Putin wouldn't have started the war if he didnt think they could take Kyiv in 2 days and the Ukrainians would surrender soon after, nothing about the Russians tactics, equipment or objectives suggests anything other than a Russian plan that expected no resistance at all, everything about Russia's approach to this war screams that they didnt expect any opposition at all, not even slight push back.
Their timetable was based on how long would it take to drive to Kyiv declare a provisional Government and put up a Russian flag over the Parliment building, I doubt they expected a single gun to be fired
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