You make it sound like this is going how Putin wanted it to, and that this is calculated and cunning.
Looking at last 2 decades you think Putin is incompetent? You can say many things about him but that’s the last fucking thing on the list.
It would be like France loosing half its marsouins and chasseurs alpins, and 80% of the legion in a week. A disaster.
And the worse is that Ukrainian migs are still flying over occupied territory. That's unforgivable. It's the proof that the fox3 capabilities they were boasting about are in fact shit. Now they lost Thales for their optics and avionics, so that might be an explanation on why their engagement range for air to air combat seems limited, but this is a bad look.
He ran away from the capital. He is running out of troops and is getting close to conscription. He is dragging out ‘50s and ‘60s tank relicts to fight after losing his prime weapons. His airforce is hiding and his best ship was sunk. His oligarchs are starting to desert him and are getting bombed or falling out windows.