It will be no parade for sure. Every day passed Ukrainian army is better prepared and population is ready to take up arms against aggressors.
On the other hand, a potential bloodbath with millions of their own perished never stopped Russian orcs.
Yes, it may be that we will see now if the "West", who intervened in Libya, saying it was to prevent the defeat / killing of thousands of rebels and supporters, will do so when the stakes are much higher all around. I hope that you are right -- that the Ukrainians are buying time, and not just showing gov't paralysis. The more weakness evident, the more likely Putin will make his next move. On the other hand, I think Putin has had this planned for a long time, including the gutting of Ukraine's military by his puppets in power there until recently. Which brings up a question:
population is ready to take up arms against aggressors.
What arms?