> The 'nationalist units' and at least some regular forces would resist While a great talking point in Russian circles, nationalist units did not represent a s

> The 'nationalist units' and at least some regular forces would resist While a great talking point in Russian circles, nationalist units did not represent a significant chunk of Ukrainian forces in 2022. They played a role in the power vacuum of 2014, but not by 2022. Regular forces were concentrated in the east. If Russia took Kyiv, they'd effectively cut off any supply routes from the West. The resistance would be futile. Remember again how forces in Crimea resisted forever? > and probably bring in proxy forces Could you expand on this? Where, who ... how? > and the most likely scenario (absent a quick settlement) would be something like Afghanistan 2.0. Most likely based on what? Where do all these fighters hide? Are the Ukrainian plains as good for hiding and launching covert attacks as Afghanistan caves?