Russia’s initial war objectives included the “denazification” of Ukraine, which is just their newspeak term for regime change. The Russian combined airborne assault and armor thrust on Kyiv was clearly an attempt at a leadership capitation to accomplish this. Please don’t repeat the nonsense that Russia sacrificed its elite airborne units for just a diversion.
Russia’s continued repetition of its “denazification” condition shows that it hasn’t given up its goal of regime change.
Ummmm. no. They made some clear mistakes, yes. But they didn’t have to force to take over the Ukraine, and their targeting doesn’t support that. That has changed. They are not making the same mistakes.
I am telling you from a military analysis point of view. I don’t give a rat’s ass who wins.