I think a lot of people (me included) have been watching all these YouTube videos of Russian tanks being blown up, or of long columns of Russian vehicles just sitting aimlessly on the road, and we've been lulled into a false sense that Ukraine are winning this war, and that it is going to end with them kicking those Russian arses out of their country.

But in recent days, I've changed my mind. Despite their valiant efforts, Ukraine is slowly but surely being over-run. They seem to have no answer to Russia's relentless bombing and shelling of their cities, and though they will no doubt make things as difficult as they can for the invaders, it can only end one way.

Russia are not going to back down, and unless Ukraine receives serious military assistance very soon, their country will be destroyed. I like watching the Russian tanks explode as much as the next man, but it's not enough. The Russian artillery can just sit miles away, and shell a city into dust, and into submission. I'm also not sure that Ukraine's policy of 'sitting back and defending' is helping. They need to be more aggressive, to strike back. Anyway, I'm no military expert, but even I can see that this is not going to end well.