Volodymyr Zelenskyy passing through London says he believes the Russian invasion is slowly turning in Ukraine’s favour. “We can’t say Russia is losing this war. But we can say they are losing the initiative.”
Ukrainian drones have been crippling vital supply roads in Crimea, attacking St Petersburg and setting fire to oil terminals, causing severe fuel shortages in certain areas. On the eastern battlefield, Russia’s grinding advance has come to a near halt, losing more than 30,000 soldiers a month. Though it has not stopped Russia striking back and using cluster munitions in built-up areas inside Ukraine.
But Putin is also losing allies with Orban’s defeat in Hungary, and pro-Kremlin candidates failing in Moldova and Armenia; are isolated in Europe and increasingly in the USA. And the Russian economy is in trouble.
Looking at the Invasion Declaration chart of 23 February 2022 9pm Moscow, it is not at all clear when the end point will be. It started on a ruthless Mars Pluto conjunction which is not closing by Solar Arc until mid 2027, which looks ominously far away. Though this year tr Uranus will oppose the Moon and square the Sun from this June onwards, running into mid 2027, which may begin to upset Putin’s best laid plans.
Zelensky’s Term chart, 20 May 2019 10am Kiev looks highly unsettled this year and through 2027 with tr Pluto square the Uranus and Venus; with an undermining tr Neptune square Mars late September to early November this year.
His own personal chart has tr Pluto conjunct his Sun Venus which will be pressured, challenging and emotionally intense now and through 2027. His Progressed Moon has another 18 months of so wending through his hidden 12th house and it will be New Year into 2028 before it emerges into his 1st for a new beginning.
Neither Ukraine 1918 or 1991 charts is illuminating and even after hostilities finish as they must at some point, there will still be extreme dislike between the two countries.
I wondered if the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan might throw up a few astrological pointers. The Soviet Afghan War started on 25 December 1979 and withdrawal was completed by 15 February 1989 with a teeth-gritting Mars opposition Pluto. At that point tr Uranus was conjunct the war-start Sun, with tr Neptune Saturn conjunct the Solar Arc Sun. Tr Uranus was conjunct the Solar Arc Midheaven; and the Solar Arc Neptune was into the 10th as failure became obvious. So relatively clear.
The US Afghan War started 7 October 2011 and finished with withdrawal 30 August 2021. At the end tr Saturn was conjunct the Solar Arc Mars which was conjunct the start Neptune for a resounding failure. Tr Neptune was conjunct the Solar Arc Midheaven. Again clear cut.
On the Ukraine invasion chart there is this year tr Uranus square the start Sun which might be a hopeful indicator; but otherwise it could be the end of the decade before tr Neptune will square the Moscow midheaven. However relocating the Declaration chart to Kiev puts a 3 degree Cancer Midheaven which tr Neptune is squaring this year. So there may be glimmerings of hope of an earlier cessation.
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