The Russo-Ukrainian War Enters its 155th Day, Who Has Won So Far?

KIEV – The war between Moscow and Kiev is protracted and has entered its 155th day on Thursday (28/7/2022. Good President Russia Vladimir Putin and the President Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that this would go their way.

Both parties are outwardly convinced of ultimate success, but what does that mean? And how likely is such an outcome?

Putin has recently been careful not to raise expectations about the outcome of the war in Ukraine, which Russia calls a “special military operation.” Zelensky and his government expect their goal to be to liberate all of the territory of Ukraine captured by Russia, including Crimea. , which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

Putin’s invasion was a pretext for the demilitarization and de-Nazi-fication of Ukraine, which Kiev vehemently denies.

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But it did not join NATO as Russia previously feared, but still aspires to become a member of the European Union.

Despite all that, the fact that Ukraine will remain heavily armed by the West—perhaps until the war is over.

Russia Advantage

Despite reported initial setbacks for failing to capture the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, Russian forces are slowly taking control of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Today, Moscow’s troops still control large swathes of territory linking Crimea with eastern Russia.

Russia’s failure to seize Kiev may be a shame, but Putin can always argue that the main goal of the invasion was to secure the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, two territories that broke away from Ukraine.

Putin said at the start of the invasion there was no intention to occupy all of Ukraine. That means he will be able to display any territory gained apart from securing Donetsk and Luhansk as victories.

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