Russia would not evacuate tens of thousands if Ukraine was already losing the battle. The forces evacuating local populations are not fighting Ukrainians.
The reason they are not fighting the Ukrainians is because the Russian MOD has not implemented its main response to the incursion, if they have one.
Since I'm used to the name calling I'll get, I'll just sit back and watch.
“ Since I’m used to the name calling I’ll get, I’ll just sit back and watch.”
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The Ukraine threads are the only places on FR where one side is “allowed” to call people on the other side any vile name they can think of. But if it’s pointed out that they are lovers of Putin, that person gets slammed.
Go figure.