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30k russians walked into kiev and retreated with minimal losses, it's not the own you think it is.
And Ukraine has been claiming that this was the offensive to liberate crimea for the last six months. They committed their élite western trained brigades and the most modern equipment that was given to them, including the famous leopards. This is what their "being ready" looks like, and it barely put a dent into the outermost lines of russian defences