Russia’s unilateral viciousness is a Ukrainian advantage. It has made of Ukrainians implacable supporters of fighting on, while Russians mostly see their lives upended by their own government (eg by conscription), and are not so viscerally drawn to fight Ukraine to a bitter end. https://t.co/NabYlszpSZ

— Steve Randy Waldman (@interfluidity) October 10, 2022

Yep. Huge fuck-up on Russia’s part, even apart from the moral consideration. All this does is guarantee that Ukraine will fight on until Russia is hobbled. There’s now no chance Ukraine will ever surrender, not even if Russia pulls a Grozny.

And indeed, it’ll be a disaster for both countries. But in this case, Russia brought it on themselves no matter what idiot tankies claim.