Agree with everything except the last sentence: that the Russian invasion failed so hard is partially due to the support Ukraine got since 2014 and still gets.

Agree with everything except the last sentence: that the Russian invasion failed so hard is partially due to the support Ukraine got since 2014 and still gets. For me, it was more like preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. Because who wouod have thought anyone would be stupid enough to lanch a major land war, in Europe, against a well prepared country that can easily be supplied by its allies, an invasion that was signaled light years in advance? So yeah, it was a surprise that it actually happened, and it hit a rather well prepared Ukraine.