They have already done that.
They, at first, claimed to be there by "accident" but their unit was based north of Moscow, which is quite a wrong turn. Some did admit they were ordered there.
“Many threads here show that regular Russian army troops using modern equipment are doing the killing.”
I would hope that the Ukrainians actually catch some Russian combat soldiers allive, parade them on TV for the world to see and then say “See, the Russians are here, fighting against us on our own sovereign territory. This IS an invasion by an outside aggressor”.
I’d like to think it would create a firestorm of public opinion strong enough to make Putin back off. But then again, it’s Vlad Putin we’re dealing with. He really doesn’t give a whit about public opinion.
They have already done that.
They, at first, claimed to be there by "accident" but their unit was based north of Moscow, which is quite a wrong turn. Some did admit they were ordered there.