[Kazan]

What in hell are you babbling about?

Russia has already won the war. The 40,000 square miles of territory the Russians have liberated and annexed comprised 70-80% of Ukraine's GDP. The Russians built a land bridge from mainland Russia to Crimea. The Russians control almost all of the Black Sea coastline (and will eventually take every inch of it if Ukraine doesn't surrender).

But, all those losses and more than 400,000 dead and you're still trying to spin it as a Ukraine win.

You're a fool.

[ought-six]

“Russia has already won the war.”

Nice try, tovarishch.

If Russia has already won the war, then why are you praying to God for HIM to bring Ukraine to its knees and force Ukraine to surrender? You contradict yourself (which you commonly do).

“But, all those losses and more than 400,000 dead and you’re still trying to spin it as a Ukraine win.”

Again, nice try. I do not spin anything. I am on record here on FR since at least March, 2022 saying that Russia will likely win the war but lose the peace. And, your “more than 400,000 dead” is pure hyperbole. That 400,000 figure is for total CASUALTIES, not total DEAD. And a general rule of thumb for armed conflicts is a 3:1 ratio of wounded to killed. So, employing that standard gives us a ratio of about 300,000 wounded to 100,000 killed, which is far closer to reality than your “more than 400,000 dead.”

“You’re a fool.”

You’re the fool, kid.

[Apparatchik]

The 40,000 square miles of territory the Russians have liberated and annexed comprised 70-80% of Ukraine's GDP.

Try 12%, genius.

The combined GDPs of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhizhia, and Kherson oblasts in 2021 was 16 billion EUR out of an estimated 132 billion EUR. Kyiv alone had a GDP of 31 billion EUR.

Are you paid to lie or is it a compulsive thing with you?

Oh, and it’s not “liberated”, it’s invaded and occupied. But that will be rectified soon enough…

[2CAVTrooper]

"Russia has already won the war."

IF Russia has already won the war, then why is your boi Putin groveling on his knees begging fat boy Kim for munitions?

Why is Russia pulling 50, 60, or 70 year old tanks out of storage and rushing them to the front?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/03/22/the-russians-are-pulling-70-year-old-t-55-tanks-out-of-storage/?sh=45c54e4e6593

Why are they taking 70 year old MT-LBs and slapping 80 year old naval anti-aircraft guns on them and rushing those to the front too?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/04/the-russians-bolted-1950s-naval-guns-to-armored-tractors-and-produced-nearly-useless-combat-vehicles/?sh=7d2549362846

Why have the Russians committed it's last available Category A reserve formation in a vain attempt to keep the defensive line from rupturing?

And what ever happened to the claim of sacking Kyiv within the first five days of the war?