Not likely. Russia can’t even hold the regions it defends now.
Biden is setting Ze for failure. Ukies have three possible lines of advance, even though they suffered tens of thousands of KIAs.
The highest chance of success is obviously Zaporozhiye but like the senseless Harkov offensive, Herson makes the most PR value for Biden to scream about successful aid.
If they’d start of Herson before Midterms I’d know that their war effort is fully an election chit show for democrats and they are done after the Russians win the battle.
Once Ukraine is out of the military, the Russians may have it all.
Do you want bet?
Ukraine’s power grids are going to cause problems as cities go dark...with Winter coming.
The most important fact remains absolutely unassailable, the calendar cannot be argued. The War in the Ukraine started on 24 February 2022 – present (7 months, 3 weeks and 5 days). The war that was suppose to be over in days will enter its second Winter on December 21, 2022 if an end to it isn't found.
IMO the calendar says Russia has already lost far more than it can gain by continuing the war with Ukraine. The constant Putin nuclear threats do nothing but confirm what the calendar shows us, the war is not going well for Putin or Russia.