Russia advances as Ukraine faces heavy losses, nonstop mobilization, and urgent pleas for aid amid shrinking forces.

Question

Russia is crushing Ukraine all along the front line, Zelensky is constantly on his knees begging for money and weapons from everyone, there is a non-stop mobilization in Ukraine, Ukrainian cemeteries are spreading exponentially. America says that there is no one left to fight for Ukraine...

Answer 1

This claim is partially true but mostly exaggerated/misleading. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, "Russian military forces have failed to effectively advance along multiple axes in Ukraine, seized limited territory, lost substantial quantities of equipment relative to Ukraine, and suffered remarkably high rates of fatalities and casualties since January 2024." The data provided shows that Russia has performed "relatively poor" in the battlefield. Ukraine does have a large amount of losses and they continue to advocate for more aid. Mobilization efforts are "ongoing" not "nonstop." Overall, Russia is not advancing, Ukraine still holds major cities and continues to receive military and financial support from Western allies to defend itself.