“Why is Russia Taking So Long ?”

To answer the question of why Russian forces are taking a long time to "win" in Ukraine, one must understand that Ukraine spent 8 years building extensive fortifications along the line of contact in the Donbas region. Once Russian forces overcome these defenses, momentum will be on their side - and already the Western media and Western governments are beginning to change their tune as this happens.

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nledaig 1 hour ago It took the British Empire's armies. the French Empire armies, the Canadians, and eventually an American contingent too, (and some smaller allies) four years to break the German lines on the Western Front in 14-18. And these German entrenchments were dug (largely by muscle power) while large-scale field combat continued. The Ukrainians have been preparing their entrenchments for eight years with NATO advice and modern earth-moving gear during much lower intensity warfare. But the Russians and their allies are breaking these lines now. It's not slow; it's patient, it's steady and it's going to be complete. Once they have been folded up there could be a much faster pace of advance if that is what the West forces upon Russia.
David R 1 hour ago (edited) I think a very important part you are missing is that the Ukrainian army is putting all their equipment in residential areas like high rise apartment buildings. The Russians are taking great care not to inflict heavy civilians casualties so they are fighting a street by street fight which takes a great deal of time.
Earl Fithian 1 hour ago I don't think many people realize how big Ukraine is, especially those who are American. The land area of Ukraine is larger than the combined area of New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia, add about half of Kentucky and you now have Ukraine's size. Ukraine also, due to the several years of fighting in the Donbass, has the most seasoned soldiers which have been trained and supplied by NATO for several years. The "taking so long" narrative is mostly media hype, If Ukraine was only the size of Pennsylvania it still would have taken several weeks for the Russians to be successful.
kamrad . Drakonov 37 minutes ago There is another factor, people in Russia treat civilians in Ukraine as their own. Ukrainian forces on the other hand behave like isis terrorists and use their own civilians they're supposed to protect as human shields. This slows down the process significantly. I saw multiple statements from Russian and Chechen soldiers about what Ukrainian n@zis were doing to civilians, like snipers shooting at people who were cooking food outside, or using civilians for recon on Russians. I also saw multiple civilian statements from Patrick Lancaster's and other war correspondents interviews.

Brian Berletic
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Dateline: 25 May 2022

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“Why is Russia Taking So Long ?”

Battlefield realities and Russia's "Way of War" impose a different tempo in Ukraine.

Brian Berletic THE NEW ATLAS

Dateline: 25 May 2022

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