Experts say Russian war unsustainable

[iemanja]

Russia’s attempt to conquer Ukraine could be headed toward a stalemate as heavy casualties and equipment losses take a toll on unprepared Russian forces that have failed so far to achieve any of their initial objectives, Western officials and military experts say...

The ferocity of the Russian assault has only intensified as the advances have slowed, with Russia substituting harsh bombardments of civilian populations for progress on the battlefield. Regular Ukrainians living in cities surrounded, or partially surrounded, by Russian troops are paying the price for a war effort that began to go wrong in the first hours.

But in the absence of substantive progress on the ground and given the scale of the losses being inflicted on its ranks, Russia’s military campaign could soon become unsustainable, with troops unable to advance because they lack sufficient manpower, supplies and munitions, analysts and officials say...

“I don’t think Ukraine forces can push Russian forces out of Ukraine, but I also don’t think Russian forces can take that much more of Ukraine,” said Rob Lee, a former U.S. Marine who is now a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/20/russia-ukraine-military-offensive/

The question is whether Putin will give up or escalate. I fear it's the latter.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. I bet thats

Why the russian soldiers are kidnapping Ukraininans for use as slaves in russian work camps,because if suddenly everyday russians were made to pump out weapons they'd know putrid lied about the war.

[RKP5637]

2. Putin will likely escalate and I fear bomb the hell out of Ukraine into oblivion. I think his bluff

should be called and a no fly-over zone established. He will proceed to go to the next country and play the "I have nukes" card IMO. I don't see how the world could stand by and let Putin obliterate Ukraine. He's on a Stalin mission.

[Crunchy Frog]

3. I worry that he'll go full genocide.

He's certainly capable of it.

[RKP5637]

4. IMO he's a sociopathic sadist and I think he's fully capable of it, like carpet bombing Ukraine. n/t

[Emrys]

5. It's classic plain old punishment bombing,

and it's a loser's tactic.