It is predicted that Ukraine will lose Kharkiv, its 2nd largest city

I would say Russia does not have a 75 percent chance. Probably lower. I'm wondering if Russia has worked out its logistics issues yet, and also, corruption. If Russia were to want to take Kharkiv, they'd better hope someone did not sell off the supplies.

Even top Ukrainian officials and generals are panicking and admitting that their frontline is about to collapse, and that they are almost certain to lose Kharkiv if this happens.

Russia still does not have a 70 percent chance of taking the city, but I do place their chance in between 55-70 percent. I may expect it to start earlier than expected, probably because Russians might be rushing to beat US aid delivery. By the time the Russians do start like that, they wouldn't be as prepared for the offensive. I also have not talked about vodkalism in the military yet, and vodka has long been a craze.

Even now Russia is making daily gains

Even if Russia wins the war, they would be facing lots of problems.

Problems? I don't think so, Russia is doing perfectly fine, while Ukraine is struggling to stand on their own two feet.

Name one town Russia captured intact after 2023, list Russia's casualties. Also, how high is the hyperinflation in Russia?

Name a single town that Ukraine has captured in 2023, or a list of their casualties. Also explain why the conscription age has been lowered, and why Kiev is in such great need for new soldiers if they have 'enough'.

Yeah, we both have no good answers to our questions, which are both powerful and good. Anyways, I wonder, will Russia's economy be able to handle post-war? How do they fund reconstruction in Ukraine? Wouldn't Russia have a population and demographic crisis regardless of victory or defeat? They were conscripting many innocent Siberians to their deaths, and of course, the deaths of other innocent people (after all, not all Ukrainian civilians are alleged Nazis). Ukraine would also have the demographic crisis, so no need to ask me stuff about them. Also, take a look at the Soviet-Afghan War. It was said that it significantly contributed to the collapse of the Soviets in 1991. Sure, America also lost Afghanistan, but suffered less losses and don't seem to be collapsing from it, same thing with Vietnam. What else do we ask ourselves, then?

The mistake you're making with your questions - are in the false assumptions that you're basing them upon. Russia's economy is doing far better than that of Ukraine - or those of the US, UK and EU ( ie NATO) proxies for whom they're fighting.

The World Bank recently had to upgrade their economic forecasts for Russia - AGAIN. Meanwhile, the actual costs of living in Europe and N. America are going through the roof - no matter what the economic and bureaucratic slight of hand indicators are telling you. The can of refried beans that cost me $1, prior to the west provoking this needless war - now costs $2.19 so that's 120% price inflation. By selectively choosing which prices to monitor - the Brandon Regime has a much lower, but fraudulent, number to quote.

The reconstruction of Ukraine will amount to an economic boom - a jobs program for the Russians (in NovoRossiya), and for whatever is left of the Ukrainian workforce, after they've been defeated. Meanwhile, in the west - we'll continue to see the upwards transfer of wealth to the elites, and the acceleration of replacement of human labor with AI and Robots, consistent with the 4th Industrial Revolution/Great Reset model of the WEF Trillionaires.

The other mistake you're making is focusing on land and large population centers, as your measure of Russian success. That's not the metrics they're going by. Their motives and rationales for their SMO entry into the Ukrainian Civil War were 4 fold. Firstly, they wanted to protect the Russians in the East and South, from the Nazi Genocide and oppression against them - after the failure of Ukraine to honor their Minsk Accords commitments. From there it was Demilitarization, DeNazification and Neutralization, relative to NATO. After capturing Mariupol and Kherson, the only areas they really want are Odessa and Kharkiv. Better for them and for those cities, that they take them, and retake Kherson, after the Ukrainian military is is in a complete rout. Urban combat is messy and costly, in terms of both lives and reconstruction. The Russians are happy yo cede territory where needed, to DeMilitarize and DeNazify the NATO Proxy forces. They're winning a war of attrition. They deplete the western armories and troop formations, while theirs keep growing - far beyond their losses. The Russian people are supportive of this effort, and will pay the costs whatever they are. They lost 20 million to defeat the Nazis, the last time. The strategy is far more economical, now.

The people who left at the time of the call up of enrolled RESERVISTS (there was no "Conscription" of untrained random Russian men - unlike in Ukraine, where armed gangs kidnap people off of the street, including people who ineligible for conscription under Ukraine's own law) were never at any danger of being conscripted, unless they were trained members of the Armed Forces, subject to recall. These were mostly western-leaning tech professionals - fleeing the inconveniences of the Illegal Unilateral sanctions of the NATO Empire countries (and their vassals, and browbeaten 3rd party nations - who fear "collateral sanctions", if they continue to do business with Russia). These were not Patriotic Russians - the vast majority of whom understand that the SMO is made needful to secure Russia's vital National Security interests - like maintaining their Black Sea Naval Base at Sevastopol, and not having Nuclear weapons, controlled by a hostile and aggressive, expansionist military alliance, positioned mere minutes from Moscow. Their number was always diminimous. And many of them have already returned to Russia.

Of COURSE Russia can afford rebuilding. They're the largest nation on Earth, by landmass. They have vast resources - that the west has been eyeing jealousy, since at least the 16th Century - long before the American and NATO NeoCon Imperialists began planning the dismantling of Russia into a series of easily controlled Bantustans - and the exploitation of their resources, for the profit of foreign multinational corporations. https://archive.org/details/HIST3750GreatConspiracyAgainstRussia

The quality of what's still being rebuilt in Mariupol, appears to be at least as good as what the Banderites used as military firing positions, ensuring it would be destroyed. That was all built by the Soviets, and the Russians before them. What evidence do you have, otherwise?

You're entitled to your own opinions, not your own "facts".

How does Russia get the people who got out of the country due to conscription back? Can they afford rebuilding? How was the quality of what they rebuilt in Mariupol? I think Russian_Imperialist_8 is much better than you.

The reason why Russia suffers more in wars is because they fight to the very end. In WW1, the Germans even gassed them, but they got back up and beat the Germans back.

Yeah, not the greatest for their economy and population...

Perhaps you should fact check that. Especially how Russia is going to keep their stuff in Ukraine from resistance if there is any. Also, the nazism are just allegations with evidence yet to come, and I would wonder if Russians fleeing conscription would ever return, because from certain sources, Russia also has a brain drain, if you know what it is. I also wonder if employers can solve the problems of their workers getting drunk from vodka. Anyways, while you have questionable views, including Trump and Biden, what I do want to praise for you is how you view the Israel-Hamas War. I think I am slightly pro-Israel, and do condemn the hostage situation. Anti-war protests would be okay, but supporting the enemy? Absolutely a different story. You should definitely be thanked for pointing out the atrocities of Hamas.

Thanks for recognizing my view of the Israel-Hamas War!

Anyways, Ukraine also has brain drain, and more and more people are starting to oppose Zelensky and dodging the mandatory draft put in place by their government.

And about your argument with AnotherWorldView, you mentioned the Russians rebuilding Mariupol. Russia actually is doing a great job of it, and is trying to restore it to a better state than before.

Here's an article by a former Swiss intelligence officer that I think you should read:
https://thewallwillfall.org/2022/04/17/retired-swiss-intelligence-officer-explains-ukraine/