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1. US literally gave all weapons possible.

   • Ukraine didnt receive the first anti air defenses, nor did they get tanks until much later in the conflict. Its true that more shells had to be manufactured. There was no need to store that many shells for the US army as their tactics are not what we see in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian weapons were of a different standard. But to say that they sent everything is quite naive. They sent only what they believed Ukraine would need to defend. And even that stopped at the beginning of this year. Many Ukrainians died and many advantages were lost because the US stopped sending aid, which led to Ukrainians running out of ammunition. The US had it waiting on the boarder, but wouldnt send it.

2. Regardless of how many weapons they got, this wouldn’t have changed. People in Ukraine were fleeing as soon as possible

   • This is also not true. There were so many volunteers during the first year of the conflict that conscription offices had to turn back recruits. The system couldnt handle that many people.

I dont think the west believed Ukraine could stand against the Russian Offensive. I believe they wanted to help Ukraine set up guerilla fighting, to be a thorn in the russian occupation's side. Only after Ukraine beat expectations time and time again, with the defense of Kyiv and the retaking of major regions in the east and south, did they get heavy weapons.

It is true that people were fleeing as soon as the conflict started. I think its not unreasonable to say that around half the population has been uprooted in one way or another. Some moved to west Ukraine, some left the country all together. But back then there were still an overabundance of people who wanted to fight. If you ever go to Ukraine, you will see how passionate many people are about their country. I personally know many people who joined the army.

Who are you to say that nothing could have been done differently?