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Because its war and even in a lot less serious matters ppl who know what they are doing have contingency plans?
This seems apt: https://samf.substack.com/p/a-reckless-gamble?
If it is the case, as Putin has consistently claimed, that Ukraine is a non-state, an artificial creation, with a government that is illegitimate and controlled by Nazis, then it would not be surprising if he also supposed that ordinary Ukrainians would not fight hard for such an entity. They might even, as the Russian Ambassador to the UN suggested, greet the incoming Russian forces as liberators
If they thought they would be done in 24 hours then why plan for day 3?