Reading the Times today and a few things reported that amused me - if indeed one should be amused by anything in the carnage:
- a Russian tank driver agreeing to sell his functional tank to the Ukrainians for $7500
- a Russian commander killed - run over deliberately by his own troops
- Ukraine offering substantial ($100k+) for defecting Russian aircraft
- Russian morale very, very, low (or non-existent)
I suspect Putin has modified his expectations in an effort to save face - securing the Donbas + Mariusol to join up Russia and the Crimea.
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