pcr speaks here about the situation in russia/ukraine and where it may lead;

Has the Kremlin Finally Realized that Ukraine Is No Longer a “Limited Military Operation”?

Paul Craig Roberts

Southfront reports:

“The armed conflict in eastern Ukraine has finally turned into a state of war between Russia and NATO with unpredictable results for all parties in the conflict.”

https://southfront.org/battle-for-kharkov-region/

As I have pointed out from the beginning of the conflict, the Kremlin’s presumption that Russia’s military intervention could be limited to driving the Ukrainian forces out of the Donbass region was a strategic blunder, especially the go-slow feature as it gave the West plenty of time to widen the war. A much wider war has now occurred if Southfront’s report is correct that one-third of the forces used in Ukraine’s “counteroffensive” in the Kharkov region were supplied by NATO member states.

According to Southfront’s report, thinly spread Russian forces, aware that an attack was coming, withdrew to a consolidated position and suffered few losses. The Ukrainian/NATO force suffered heavy losses. With Russian reinforcements now approaching the scene, the Ukrainian/NATO force will likely be destroyed as was the fate of the Ukrainian “counteroffensive” in the south.

It appears that finally it has dawned on the Kremlin that Russia is at war. but has it really? Southfront reports that in 7 regions of eastern Ukraine Russia knocked out power plants leaving regions from Kiev to Kharkov to Odessa without power. This is what should have happened just prior to the Russian military intervention, but for unknown reasons the Kremlin did not take action to hamper Ukraine’s ability to resist the Russian forces. Why has the Kremlin limited its attack on Ukrainian infrastructure to Eastern Ukraine? The constant instances of the Kremlin’s restraint has convinced Washington that Russia can be defeated, because her heart is not in the war..........watch.........