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Each Russian tank destroyed and each Russian soldier killed increases the Ukrainian's courage to resist. And each Ukrainian killed deepens the Ukrainian hatred of the invaders. Hatred is the ugliest emotions, but for the oppressed nation, hatred is the hidden treasure. Buried deep in heart, it can sustain resistance for generations.

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Putin when planning his invasion of Ukraine, he could count on many known facts. He knew military Russia dwarf Ukraine. He knew Nato will not sends troops to help Ukraine. He knew that European dependence on Russian oil & gas would make countries like Germany hesitant about imposing stiff sanctions.

Based on these facts, his plan was to hit Ukraine hard and fast, decapitate its government, establish a puppet government on Kyiv and ride out the western sanctions. But their was big unknown about this plan.

As the Americans learned in Iraq and Soviet learned in Afghanistan, as it is much easier to conquer a country than to hold it. Putin knew he had the power to conquer Ukraine. But would the Ukrainian people just accept Moscow's puppet regime? Putin gambled that they would.

After all he repeatedly explained to anyone who willing to listen, Ukraine isn't a real nation and Ukrainian aren't a real people. In 2014 people in Crimea hardly resisted the Russian invaders. Why should 2022 be any different?

With each passing day, it is becoming clearer that Putin's gamble is failing. The Ukrainian people are resisting with all their heart, winning the admiration of entire world - and winning the war. Many dark days lie ahead. Russian may still conquer whole of Ukraine but to win the war, Russian would have to hold Ukraine, they can do if only Ukrainian people let them. This seems extremely unlikely to happen.

Putin is heading towards historic defeat. He may win all the battles but still lose the war. Putin's dream to rebuild the Russian empire has always rested on lie that Ukraine isn't a real nation, that Ukrainians aren't a real people, and that the inhabitants of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv yearn from Moscow rule.

That's complete lie - Ukraine is the nation with more than thousand years of history, and Kyiv was already a major metropolis when Moscow was not even a village. But the Russian despot has told his lie so many times that he apparently believes it himself.

Gorbachev left Russians and Ukrainians feeling like a siblings, Putin has turned them into enemies. To reestablish Russian empire, Putin needs relatively bloodless victory that will lead to a relatively hate less occupation on Ukraine.

The story of Ukrainian bravery give resolve not only to Ukrainians, but to the whole world. There is no point just to be observers. It's time to stand-up and be counted.

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