No—in most cases David is crushed under Goliaths Iron Shod sandals. Finland lost to the Soviet Union—in the end. US Patriots would never have beaten England with out Franco-Spanish help. All of the 300 Spartans were killed, so too the men in the Alamo. If America hadn’t stepped in they would have had to make a deal with Hitler’s Germany. England didn’t help the Confederacy and she was crushed. Remember Biafra and the Civil War in Nigeria? Crushed. Most of the time the bad guys win. North Vietnam won in that war—The Taliban won in our most recent escapade.
All of your answers missed the point.
The countries that prevailed had help. So does Ukraine.
In fact, Russia was defeated by Finland so you don’t know what you are talking about. The fact that Finland thereafter appeased Russia (until now) does not eliminate the fact Russia was defeated with terrible casualties and withdrew.
The 300 Spartans were lost, as have been cities in Ukraine, but the Greek nation rallied and won.
Likewise the Alamo fell but Texas defeated Mexico.
Actually, many many wars have unpredictable outcomes.
Point is you have no point. Everyone thought Ukraine would lose and quickly. so far they haven’t. Therefore, you have no idea of the outcome, in advance.
Factors other than the battlefield often decide wars. Like the Russian revolution and capitulation to Germany in WWI.
In this case so many things can happen including another revolution in Russia, or Putin’s death. No one knows. That’s why Ukraine fights on, as do all dedicated adversaries.
Had Lincoln been assassinated sooner, or lost the election to Mclellan, or if England had decided to break the Union embargo, or Grant been killed in action instead of Stonewall Jackson, the South might have won the Civil War. In fact it was doing so until Grant assumed control.