In less than two weeks Russia is invading Ukraine and the country's people and armed forces continue to be strong - and undeniably brave - against Russian forces.
But with all the heart and courage of Ukraine in the face of repeated, ongoing attacks from the Russian military in the north, east and south of the country, many analysts and strategists believe it is only a matter of time before Ukraine is frustrated by Moscow's military might.
What follows in Ukraine may be bleak, say the experts, many anticipating a long and long-running conflict, noting that even in the best of circumstances - for Russia to withdraw its troops and Ukraine remains an independent state - Europe is unlikely to return. in the pre-war situation.
CNBC looks at the possible consequences for Ukraine and what could happen to each of them:
1. Tract control
Observers of the Russia-Ukraine war say the fluid and the rapidly changing nature of the conflict make it difficult to predict what will happen next in Ukraine, and Moscow and the West in an unexpected way.
It is expected, however, that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is disgusted with the current Ukrainian government in support of Western countries and their ambitions to join the EU and NATO, wants to install a Russian-backed government in Kyiv.
How and when (and if) that happens is uncertain but the Eurasi Group situation in the next three months is for Russia to gain "a little control of eastern Ukraine, as far as the Dnipro River" and take the capital Kyiv a long-awaited siege, and the "Russian-backed cartoon government to establish".
Eurasia Group chairman Cliff Kupchan and his colleagues added in a press release on Thursday that a "strange Ukrainian region" would likely be led from Lviv, a city in western Ukraine and close to the border with Poland, where the exiled government is likely to find. "heavy western support."
Analysts predict the influx of 5 to 10 million people from Ukraine to Western Europe.
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Ukrainian soldiers help an elderly woman cross a damaged bridge as she exits the town of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022.
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In such a situation, the Eurasia Group predicted that NATO, which has so far refused to take part in the conflict (Ukraine is not a member of the military alliance), would provide "vital military support to the western Ukrainian state and materiel [military equipment. And equipment] support. insurgency in eastern Ukraine. " But they added that this could lead to a collision between Russian and NATO aircraft.
Russia's military strategy has sometimes been plagued by transportation problems, which confuse the image of Russia's main or immediate goals.
So far, only one city has fallen to Russia apparently since the attacks began on the morning of February 24 - Kherson - although others like Mariupol, in the south, appear dangerously close to food, water and energy shortages.
In such a situation, the Eurasia Group predicted that NATO, which has so far refused to take part in the conflict (Ukraine is not a member of the military alliance), would provide "vital military support to the western Ukrainian state and materiel [military equipment. And equipment] support. insurgency in eastern Ukraine. " But they added that this could lead to a collision between Russian and NATO aircraft.
Russia's military strategy has sometimes been plagued by transportation problems, which confuse the image of Russia's main or immediate goals.
So far, only one city has fallen to Russia apparently since the attacks began on the morning of February 24 - Kherson - although others like Mariupol, in the south, appear dangerously close to food, water and energy shortages.
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