[BeauBo]

Ukrainian Military Intelligence Chief General Budanov has stated that Russia aims to win the war by 2025 or 2026, because that is about as long as their war machine is likely to be able to keep working.

If it does keep going past the third anniversary, the Summer of 2025 will likely see crises develop for Russian Military capability, finances and in their general economy.

[SpeedyInTexas]

“”Iran has brokered ongoing secret talks between Russia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels to transfer anti-ship missiles to the militant group, three Western and regional sources said, a development that highlights Tehran’s deepening ties to Moscow.

Seven sources said that Russia has yet to decide to transfer the Yakhont missiles – also known as P-800 Oniks - which experts said would allow the militant group to more accurately strike commercial vessels in the Red Sea and increase the threat to the U.S. and European warships defending them.””

https://x.com/RALee85/status/1838687601290531016

[Widget Jr]

RE #6,585 and #6,590: Ukraine's plan should not center on directly winning on the battlefield. Outlasting the Russian war machine, the Russian economy, their will to fight is more realistic. In fact, this is largely what is happening.

Putin's power is based on the social and political hierarchy in Moscow and Russia's major cities. A thousand mothers a week in rural Russia realizing their sons are not coming back is easy for him. He cannot afford a thousand mothers a week in Moscow receiving the same treatment.