Russia Ukraine war, page-57208

...begun to matter ...more !
It was always one of their strengths wasn't it , together with a much better leader than russia , much better generals (do these guys get strategic advice from the west or do we give them all the credit?), shorter supply lines and western support .

Putin doesn't value Donbas cicillian lives (clearly) , POW lives or even the lives of his own men except as the loss of an asset .
Treat everyone like sht and eventually they understand what you actually are .