so after the initial shock and textbook opening of the war, Russians don't seem to perform that well. if the claimed death count of 3000 on the Russian side is anywhere near true, that's a lot for just 2 days. they seem to have underestimated the Ukrainian resistance and don't look prepared that well. it doesn't help that the Russian zoomer conscripts weren't properly briefed and think this is just another drill and that Ukrainians want to be liberated. the longer this drags on, the more expensive this becomes for Russia. as if the economical fallout from the sanctions isn't terrible enough, providing their army with food and weapons is expensive.
meanwhile Ukraine does a good job hiding their positions while getting more and more weapons from Britain, Netherlands and Poland. Don't know if Turkey sends more of their drones.