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I have been hoping that weather eventually will cause the Russian offensive in the Donbas to stall.  The Ukrainians need to hold out for at least another month until rainy season.  If they can do so, then I hope they can re-generate and re-allocate forces so as to stabilize the front line in time for Spring 2025.  I didn't predict Ukraine's success in Kursk, so maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem like Ukraine is poised to retake land in the Donbas or in the South anytime soon.  Simply stabilizing the situation seems like the best they can do in the near term.  Like this post says, we have to hope that Russia also is running out of steam.

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I have been hoping that weather eventually will cause the Russian offensive in the Donbas to stall.  The Ukrainians need to hold out for at least another month until rainy season.  If they can do so, then I hope they can re-generate and re-allocate forces so as to stabilize the front line in time for Spring 2025.  I didn't predict Ukraine's success in Kursk, so maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem like Ukraine is poised to retake land in the Donbas or in the South anytime soon.  Simply stabilizing the situation seems like the best they can do in the near term.  Like this post says, we have to hope that Russia also is running out of steam.