Sergei Rudskoi, Head of Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate direct quote yesterday in a public forum ( so not prooganda, ukraine spin etc etc)
" focus our core efforts on achieving the main goal, the liberation of donbas"
Lol quite the change from Putin's original quoted demands and intentions
So no ukraine disarmament, no Kyiv, no change of govt, no nato (wasn't happening anyway so no biggie either way), no zelensky gone etc
So either this guy is speaking out of turn and gets the hook or putin has realised he fucked up, or (c) he carries on and/or escalates and continues to dig his own hole, but goes full hitler scorched earth and takes others down with him
He should have just gone down the 'minor incursion' road in the first place (especially after Sleepy let slip he sort of could) ,he may just have got away with it with only a few punches