Didn’t we already hear the same predictions last year?
No offence, I hope he is right but this sounds like absolute bullshit
This is an insane stretch, we’ve heard this before and first they clearly need to re-define their current strategy before another push for Crimea is possible sadly. A better plan at breaking through Russian defences needs to be thought up before such an attempt can be made. Reading articles like [this](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67565508) from Ukrainian soldiers cast too much doubt for this to be a feasible goal unfortunately.
Backing up their naval vessels from AFU strikes isn’t the beginning of a withdraw, lol.
Maneuvering is a part of war guys.
The same Ukraine that is still stuck in Robotyne, Verbove, and Krynky? The same Ukraine that hasn’t made any major gains in over a year? Yea, Ukraine will NEVER get Crimea back. Let Russia have it. Retaking Crimea is a futile task, and your western partners will never allow you to retake Crimea because they believe that a Crimean offensive could spark a nuclear war.
UGh. You don’t want to say they can’t and you don’t want to say they will.
But going on how the offensive went (blame whoever you want) at this point its looking like at minimum Ukraine might gain back its territory it lost at the start of this war maybe, that is possible.
But things could change.. War is like that. So anything is possible as long as your willing to deal with the bad things that will also happen.
Ukraine is just waiting for F16’s.
Its foolish to go on the offensive without air support
Sure, it’s possible, but how feasible would it be? Don’t you need to take Simferopol first? Unless you outright invade it from the sea.
They said it’s possible this winter before the counter-offensive didn’t achieve any notable goals – Ukraine should really just drop Crimea as a short-term war goal. It will not happen. Crimea is a fortress and historically it has been incredibly hard to take. At this point Ukraine should probably focus on just staying in this war.
Ukraine also said this last year. Need to have realistic expectations. Western support needs increased dramatically for this to happen.
I’m hopin’ and prayin’ that’s the case but let’s not get too delusional, optimistic. Focus and liberate what you can and look for weak spots. Example: keep pushing across the Dnieper left bank and cut off Crimea by liberating Kherson oblast… forget about Zaporizhia and the Donbas for the time being.
Sure. *Possible*. But not very likely with how things currently stand. Have they not learned yet not to make statements raising expectations beyond reasonable levels? As a Ukrainian, I’d rather see sober, realistic statements that I can trust rather than promises that I feel I can’t depend on.
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Didn’t we already hear the same predictions last year?
No offence, I hope he is right but this sounds like absolute bullshit
This is an insane stretch, we’ve heard this before and first they clearly need to re-define their current strategy before another push for Crimea is possible sadly. A better plan at breaking through Russian defences needs to be thought up before such an attempt can be made. Reading articles like [this](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67565508) from Ukrainian soldiers cast too much doubt for this to be a feasible goal unfortunately.
Backing up their naval vessels from AFU strikes isn’t the beginning of a withdraw, lol.
Maneuvering is a part of war guys.
The same Ukraine that is still stuck in Robotyne, Verbove, and Krynky? The same Ukraine that hasn’t made any major gains in over a year? Yea, Ukraine will NEVER get Crimea back. Let Russia have it. Retaking Crimea is a futile task, and your western partners will never allow you to retake Crimea because they believe that a Crimean offensive could spark a nuclear war.
UGh. You don’t want to say they can’t and you don’t want to say they will.
But going on how the offensive went (blame whoever you want) at this point its looking like at minimum Ukraine might gain back its territory it lost at the start of this war maybe, that is possible.
But things could change.. War is like that. So anything is possible as long as your willing to deal with the bad things that will also happen.
Ukraine is just waiting for F16’s.
Its foolish to go on the offensive without air support
Sure, it’s possible, but how feasible would it be? Don’t you need to take Simferopol first? Unless you outright invade it from the sea.
They said it’s possible this winter before the counter-offensive didn’t achieve any notable goals – Ukraine should really just drop Crimea as a short-term war goal. It will not happen. Crimea is a fortress and historically it has been incredibly hard to take. At this point Ukraine should probably focus on just staying in this war.
Ukraine also said this last year. Need to have realistic expectations. Western support needs increased dramatically for this to happen.
I’m hopin’ and prayin’ that’s the case but let’s not get too delusional, optimistic. Focus and liberate what you can and look for weak spots. Example: keep pushing across the Dnieper left bank and cut off Crimea by liberating Kherson oblast… forget about Zaporizhia and the Donbas for the time being.
Sure. *Possible*. But not very likely with how things currently stand. Have they not learned yet not to make statements raising expectations beyond reasonable levels? As a Ukrainian, I’d rather see sober, realistic statements that I can trust rather than promises that I feel I can’t depend on.