Jul 21, 2022
This is an excellent article, and it's something I've also covered (linked below).
I think that the Russians did expect/hope for a swift Blitzkrieg but they will have also had a plan B which involved slowly strangulating Ukraine by attrictional warfare, which is now being implemented.
I think the initial tactical successes enjoyed by Kyiv have lulled alot of people into a false sense of complacency regarding Russian capability and their willingness to drag the war into the winter.