Wall Street Journal over the past several days has articles on weakness of Russian armed forces. The fact that four (now five) Russian generals have been killed i fighting shows, that their chain of combat command below general officer level is weak and unreliable. Equipment is breaking down at a high rate, logistics and supply are awful, morale and discipline among troops is poor, with many looting stores because they aren't being fed. And, they never anticipated the courageous and capable resistance of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians

All of this, if true, is good news for the civilized world. But, I worry that it will cause Putin to take desperate measures, like chemical, biological and nuclear warfare. Nothing stops his brutality and paranoia.