I found a thread over on Daily Kos with people posting the latest updates, near real time. You need to consider what is factual since there's no moderator over the thread.
The fighting in many parts of Ukraine has been tremendously hard. Ukrainian soldiers have proven themselves incredibly tough and fearless, as have Ukrainian civilians. By now, the videos of Ukrainians driving up to Russian tankers to chastise them for...
www.dailykos.com
A coupe of major points.
* Putin met with his two top military commanders and told them to prepare the nukes. His joint chief of staff , top of all military, told him to forget it, and resigned. He's expected to soon fall out a window. A later post said that news is Ukrainian propaganda, so unconfirmed. We shall see ....
* Lots of discussion that Russian corruption is so severe that the invasion forces don't have the resources one would expect. No communication capability between separate patrols that were told to take separate back roads for example. The locals are picking these separated units off like our Revolutionary War, since the Russians can't call in air support or reinforcement when they are in trouble.
* Invading forces are now passing long lines of destroyed tanks and troop carriers as they enter the country on principal highways. Demoralizing.
* Invaders may have been told they were called up for training exercise only. When they were sent in without adequate instructions, they can be ineffective against people they are probably related to, so some surrender.
* Ukraine's strategy to fight the invaders inland instead of at the borders as Russia expected, stretches the invaders supply lines. There are some tanks that ran out of fuel abandoned along the roads. the invaders are likely hungry, where are their field kitchens?
* There's some chance the demoralized Russian army has so many phantom troops - due to corrupt paymasters - that parts of the army could evaporate like the Afghan army did, when they see they are getting chopped up.
* Overall, this thread illustrates a theory that Putin miscalculated how much corruption at all levels weakened what he thought was a powerful army. And he is losing support from his suddenly-impoverished oligarchs. Slight chance they might take him down.
Well worth reading for up-to-the minute commentary, and I think nearly all of the comments are credible. Hours ahead of the media!
It looks like if the Ukrainians can hold out for a few days, most of the invasion could collapse. No fuel, food, communications. Outdated orders impossible to accomplish.
liveuamap.com
They will be rewarded by government for that.
