Kiev was never going to be hard hit because of its historical significance to Russia.
Absolutely and to their credit. No, Russians are not NAZIs or "barbarians" or we will dilute these words into nothing as we have already done with "racist".
Come on man, you need to accept Russia is going to lose, its just that simple.
I have come to that point before the war started. The way wars are waged lately, they all are unwinnable in the classical sense of 1945. Those days are gone because one sad girl shown to 7 billion people a dozen times can change the course of history. What we have now are police actions with lawyers directing the generals. That's why, like with any process with too many of them, it takes 20 years to get the verdict. See: Iraq and Afghanistan.
So, no disagreement here, either.
unable to get in Ukraine and Poland.
Don't be stupid. Stay home.