Drone strike on Russian fleet halts festival in Crimea; Zelenskyy orders Donetsk evacuation: Live Ukraine updates
USA TodayJUL 2022
Due to manpower and materiel constraints, analysts said that Russia will not have the capacity to launch a new offensive after this attack. While this offensive is not expected to have any real results, Russia will likely have pulsating attacks in order to sell small gains to an audience at home.
Ukraine, alongside its Western backers, have demonstrated to Russia that they have no interest in peace. Therefore, Russia will continue with the objectives of its Special Military Operation.
There is a 27% chance that Russia will have significantly expanded its controlled territory in Ukraine by January 1, 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.