Coverage of the grueling conflict has, in part, been characterized by a litany of Russian military mistakes that began early and continue to crop up.
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Putin vowed Russian troops would take the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv within a matter of days.
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There are several examples throughout the war of Russian troops and leaders harming their own side.
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