Correct, I have no idea if you're sincere in your arguments. The fact that I question that is a reflection of how severely slanted to your writing is, to the point where it's indistinguishable from Russian propaganda.

And this "evidence," is it the same evidence that Russia's assault on Kyiv was a feint? Bakhmut is an objective Russia has failed to take since the beginning of the war. And you said it was "surrounded" which is categorically untrue and the offensive is winding down due to terrible losses for minimal gains.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is gearing up for a massive counter-attack that will likely turn the Bakhmut salient into a pincer assault that traps all Russian forces in the area. Putin fears this, which is why he bombasting about stationing tactical nukes in Belarus.

How is fundraising contingent on Ukraine winning? To supporters, this is about helping a nation that's been invaded to ensure that they DO win and the civilian victims get the aid they need. If they were losing, it would make sending aid all the more critical.