Joannie, my wife is Ukrainian so knows more than most what is going on there. It seems the Russian troops are meeting much more fierce and well organised resistance than they had expected, and the blitzkrieg march to Kiev is failing. Supply lines are not established and unless Putin commits many more forces (ie a full scale war), Russia is likely to end up in a guerrilla campaign against the entire Ukrainian population, which is resisting incredibly bravely. So likely another Afghanistan, unless Putin is overthrown (and murdered) at home - which now looks a possibility.
