not for me it isn’t. By the way the Ukrainians have seem to put up a pretty fierce fight. reports are there are hundreds and hundreds of Russians that died. that would go against the narrative that ukraine was disinterested in fighting for their land. Or I could be wrong.
They are using mercs and irregular forces. It isn’t going well, and Putin is facing a lot of domestic pressure.
There were some tense moments in March-April 2014 but Ukrainian Army has rebounded since then. After 23 years of complete neglect, it’s basically a new force. So, let hem clear out some dinosaur generals, promote new commanders who’ve proven themselves in the field, get combat experience, and number of coffins back to Russia should only increase.