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originally posted by: Cutepants
I agree that Russia has the momentum right now, but do you seriously think they'd be able to get back on the Dnieper west bank? That would be way harder than taking Bakhmut, which has already taken them several months so far. I think that could happen maybe next year, but only if Western supports stops coming like you said. In the current situation it's impossible, and especially if we increase artillery shell production to sufficient levels.
The winter offensive went on for a few months, you could see it in reported casualties at least if you trust those. It just didn't get far. Now the ground has been muddy for a while.