Russia Ukraine war, page-231403

Hello and welcome to August 2024.

Just a friendly reminder."The Russian invasion" started in February 2022. So we are almost 30 full months into the event.

We are just over 12 months past the point when the Ukrainian army was in their best shape. Just before their well-telegraphed counter-offensive started.
And then failed just a few months later, when Ukraine failed to make any significant territorial gains against the Russians. Even then, all that the Ukrainian army managed to do in Crimea is a tiny little photoshoot. A little PR stunt. Nothing more.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/29/world/politics/ukraine-russia-war-stall/

For the past 6-8 months, Russia has been incrementally liberating territories they consider as theirs, and Ukraine has been unable to stabilize the situation.
The Ukrainian army is obviously unable to push the Russians back in the Kharkiv direction.

And here you are, trying to suggest that the Ukrainian army will be re-taking Crimea...