'As long as Ukraine has enough ammunition (always the key consideration) these massive Russian offensives should be containable. Indeed, assuming Ukraine does have enough ammo, its preferable to see the Russians expending their resources in this wasteful way. It would be worse for the Ukrainians if the Russians were intelligently collecting their resources.'
- Phillips P. OBrien,
Russia’s Massive Offensive and Signs of Military Learning, February 12, 2023
Context'..exhausting [Russian] offensive potential, then taking the initiative later this spring.''Even the Pope .. compared the war in Ukraine to the Nazi genocide of the Jews.''Crimea is Ukraine. Donetsk is Ukraine. Kherson is Ukraine. Luhansk is Ukraine. Zaporizhzhia is Ukraine..'