Having launched the "special military operation" in Ukraine on February 24, Vladimir Putin would likely have hoped that Russia would be in a far stronger position as we head into April.
But things have not gone to plan at all, with cities like Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Lviv holding strong under heavy airfire and shelling.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stood resolute and is determined to not surrender Ukraine's cities.
