be the Victor in the end.

Crepe_tart · Accepted Answer

It's hard to say and not sure what they are capable of

t-8900 · Answer

Short term Russia is losing but long term they are gaining a lot. It's funny that Biden admin says they are making Russia suffer but the rupel has had more buying power after the sanctions then before the war started. Also Russia is now working with China, North Korea, Iran, Saudis Arabia, Pakistan. And India to form a bloc against us and create a new currency system. Since our big push for green energy under Biden we've basically lost India as our ally and more nations are joining them. The long term goal is to remove the power of the peteoldollar and any and all forms of American currency. The Biden admin is also trying to murder the peteoldollar in a bid to move to crypto. Top former Obama admin economists sais the idea is to be off the peteoldollar in the next 10 years but making it worth 10 percent less a year over the next 10 years. If you live in the USA enjoy becoming poorer and poorer over the course of the next decade. We'll be slumming it here while Russians lives will continue to improve

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Well…. With Sweden and Finland poised to join NATO.

With pretty much every NATO country rearming and or modernising rapidly.

With governments pushing through next gen systems for NATO countries.

With AUKUS developing further Hypersonic technology (which had been shelved).

With Ukraine getting anti ship missiles and loiter capable anti armour missiles

And the Russians taking out its own Guards units… https://www.cityam.com/kremlin-furious-as-russian-army-suffers-significant-losses-after-bombing-own-unit-mistaken-it-for-ukrainian-troops/

Also they are now having to fight in the East which is supposed to be already a separatist and all friendly to Russia….

i guess they have a strange idea of winning the war.

Guanfei · Answer

They lost on the international side. Their reputation is at all times low, sanctions are ruining their economy, and many neutral countries are joining NATO because they got tired of russian's threats.
Militarily they're doing surprisingly bad, we considered Russia as one of the biggest military power and yet they can't win against an underequiped opponent. Not to mention that other powers who could have been afraid of them are now reconsidering that position.
They lost overall, whether they win the war in the end or not.

AviatorTom · Answer

No one really wins in war. In Ukraine, I doubt that Russia will achieve its original objective of making Ukraine a puppet state. Instead, Putin seems to be settling for taking territory close to Russia and reduce Ukraine's access to the sea. Some would call that a win, others a loss.

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

100 years from now, nobody will care who won or lost, only who was right and wrong. No matter HOW many people he and his army kills, history will always say the loser was Putin because he can't fight everyone, and that is what it will likely come down to.

That is why I say Russia lost the war the second they invaded Ukraine.

genericname85 · Answer

winning of course. all they wanted is control over the Crimean Peninsula to basically have an accesspoint to the north atlantic via the black sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

the plan was never to take the entirety of ukraine and integrate it into russia. everything else they're doing is extra. i mean they can't put full force into ukraine anyway, cause they have to be ready to fight back the NATO, when push comes to shove...

AvaOneLasTime · Answer

How can you say a country that has invaded another, is losing the war? Last i checked, Russians are in Ukraine, taking over cities, not the other way around.

NorthwestRider · Answer

If Russia is soo powerful, they should had overthrown the Ukrainian government on Day 1 This war shows how weak Russia is

Quigly · Answer

Russia has already lost more than it will ever gain. Sweden and Finland are Joining NATO, The Russian economy is dying, Europe will soon stop buying gas from Russia.

This was a massive failure for Putin no matter what happens from this point.
It's a loss for Russia.

DWornock · Answer

Everything you get from the government and mainstream media is a lie. If you want the truth, you must seek out alternate sources.

It is not a war, Ukraine doesn't have the ability to fight Russia. Therefore, it is a police action. It takes time because unlike the vicious USA, Russia is avoiding killing civilians or needlessly destroying property. However, there is no question about the outcome since Russia is destroying Ukraine's military and resistance.

Deathraider · Answer

Losing. If anything, this war is showing Russia is not the global superpower that could simply take over other countries easily. Also the fact that Russia now has these sanctions, I don’t expect the war to be popular in Russia anymore.

OddBeMe · Answer

Toughy. They’re a superpower yet technically losing battles. Yet Ukraine has less to replace troops so who knows. Like Vietnam, the US could have won and was winning if looking at casualties, etc. But economy and home front popularism are very persuasive.

KrakenAttackin · Answer

Well, Russia is not "winning", which is the same thing as losing for them.

Also, the Russian invasion has triggered shockwaves through Scandinavia. Both Sweden and Finland are contemplating seeking membership in NATO, which is a huge change of policy.

OneNineZero · Answer

Nobody ever really wins a war they only get temporary benefits, coz no great civilization are here now they are all gone and one day all of the current ones will be gone too

Anonymous · Answer

Russia's failure to take kyiv, massive losses, and refocusing of efforts on the east and south show they're losing badly. Their plan was to take all of ukraine, now it seems like they'll settle for parts of the east and south. They'll inevitably lose, it's just a question of when.

TheMajesticKing777 · Answer

Depends what happens, imagine if all the countries are waiting for Russia to get weaker so all countries can ass rape Russia at the same time 😂

exitseven · Answer

They are winning but it is taking a lot longer than Putin thought. I think in the end iw will not be worth it.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm not even a regular or semi-regular even of watching news nowadays, but even from the beginning weeks ago, months ago, surely on size alone it's all Russia, unless it's just overzealous and they lose by being, overzealous. Who knows, maybe nobody really knows who's winning who's winning. I don't know. *shrug*

Snsl153 · Answer

Does it really matter? People are dying, and for what?

Kiss_Me · Answer

Remember there is a difference between losing and lost. Russia is currently losing. We will have to see if they lost the war.

RationalMale · Answer

They're pretty clearly winning. Not much of a surprise, the Russian military invading ukraine is like the USA invading Iraq as far as military strengths go.

DarkWinterNights · Answer

Don’t know. It’s impossible to sort through the propaganda.

sp33d · Answer

Russia's devastated Ukraine. But their own economy is also shot. So both sides are losing.

EnglishEuropean · Answer

I can't say that Ukraine is winning but I can't say that Russia is losing either. It's no longer clear what Russia is trying to achieve.

Exterminatore · Answer

Seems like they’re stalled out. I’d say loosing thankfully.

noohair · Answer

Russia was created hate in Europe, not seen since WWII. No matter what happens, that is not positive for them.

Anonymous · Answer

Russia winning they are barely even trying.  There zero chance they are losing

zagor · Answer

Hard to tell what winning means at this point.

josephinelcajon · Answer

Loosing but they are about to ramp up things

Pterodon · Answer

Losing

fireforeffect · Answer

losing.

Anonymous · Answer

fake war lol

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