Russia never could win a conventional war with NATO/US and this defeat in Ukraine proves that they are ill-equipped to deal with modern advanced weaponry and battlefield logistics.

If it wasn't for the NATO/US backed support supplying HIMARS, Drones, strategic intelligence from a plethora of satellites and military advice, I don't think Ukraine by itself would have had these results.

Which may appear like a good thing, but because of this US/NATO involvement it sets the pretext for all the nuclear sabre rattling we've been hearing which means the conventional war in Ukraine may be lost, but the strategic nuclear war may be beginning and it won't be Ukraine as the only target. Hope I'm wrong, but that's the risk of escalation in this conflict.