The "competency" of the Russian Military is also a big factor. So far they've shown that they can fight with artillery and rockets but, when it comes down to "on the ground" sustained combat and strategy, they seem to be sorely lacking. That points to bad training, inflated estimates to get promotions and just general corruption through the command ranks. The enlisted are the ones paying the price for all that and the price is rapidly climbing, a form of inflation I guess. More conscripts that aren't trained or motivated will only result in more Russian blood being needlessly spilled when they meet the determination of trained, experienced, Ukraine military.
This may be a one shot deal, only time will tell, but it sure doesn't bode well for Russia/Putin. They're running out of missiles and artillery shells, trying to buy back what they sold to LiI' Kim. They're trying to get NK troops to help them. Wonder how well they'll do with bad training, poor weapons and no skin in the game?
Putin's energy strategy seems to be backfiring big time. The Europeans may have a colder winter than they might want, but he's running out of income from that very same energy he has chosen not to sell. The resulting surplus is driving down the price of what he does sell to India and China cutting his profits there substantially.
If Bribem would get the energy industry running again here, at the level it was before he screwed it all up, we could supply Europe with enough LNG to get through the winter with no problem at all. Unfortunately, it's too late for that now and he has no intention of doing that in the first place. It's all part of his Grand Scheme to screw everything up and wreck our Foreign Policy and standing in the world. I will say he's doing a great job of that, unfortunately.
