One can say the same about Chinese men considering they are 'little emperors' all their lives. Your China have a cultural campaign to change effeminate men and to encourage masculine traits. Do you need that?
Putin underestimated...
The intense Ukrainian identity, and not of Russian.
The combat flaws and inefficiencies of the Russian military.
The resistance capability of the Ukrainians.
The global public support for Ukraine.
The global political dislike for Russia.
Underestimated.
Now, latest speculation is that Xi is beginning to reassess China's so-called 'support' for Russia from all those factors.
Airpower is important, but fighter jets do not hold ground. Do you know which sub category of airpower that hold ground? I doubt it.
It is the helo component of total airpower that hold ground. Even an Air Force guy like me figured that out. There are plenty of videos of Russian helos shot down. We do not know the exact quantity of Russian helos lost, meaning destroyed or too damaged to make missions, but already enough were lost that Putin is angry as to why it took so long to make Kyiv. The PLA and the ROCA are watching this war closely and it will be the PLA generals who will be sweating in front of Xi because if the US sends Taiwan thousands of Javelins for all those PLA helos, that invasion will be delayed and delayed and delayed until the PLA can figure something out. The invasion maybe successful, but if the occupation fail because the PLA cannot move troops as rapidly and flexibly like only the helo can, PLA troops will be slaughtered in Taiwanese streets.
This is a military oriented forum and you guys have consistently displayed disdain for knowledge and experience in favor of arrogant propaganda. I do not post to change your minds but to give the silent readers out there credible alternative views from Chinese distorted versions.