“Massacre” in the Ukraine war: Putin fails with a large tank attack. Conversely, the Russians will have their downfall because the Ukrainians have their own downfall at least temporarily.

The Russians have actually failed to carry the fight continuously into the depths over the course of the war so far, explains Brigadier General Björn Schulz in the Bundeswehr podcast Asked. “That’s why it has now come to this point that this direct combat is taking place more and more," he says.