If the Ukranian government genuinely thought they killed a million Russian soldiers and destroyed the entire Russian tank fleet, all their ships etc. they would be acting differently.
“The Ukrainians are stupid” and the fact that the west will fight to the last Ukranian isn’t the heuristic I’m looking for.
The German leadership lied to their troops torwards the end of ww1 in order to maintain moral. Then when their loss came as a surprise, they blamed minorities to cope
If the Ukranian government genuinely thought they killed a million Russian soldiers and destroyed the entire Russian tank fleet, all their ships etc. they would be acting differently. “The Ukrainians are stupid” and the fact that the west will fight to the last Ukranian isn’t the heuristic I’m looking for.
The German leadership lied to their troops torwards the end of ww1 in order to maintain moral. Then when their loss came as a surprise, they blamed minorities to cope
Another possibility is that military victory isn’t even being attempted and this is actually just a great smokescreen for all kinds of graft.