nostr:npub1xj85k76848gaufkf7f8eqhtcwuykex5r02e8cqml520ps4ly8q4qn7egqe yes this is a v good point about how the media can affect the perception of what constitutes fast enough success.

In a strange way Ukraine are victims of their lightning progress in Kharkiv last year I think, creating a sense that Russian defences are liable to suddenly folding. In fact things are clearly v different now.