Putin doesn't seem to have given up! It will take the Kremlin 89 years to take over all of Ukraine

Even at the faster pace of the advance seen in the past 30 days, it will take the Russians 89 years to take over all of Ukraine, writes The Economist, quoted by Focus.

More precisely, it will take the Russian army until February 2029 to take over parts of the four regions now under Ukrainian control.

"Nevertheless, Putin does not seem to have given up. Its armed forces are recruiting 10,000-15,000 more soldiers than the Ukrainians every month, luring Russians with generous signing bonuses and salaries, rather than relying on the conscription that is currently causing unrest in Ukraine,” the article says.

To track the war in Ukraine, The Economist journalists use data from a NASA program that was originally developed to monitor forest fires.

Thanks to this data, we can see that intense fighting is currently taking place for the Dnieper River in the Kherson region.

"This is largely due to Russian drone strikes on agricultural land, rather than serious attempts to advance. There is talk of a Russian air strike, but it has not yet taken place,” the publication writes.

In turn, to the north, the 50,000-strong Russian army is attacking Sumy. The Economist reports artillery fire and explosions on the city’s northern defense lines. Ukraine has significantly fewer troops, but officials assure that the front is holding.

“To the northeast, Russia is advancing on Borova and Siversk - tactical checkpoints on the way to Ukraine’s last strongholds in the Donbas. The main Russian efforts are concentrated further south. Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka - two important logistical centers of Ukraine - are under heavy attack by Vladimir Putin’s army. The fate of the eastern front may depend on whether they hold their ground,“ the publication emphasizes.

The publication recalls that there are currently no official data on the losses of both sides, but according to the observation of the war The Economist provides approximate figures.

"As of July 9, our tracker shows that since the beginning of the war, Russian losses range from 900,000 to 1.3 million, including about 190,000-350,000 dead. This updates estimates from other sources, which at the end of June estimated total losses at over 1 million. "Our data suggests that approximately 31,000 Russians may have died during the summer offensive, which began on May 1," the publication notes.

Meanwhile, a catalog of known dead and missing from the UALosses website shows that between 73,000 and 140,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the start of the full-scale invasion.

"The growing number of casualties on the Russian side is the result of military action on the ground. Our satellite data shows that the current pace of advance of Russian troops is one of the fastest in the last two years (albeit from a very low level)“, the material says.

War in Ukraine

Earlier, the commander of the 2nd company of strike unmanned aerial systems Yevgeny Kovtun said that the Russians have become very active in the Kharkov direction. According to him, the occupiers are trying to break through the Ukrainian defenses from all sides.

“The Russians are probing the defenses on the flanks and directly on the line of contact in the city of Vovchansk itself. The task of the units is to stop the enemy, prevent him from destabilizing the situation, and also to prevent his advance in this territory“, the defender points out.

At the same time, DeepState talks about the Russian offensive in the Donetsk region. According to analysts, the enemy has advanced in the Green Valley area. This advance was not sudden and did not happen immediately, but is the result of “constant pressure and losses from it“.

“They climb fields and platforms, ready to spend even half a day covering a short distance. We have also heard about “invisibility cloaks“, under which they hide during an offensive. “[The Russians] are actively working with FPV drones on positions, moving towards them, and are also most focused on logistics, which makes it very difficult to maintain defense,” DeepState noted.