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Russia’s failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages

FILE - Soldiers walk amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File) FILE - This photo shows a view of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman walks by the Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft destroyed during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces on the Antonov airport in Hostomel, Ukraine, April 2, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) FILE - Ukrainian servicemen ride on a fighting vehicle outside Kyiv, Ukraine, April 2, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman stands outside a bunker on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 20, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) FILE - Ukrainian troops inspect the site following a Russian airstrike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) FILE - A Russian Ka-52 helicopter gunship is seen in the field after a forced landing outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) FILE - Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged logistic center after shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 3, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman flashes a victory sign holding a dog he rescued from the embattled town of Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 31, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) FILE - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks before a meeting with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 1, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File) FILE - Ukrainian soldiers celebrate at a check point in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2022. Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. It started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
Russia’s failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages