>Perhaps I'm wrong, but I don't see the ukranians giving in any time soon, they seem determined to fight for every inch. The cost of occupying them is going to

>Perhaps I'm wrong, but I don't see the ukranians giving in any time soon, they seem determined to fight for every inch. The cost of occupying them is going to be astronomical and tie up their military fighting a guerilla war. I don't think your wrong, the "official" military will be gone away soon, but then the real struggle begins for russia. Just look at Afghanistan in 1979, if the west continues to support the guerillas/mudschahidin/freedom-fighters etc. If Ukrainians don't start to fight each others (like in Chechnya) this is going to be a nightmare for Russia. Bit more info: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/02/24/could-ukraine-be-putins-afghanistan/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/02/24/c...