Ukraine is not losing.

[anneapplebaum@journa.host]

Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ

[pgiulan@federate.social]

@anneapplebaum war of attrition

[ohir@social.vivaldi.net]

@anneapplebaum

Thank you very much :))

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@pgiulan @anneapplebaum

yes but for #russia the attrition is people, and for #ukraine the attrition is drones

it's not that if you get an "F" at university you get sent to the frontlines, it's that if you don't bribe your professor to get a good grade you get sent to the frontlines

there is also a quota of employees placed on businesses for drafting into frontline service

businesses have responded by "hiring" people to immediately send to the frontlines

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-07/russia-embarks-on-plan-to-recruit-soldiers-from-universities/106757174

[timfinnerty@toot.io]

@benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum Unfortunately not only. Civilians and military are dying every day. Every one is too many.

[mister_shade02x2@mastodon.social]

@benroyce @pgiulan @anneapplebaum I guess it’s propaganda or nationalism or something…I was hoping there’d be rebellion by now. Surely a sizable portion of Russian citizens don’t want to leap into that meat grinder.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@TimFinnerty @pgiulan @anneapplebaum

no argument, i did not phrase it effectively

what i intended to say is that ukraine values human life, while russia is a sterling example of not valuing human life

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@mister_shade02X2 @pgiulan @anneapplebaum

i think that in a society where there is no avenue for expressing discontent, discontent still exists, but you raise the threshold before it becomes apparent. and at that higher threshold, the discontent becomes quite fucking venomous

so it's not a matter of the resistance is not there, it's more a matter of a pressure cooker that will explode

i think

it would be quite sad if people are just fed to their senseless death to the last person meekly

[cqd_sos@mastodon.online]

@anneapplebaum

Iran is also not losing. Cheers!

[capnthommo@c.im]

@anneapplebaum I think that when Ukraine didn't roll over within the first three months or so russia effectively lost. Particularly after the boasts about how quick would be the putin victory.

[techidon@defcon.social]

@anneapplebaum oh but it is

[izby@mastodon.social]

@anneapplebaum

... and pacifists don't support war, right?

[zer0unplanned@friendica.rogueproject.org]

@anneapplebaum Why would Russia wanna invade Fascist people?

[llanciawn@mastodon.social]

@anneapplebaum Russia must lose.