The Ukraine is losing, despite having night vision goggles. THey keep throwing conscripts into the meat grinder and eventually, they will run out of soldiers to waste in their futile efforts. The Ukraine actually KNOWS it’s losing, but it’s trying to prop up the optics, get more money etc. Yes - and the Ukraine has night vision goggles and support from NATO, which is now being withdrawn.
That is a clear case of psychological projection of Russia's basic tactic onto Ukraine.
The truth is that Russia's suicidal "Meat Wave" assaults are how they took Bakhmut and may eventually take Avdiivka.
These run Russian losses to over 1,000 per day and would seem difficult to sustain for the gain of only a few yards of Ukrainian territory.
Sure, there's no doubt Ukrainians are facing high odds, but they've proved now for nearly two years that Vlad the Invader's "special military operations" are anything but a walk in the park.