I believe the current defensive lines are close to what the borders will be when Ukraine sues for peace this year. They will flat out run out of manpower, and unless Nato sends in troops, they will be better off with the current border, than losing it all. In the end, I wouldnt be surprised if up to 1 million soldiers die on both sides, but Russia has 3 times the amount to spare and Ukraine isnt getting a 7 to 1 kill ratio as they claim. After its over, the elites/shwaub group can turn their focus on starvation for the rest of us.
Marioupol is being rebuilt in record time. I expect the same within the ethnic Russian Donbass provinces Vlad now owns.
Putin’s visit to Mariupol.
1. The construction of a four-lane road from Donetsk to Mariupol has been completed.
2. The restoration and reconstruction of Mariupol is going according to plan. By the end of 2023, the city center should be completed.
3. Planned demolition of the destroyed high-rise buildings is underway (according to the plan, everything should be demolished by the end of 2023)
4. The Mariupol Sea Port is being actively restored, the capacities of which are being used to speed up the restoration work.
5. The work of public transport is being activated, 110 buses have already been launched in the city. The tram will probably run in the summer.
6. There is an active construction of new residential microdistricts (on the model of those already built).
7. The restoration of the Mariupol airport is proceeding at a rapid pace. The RF Armed Forces have already begun using it after mine clearance.
8. Local entrepreneurs are given interest-free loans in a simplified form when new jobs are created.
9. From 2023, Mariupol will start shipping various products through the port - coal, grain, rolled metal, etc. made in the DNR.
10. The population of the city continues to increase. Active restoration processes attract people to return to the city.
There is much video on you tube showing the astonishing progress. Under Ukie control, not much interest ( development or money) was given to the ethnic Russian provinces.
Nope! No surrender by Ukraine, and if there is going to be peace this year, it will be because Putin realizes that it’s a lost cause to have invaded.
And, NATO troops may not be there officially, but,they’re there in ‘stealth mode’ and killing thousands or your Russian friends.
So, it doesn’t always work your way, where wishing to make things happen doesn’t always go your way.