Supposedly Russian forces have surrounded Kyiv. The comparison to the siege of Stalingrad in WW2 is inevitable. The German army considered the city named after the Soviet dictator a speed bump on the way to victory. How wrong they were. The citizens of Stalingrad not only held out, but with the assistance of the Red Army compelled the German army to surrender after a 5 month struggle.
The resistance around Kyiv is certainly not in the same league. The Germans reduced much of Stalingrad to rubble during the course of the battle. A similar strategy by Putin's army would be met by worldwide revulsion. Without all out bombardment at their disposal, the Russians will be stuck with a stalemate which will be perceived as a defeat. They have already lost the propaganda war and Putin's overreach is likely to bite him in the short and long term.
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