[AustinDev]

"War does not determine who is right—only who is left."

You're right that there are men still living in Ukraine, Zelensky is still alive after all. However, the manpower situation has been pretty bleak for a while. [1] I'm in regular contact with people in theater and I'm not far off in saying 'there are no men left'. Russia is still advancing albeit slowly. We'll likely have new borders in a few months. Almost time to update your globe.

[1] https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-03-16/ukraine-v...

[aguaviva]

We're broadly on the same page it seems. I just found that the original choice of wording tiltied more into the territory of spin than a sober assessment of the state of things. That is all. Unfortunately, this kind of blurring has permeated the general discourse.

Best to luck to whomever in your in contact with.

I won't be changing my globe for anyone, however.

[AustinDev]

People do put a lot of spin on this topic. Your initial reaction is completely understandable.

Thanks, hopefully they'll be home soon. I've been mowing his grass for nearly 3 years, hardly a commensurate sacrifice I must admit.

[aguaviva]

We each do our part. Every bit helps.

[arandomusername]

> Russia is still advancing albeit slowly

Isn't their rate of advancement a lot faster than a year ago?

[dralley]

In the sense that advancing by two fields a week is much faster than advancing by one field a week, yes. By any absolute metric it is not a "fast" advance.

The first week of the war was a "fast" advance. Even this "accelerated" rate is basically on par with WWI.

[aguaviva]

Yes, but it also seems to have plateaued, and has held steady for the past 9 months or so.