(NPR reported that most of the Russian soldiers weren't told of the plans to invade until the invasion orders came though on the day of the invasion. It seems poorly planned and many Russian vehicles ran out of fuel. It's a mess. Ukraine seems to be holdign their own against superior forces.)

The fighting in many parts of Ukraine has been tremendously hard. Ukrainian soldiers have proven themselves incredibly tough and fearless, as have Ukrainian civilians. By now, the videos of Ukrainians driving up to Russian tankers to chastise them for being in the wrong country, or of Ukrainian soldiers casually strolling through automatic weapon fire to level a anti-tank weapon at ranks of Russian vehicles have become so common that they’re like a meme which gets reinforced by the hour.

To put in terms that science fiction fans will understand, the Ukrainians are looking like the Sardaukar, Dorsai, and the Colonial Space Marines all rolled into one. They deserve every ounce of praise and admiration they’ve been getting. They don’t just have the swagger, they have the hard-won results to go with it. “Russian warship, go fuck yourself,” is going to be the “Nuts!” of the 21st century.