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“Our operation in the Donbas is not stopping,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin today. “They’re moving forward- not at a very fast pace- but they are gradually taking more and more territory.”

Putin’s remarks were in response to a recent surge in military successes by Ukrainian forces attempting to push back the invasion Russian military forces began in February.

“I remind you that the Russian army isn’t fighting in its entirety,” Putin added. “Only the professional army is fighting.”

Putin’s remarks, and a more clear-eyed look at recent Ukrainian military successes, have dampened rising hope that Ukraine might yet find a way to repel the superior military resources of Russia.

With the news Putin plans to press on in his attack, the clash now seems likely to drag on into next year.

While the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been underway for well over a decade, Moscow has been very careful about open acts of military aggression until recently. Hacking, information warfare, propaganda campaigns, efforts to undermine Ukraine’s government, industries and infrastructure; if Ukraine is falls to Putin’s Russia, it may be due as much to Putin’s efforts of the last 14…