Russia has set itself on a course for serious, long-term confrontation with the West.

Justin Bronk

All that's really gone is the fixed wing close air support attack jets, on the rotary side it's a substantially more formidable force than it was.

They are no longer bombarding besieged cities so much, trying to dislodge rebels, instead they are trying to assist a more mobile, maneuverable style of engagement.

It's a very attritional struggle, it's a struggle between two armies, both of whom have taken huge losses and are very close to exhaustion.

It's a bit of a logistical nightmare ; they're getting lots of different versions( of weaponry) from lost of different countries, they don't take the same ammunition -- they have different logistics( and) different maintenance concerns.

The focus for the Russians very much is still in that small area( in the Donbas), whereas for the Ukrainians it seems to be pushing forwards and creating a breakthrough in Kherson.