IT SEEMS THE WEST WILDLY MISUNDERSTOOD THAT UKRAINE WAS NEVER WINNING BECAUSE RUSSIA WAS PURPOSELY KEEPING THE FIGHTING BOTH MINIMAL AND REGIONAL TO THE DONBAS AREA; NOW AFTER DESTROYING THE BRIDGE TO CRIMEA, EVERYONE SUDDENLY REMEMBERS RUSSIA HAS MISSILES AND AN AIR FORCE AND COULD HAVE JUST DUSTED THE WHOLE NATION AT ANY MOMENT