Yep. They were driven back. Thats what happens when your military is garbage and your logistics are even worse. Nice spin though. I see you have already forgotten how you said that was a feint and all part of Pootins strategy and Russia had to retreat..lololol.
Only a moron would refuse to believe the score at this point. The whole point of a neutral Ukraine was that Russia couldn't militarily compete against basically the United State and Europe if tanks were rolled into the Ukraine, this would allow a buffer zone to deploy tactical nuclear not on Russia soil.
What you are confirming is Putin was/is right. As far as what is really going on its. Russia vs. United States, but the United States has no direct real skin in the game. The Ukraine and Europe are the lambs for the United States or the suckers.
I would say its very possible all of Europe collapses without a single shot fired by Russia at a NATO country within a very short period of time. Exactly who do you think is winning this, at this point?
You think Germany and the rest of Europe is going to survive with the cost of energy if it were to double again? I would say that is very suspect.
Russia loses 10,000s of thousands of soldiers, hundreds or a thousand of vehicles, and a few ships
vs.
Ukraine destroyed, their military blown up to some degree with a major of their defense heavily impacted or destroyed, and t
he possibility of a total collapse of Europe
-----> The risk vs. reward is off the charts on this. <------