[Travis McGee]

That's what the Germans thought too, circa the summer of 1942.

How did that work out for the prior Nazis, taking all that terrain so rapidly?

[ScottinVA]

The 1942 situation in WWII, when the US was just entering the war, was a far different scenario than Russia, who is going it alone, faces in Ukraine.

The Russians are headed for a resounding defeat.

[tlozo]

How did that work out for the prior Nazis, taking all that terrain so rapidly?

Important difference, that you cannot seem to understand, is the Ukrainians outnumber the Russian soldiers on the battlefield. So its actually reversed, the Russians are the Germans, who's offensive has run out of steam.

[Lurker]

“That’s what the Germans thought too, circa 1942.”

This isn’t 1942 and it sure as heck ain’t the Red Army.

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[ckilmer]

so the russians see their true border as being the border with poland?

The only winners in this war are the chinese.