“Man these people are fighting with their hearts against the Soviets here.”
Sure they are. It is their homeland.
Remember the Vietnamese, Iraqis, and Taliban? How did that turn out??
Here’s another one for you. The American Civil War, where the south was outnumbered by almost 3 to 1, took the Yankees four long years to prevail.
Don’t count on Ukraine to hold out more than another week. Russia will devastate the Ukrainian army. There will be no doubt who the winner is no matter how brave (and not too smart) they appear to be.
Remember Iraq and declaring “mission accomplished”?
This is the easy part for the Russians. The Ukrainians will then exact their revenge.