Ukraine's military momentum shifts as Russia faces political vulnerability (euobserver.com)

• Ukraine conducted deep strikes inside Russia, damaging oil and naval sites.
• Russia's hold on Crimea is weakening; Kerch bridge is a de facto humanitarian corridor.
• European NATO allies are not ready for a Russia political collapse.

"Ukraine is not losing the war; recent deep strikes inside Russia have humiliated Putin. Russia is economically, militarily, and psychologically strained. The West is unprepared for a political crisis in Russia after Putin, whether hardliners or phoney liberals take over. Neighbouring countries from Finland to Poland are grimly prepared for 'smuta' (time of troubles), but distant countries are not."