The Ukraine war has been going on since 2014 when the US/NATO/Soros staged a proxy coup to depose a democratically elected President and install their own puppet so their criminal enterprises could continue unimpeded. They have been shelling the Russian-peaking portions of Ukraine ever since, killing thousands.
Now go eat your pudding and get ready for bed.
You guys can't have it both ways. You can't claim both that Ukraine has already been defeated, and all that's left is a bit of mopping up, while simultaneously claiming that we're going to be stuck in a prolonged war with Russia over Ukraine. Either it's over, or it isn't.