I was once wondering if the Ukraine-Russia war coverage was too colored with partisan "wishful thinking". As of late however, it really does appear that Russian troops and weaponry (if not fighting spirit) are seriously degrading. At home, the average Russian has to be wondering if all this nationalistic bravado translates into a better economy (it doesn't). It reminds me of our American Revolution, British perhaps could have eventually outdone us, but with Patriotic spirit & international support against them (even in Parliament), they more or less said "the hell with it"