Entirely too much attention given to who is moral and who is evil. That question decides nothing.
From a non weaponry technical perspective, consider this:
The generals live in a military bubble. This is true everywhere. Militaries are micro societies within the larger one of a country. To achieve fame of a sort, generals seek huge victories, and field grade officers achieve promotion by winning smaller battles.
The Kremlin rightly has deferred judgement on tactics and even strategy to the military leadership. Ukraine’s generals attended military school at the military training units of Russia’s many civilian universities. They were classmates. Both sets of generals lead the same way, but Zelensky probably rightly,has not deferred to their judgement.
He has not because his goal is political. Drag NATO in. Any retreat, that his generals want to have happen to save troops, undercuts the image Zelensky is showing NATO countries. The friction is the guys dying are personally known to the generals. Friends of theirs.
There is so far no talk of military coup in Ukraine. Seems likely.
Yes, Zelensky thinks if he can get some sort of “win” it will impress NATO enough to keep backing his efforts. But, unfortunately for him, he is delusional.
NATO, with the exception of the UK (or at least Boris Johnson who has been using an attempt to appear Churchillian to save his diminishing hopes of maintaining office) want OUT in the strongest way. This catastrophe is crushing their economies, angering their populations and threatening their hold on power.
NATO was never going to send troops to save Ukraine anyway. At the upcoming Ramstein EU meeting they will be pressured to make announcements of additional weapons. They will likely acquiesce to some degree; though to date much of what they have already promised has not been delivered. But, this mission is on its last legs.
And where are those 200,00 Ukrainian missing soldiers General Twitty asks about? Mobilization fraud or dead???