Do you reckon Putin thought his "special military operation" was going to drag on so long? No credible news outlet is reporting this invasion as a success for Russia's dictatorship as it's been little short of an embarrassment. Months in and Ukraine isn't subjugated but provided and still providing stiff resistance that's pushed forces back out of key cities and territories.
What exactly has Putin achieved apart from hundreds of thousands of deaths, from Ukrainian civilians to a load of his own troops? Oh, also a resolve among allied countries with former neutral ones signing up to join NATO, sanctions that will hit his own people and pointless misery and bloodshed all round?