Well, they are suffering disproportionate casualties in this offensive while killing some civilians, taking hostages and shooting up residential infrastructure.

Well, they are suffering disproportionate casualties in this offensive while killing some civilians, taking hostages and shooting up residential infrastructure. Raiding always has a high casualty count once the opponent gets over the surprise. Esp when there are no close defense lines to fallback to or anti-air supporting you. Sure, it makes Putin look bad, but it doesn't solve anything and it has given the Russian hardliners all the ammo they need to firmly curtail all discussions towards a negotiated peace.