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is looking more and more like it could be a stalemate. According to the Washington Post,

Russia's attempt to conquer Ukraine could be headed toward a stalemate as heavy casualties

and equipment losses take a toll on unprepared Russian forces that have failed so far to achieve

any of their initial objectives, Western officials and military experts say the front lines have barely moved in more than a week.

Russians are being killed or injured at a rate of up to 1,000 a day, according to Western intelligence

estimates, and even more, according to Ukrainian ones.

Russia has basically been stalled out.

They've been unable to take any significant city inside of Ukraine, including Maripal, where the siege

continues. They've been unable to surround Kharkiv. They've been unable to surround Kiv. They've been unable to

cut off weapons shipments into Ukraine. And this is a stunning defeat for Vladimir Putin, who is

supposed to be the head of this mighty war machine. And it turns out that they cannot even

take over and defeat a nation that has

one-tenth of their military budget or so. According to the Washington Post, the ferocity of the

Russian assault has only intensified, as the advances have slowed, with Russia substituting

harsh bombardment of civilian populations for progress on the battlefield. Regular Ukrainians living in

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