Meanwhile in Ukraine

[Martin Hash]

With today’s battle technology, massing troops or sending in waves of armor would be annihilated.

[Haumana]

We've been conditioned to rapid advance shock and awe warfare against 3rd rate opponents. So Russia not taking Ukraine in a month looks odd to us. But there are several factors at play here you have to understand.

1. Wars done happen that way in Ukraine. Due to terrain and weather you have up to 4 months a year to make advances.

2. This is a war of NATO v. Russia.

3. Russia doesn't fight rapid advance wars.

Also, There is a lot of Russian/Soviet era history in these Ukrainian cities.There is a bit of kid gloves going on, so American style shock and awe clearly is not part of the plan. Does anyone really think that Kiev couldn't have been looking like Gaza right now if that were in Russia's long term interests?