Doesn’t matter. It could have been their “cherry on top, absolute best-case scenario”. They still de-industrialized the EU, bled it dry, cut Russia off from Europe, somewhat weakened Russia militarily (I mean, casualties are casualties even if the ratio is 20:1, 50:1, 100:1 - they are losing well-trained experienced soldiers too).
Doesn’t matter. It could have been their “cherry on top, absolute best-case scenario”. They still de-industrialized the EU, bled it dry, cut Russia off from Europe, somewhat weakened Russia militarily (I mean, casualties are casualties even if the ratio is 20:1, 50:1, 100:1 - they are losing well-trained experienced soldiers too).