I think a better way to express ‘political suicide’ is “The way Russia will have to prosecute the Ukraine campaign to win the military conflict, will assure the political objectives that were the reason for the war in the first place can not be achieved.”
A video from 4 days after the invasion that I think holds up. Start at 44 minutes. There’s a good tactical summary at 25 minutes too.
I think a better way to express ‘political suicide’ is “The way Russia will have to prosecute the Ukraine campaign to win the military conflict, will assure the political objectives that were the reason for the war in the first place can not be achieved.”
A video from 4 days after the invasion that I think holds up. Start at 44 minutes. There’s a good tactical summary at 25 minutes too.