'Morale' is imporrtant, but I would say: in this war, there's so much fanaticism, on both sides…

See the Russian troops: 'poor morale', 'chaos', 'no idea what are they doing there' - already since the start of the war.

'Morale' is imporrtant, but I would say: in this war, there's so much fanaticism, on both sides, that 'poor morale' is not as decisive as one might expect.

See the Russian troops: 'poor morale', 'chaos', 'no idea what are they doing there' - already since the start of the war.

....and they're still assaulting, regardless the cost.