> Too many in the West still cling to the fantasy that Ukraine is some backward state, when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers.

These are not exclusive concepts. I've seen too many videos of men being literally kidnapped off the street ("busification") to have sweet thoughts about the state.

This is something that has happened in so-called 'civilized' countries before, and it will happen again if they ever face a war of that scale.