> So even if the ground forces continue to do poorly, what stops Russia from continuing to hit civilian targets with air strikes indefinitely until Ukraine is r

> So even if the ground forces continue to do poorly, what stops Russia from continuing to hit civilian targets with air strikes indefinitely until Ukraine is ready to negotiate? Well for one Ukraine is receiving more anti air which will allow them to shoot down a lot more of the missiles. It likely won’t get all of them but if it gets most it’ll be a lot better.