A coup would bring in a hardliner. I think instead what you’ll see is an escalation of some sort. Probably attacking Uke infrastructure that has been generally avoided so far, or missile attacks on leadership sites and training sites.
This is an idiot’s delight.
Russkies as a general rule always fire missiles at apartment blocs, hospitals, schools, etc., whenever they suffer some kind of a setback. Nothing new about that.
Russia has been firing cruise missiles at a bunch of the Ukrainian power plants.
The other two things that have happened, which have not been commented on much, are
1) the Ukes are now outside of defensive prepared positions
2) the Ukes have used most of their remaining best troops in this push (along with, apparently, foreign *cough* NATO *cough* “mercenaries”. This does not bode well for escalation.
Also, winter is coming. The greater EU economy is about to go into freefall as temperatures fall, due to their own imposed sanctions on Russia. This feels to me like a desperation move by the Ukraine, particularly with the simultaneous propaganda campaign against Russia talking up this “overwhelming victory” before the fog of war has lifted.