Since the conflict began, I felt that Russia would seek to occupy the south and east of the nation (areas with a natural affinity for Russia). And right now, that seems to be the path they are on. The Western media is not telling the whole story, I agree. And I know where Russia is coming from, in regards to NATO agitation.Comment formatting fail in the image comment I posted. Sorry about that, guys. I’ve got to brush up on my HTML.
That’s a scary map if I’m rooting for Ukraine, although not all the Russian speakers are necessarily sympathetic to Russia (just like I’m not sympathetic to England). But that doesn’t leave much of a rump state for Zelensky if he doesn’t settle this quickly. Also much of Western Ukraine has historical ties to Poland, which may yet figure into all of this.