nostr:npub19jzp5d9w32c2fpvd5hyq5z7sqpes6m3c2appm3zwangpasvd6zyqt4dp8p indeed. Hence the impatience in the coverage, constantly calling it slow. It is what it is, a war of attrition on a frontline stretching for over 1000 km
nostr:npub1xj85k76848gaufkf7f8eqhtcwuykex5r02e8cqml520ps4ly8q4qn7egqe nice summary. Ultimately it comes down to the Russian defences. They're better and more organised than had been expected. The longer those territories are occupied, the more it's perceived as the status quo, and the louder the calls for a settlement.
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nostr:npub1xj85k76848gaufkf7f8eqhtcwuykex5r02e8cqml520ps4ly8q4qn7egqe yes this is a v good point about how the media can affect the perception of what constitutes fast enough success.
In a strange way Ukraine are victims of their lightning progress in Kharkiv last year I think, creating a sense that Russian defences are liable to suddenly folding. In fact things are clearly v different now.