Putin says the war against Ukraine is coming to an end

So, what’s the outcome of the war? Was it in favor of Russia or Ukraine? It doesn’t seem like they succeeded, as Ukraine’s government is still intact. They may have dropped plenty of bombs, but they never toppled the government. I wonder if this war will even count as an achievement in his legacy. All it really did was damage their own economy through heavy sanctions, which could have been avoided and used instead to strengthen the country economically, rather than waging a war with no real gains.