The Reality of War Is Dawning Across Russia

[Sapient Donkey]

16. Even with their numbers of 500 deaths and a few thousand wounded

That's a lot of deaths for just a week of fighting in these times. At least for wealthy (formerly wealthy) and powerful countries. That's probably not as unusual for countries that don't fit that criteria, but those primitive parts of our human brain make it easier to ignore those conflicts. But anyway, the point is that 500 deaths in a week is a lot, and I don't suspect the Ukrainians will be giving up anytime soon. Even if the government of Ukraine collapses, is there any reason to believe there won't be an insurgency? Given what we've seen so far by Russian military, I'm going to take a guess that much like the US in Iraq, they don't have a good plan for what happens next.