Russian forces are close to encircling a few battalions of Ukraine's 31st Mech Brigade

 

Deep State updated their map their map this morning showing further Russian gains on the Pokrovsk front that places battalions from Ukraine’s 31st Mechanized Brigade in an increasingly precarious position. https://t.co/5a3izk0bil https://t.co/R98pGfoKpk pic.twitter.com/43QQg0l2k4

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) July 24, 2024

When my twitter feed starts getting filled with snuff videos of Russian troops being attacked by aerial drones....or...pundits start talking about the number of Russian troops losses, I start wondering what the fuck is actually going on. This is what's going on. Ukraine is being pushed on several fronts.

The sad thing?

I don't believe that anyone in the West actually believed that Ukraine could win this fight militarily.

I believe that the SANCTIONS was the trump card that was supposed to guarantee Ukrainian victory.

Unfortunately, policy makers didn't keep up with current events.  I BELIEVE that the BRICS/Belt & Road was actually setup to blunt Western sanctions.

That tool in the toolbox got over used and the enemy adjusted.

Add Saudi Arabia selling oil in a variety of currencies, Opec in general cooperating with Russia to raise oil prices AND a military industrial base that was too sluggish to ramp up and you had a built in failure.