This should be a game-over moment for Ukraine, but it won’t be. From Simplicius at simplicius76.substack.com:
The situation continues getting worse and worse for Ukraine.
Major publications are increasingly reporting the cold hard facts, whether it’s the manpower crisis or the power grid collapse:
Corollary to the above Telegraph article, latest data shows that Ukraine’s desertions have skyrocketed in 2025:
In the Spectator piece above, entitled “Who Will Save the Ukrainian Troops in Pokrovsk?” the author essentially pleads for Ukrainian authorities to save the troops there, rather than let them be “slaughtered” as in past encirclements, where obstinate Ukrainian commanders refused to yield land in order to callously rob Russia of its glory for as long as possible, at the cost of many troops’ lives.
