# Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** ukraine-invasion\ **Created:** [December 30, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349 "2023-12-30T18:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1709
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349/1709 "2026-05-25T15:52:48Z")
We’ve sort of moved that part of the discussion over here: > [@Russia - Ukraine: end of war predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-end-of-war-predictions/1030002): > > I predict that the combat phase of the Russo-Ukrainian war will end this year. Why? Several reasons increase the likelihood: Russia has lost the vast majority of their pre-war stockpile of Soviet armored vehicles. We can confirm this through a combination of satellite imagery of Soviet mothball storage sites and confirmed drone kills via video footage. Tanks and APCs haven’t yet been completely rendered obsolete by drones. They do still have a role to play in transporting troops to battle are… I’ve quoted you and responded there --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349)._