Even a lot of western Ukrainians speak Russian. Most people in Kiev speak Russian. Plus, Ukrainian is an eastern Slavic language, pretty much the same as Russian and very different from German. Ukrainians and Russians are brother nations. What's Germany to Ukraine? Yet another lao wai
As for technology, Russians are at the top, certainly much better than Germany. Su-35 tramps anything in Germany's air force. Ka-52 and Mi-28 beat Eurocopter Tiger. T-90MS Tagil compares favorably with the latest Leopard 2.
As for economy, Western economy is fake. Numbers are infinite. Countries can make as much money as they want. What's important are unemployment rate, territory, natural resources per capita. And at all of these factors Russia is better than Germany.
Most countries that fight for independence have a good chance at winning. Scotland won (the first time), America won, Texas won, Kosovo won, Chechnya won (the first time), Transnistria won, South Ossetia and Abkhazia won, and New Russia will also win