After the intital days of panic it became clear that this war will not be start WW3 and it is going to be an isolated conflict.
Well, I'm glad to see that you were so sure about this, because honestly I wasn't. Probably this is the closest we've been to a potential WW3 since the Cold War times: starting a war only a few hundreds miles away from Poland, Germany, Italy... With all due respect with the conflicts in the Middle East and in Africa, this time it could have really escalated. I just hope all this will end ASAP.
As long as Putin is alive, Russian aggression against Ukraine will continue. Ukrainians have no other choice but to defend their independence with arms in hand. Therefore, the war will continue for a long time.
It should be emphasized that the main result of the first month of the war was the debunking by Ukraine of the myth of the invincibility of the Russian "second army of the world." The courage and professionalism of the Ukrainian army and the unity of its people in the fight against the Russian occupiers caused the well-deserved admiration of the peoples of the whole world.
During the first month of the war, Ukraine "ground" eight out of ten invading armies of Russia, which is 40 percent of its manpower and military equipment, the restoration of which Russia will need at least five years, and it will not have this period under the imposed sanctions.
Think about it, according to the official data of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on the morning of March 31, the following were destroyed:
- about 17,500 Russian invaders
- 614 tanks,
- 1735 other armored vehicles,
- 135 combat aircraft,
- 131 helicopters,
- 311 artillery systems,
- 96 salvo fire systems,
- 54 air defense systems,
- 1201 automotive equipment,
- 83 drones,
- 7 warships and more.
Just yesterday, another 22 Russian tanks and 24 armored vehicles were destroyed.
As a result of the partial defeat of Russia's military power on the territory of Ukraine, many states declare their territorial claims to Russia. Poland is already openly declaring the illegality of the Russian-occupied Kaliningrad region, Japan about the illegality of the occupied four islands of the South Kuriles. And also Russia occupied part of Moldova, creating a fake Transnistrian Republic there. In 2008, Russia also took part of its territory from Georgia, creating Abkhazia and South Ossetia there. When Russia weakens even more, these countries will definitely return their territories. However, perhaps the greatest appetite for the territory of Russia has so far been its partner China. They are simply waiting for their time to quickly take possession of the territories of Southern Siberia, which previously belonged to China. However, China will certainly not stop there. Russia has opened Pandora's box, from which it will suffer.
Russia has already lost this war. The only question is whether it will retain its statehood after this war. In any case, it will no longer be a superpower, and the world's military and economic potential will be redistributed not in its favor. Of course, the new realities will significantly affect the cryptocurrency.