what it looks like from here:
on the Strategic front.
- It looks like Putin's initial "blitzkrieg" wave tactic, is for the most part failing Most strategic cities have (partially) been surrounded/ under siege though.
- Ukranian forces are going all in and severly slowing russian progress during day 3, Civilians being armed with molotov cocktails, and militairy installations being placed near populated areas, saddling the Russians with yet another dilemma, (namely an ethical one) other then the classic do we Siege or March?
- Kiev's Hostomel as well as Tsjernobyl have been taken, which means the Russians can now fly in the big equipment to take Kiev instead of going by land. Kiev is close to facing a two direction invasion, one from Nizhin, one from Irpin, who's for now still under Ukranian control.
- Multible cities/areas still in dispute however.
on the political front:
- (as expected) Russian allies don't condemn (yet), Russia's opponents condemn.
- Sanctions Galore, however NATO thus far is reduced to a bystander roll only providing (light) weapons to save face.
- Putin is getting the nuke's on combat alert, which I catagorize as a political move, not a strategic one, wouldn't be the first time he pumps his chest with this.
on the good news political front:
-Negotiation/peace talks have been arranged on the border with Belarus, however
